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Real estate properties range from in-town residential neighborhoods to extraordinary waterfront estates on the Chesapeake Bay, Cox Creek, Eastern Bay and other tributaries. Near the Bay Bridge, the Kent Island area offering residential communities, waterfront condos and cottages on the Chesapeake Bay. The Narrows is a popular area with waterfront condos to enjoy easy boating access. There are also numerous waterfront dining restaurants - a good place to enjoy those famous Maryland blue crabs and oysters.
Kent Island has been inhabited for nearly 12,000 years. The more recent native populations belonged to the Matapeake tribe and were members of the Algonquin nation. The Matapeakes called Kent Island "Monoponson." Kent Fort, the first English establishment on Kent Island was founded in 1631, making Kent Island the oldest English settlement within the present day state of Maryland. It is the third oldest permanent English settlement in the U.S. after Jamestown, Virginia and Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Historic Stevensville on Kent Island was founded in 1850 as a steamboat terminal. It is a national historic district with about 100 historic structures dating back to the town’s earlier days. It is also listed n the National Register of Historic Places.
One translation of the word Chesapeake from the Algonquian language is “Great Shellfish Bay.” Oysters have influenced the nature of the Chesapeake estuary and of those who have dwelled along its shores for centuries, and oysters are deeply imbedded in the culture, lore, and heritage of the region.
Find out out how oysters are helping to clean up the Chesapeake Bay - our son, Scott Budden, has an oyster farming business which we are shamelessly providing a link to Orchard Point Oysters
Kent Island offers easy access to the Bay Bridge Airport which is conveniently located near the Bay Bridge. It is the closest Airport to Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington outside of the Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA). For biking or walking, The Cross Island Trail is a beautiful six-mile paved trail that wanders through woods, around creeks, a wildflower meadow and marshes.
Other nature parks include the Terrapin Beach Park. This award-winning 276-acre nature park features a 3.25-mile oyster chaff walking trail, which meanders through wildflower meadows, wetlands, tidal ponds, woodlands and sandy beaches. The trail provides a unique vantage point for viewing an incredible variety of waterfowl, wildlife and plant species.
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Listing information last updated on September 24th, 2023 at 7:45pm EDT.
