Natural Highways

The Chesapeake Bay and its many tributaries have served as natural highways since the beginning of civilization. As villages and settlements gradually developed along the shorelines, the waterways became the primary means of transportation and commerce for this region of the country. Beginning in the 1800s, Piney Point became a steamboat destination on the Potomac River, bringing market goods and passengers to this popular summer resort community. Local watermen capitalized on the natural bounty of these waters and shipped their harvests of fish and shellfish from the Potomac to distant markets.

Piney Point, Maryland · United States