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The Calvert Marine Museum is situated at the estuary of the Patuxent River where it meets Chesapeake Bay.
The Solomons museum, founded in 1970, spreads over several acres and encompasses two lighthouses, a saltmarsh, and maritime frontage for displaying Chesapeake Bay boats.
The Drum Point lighthouse is one of only three remaining along Chesapeake Bay, and it is a museum and National Historic Landmark.
The Cove Point Lighthouse is still active and traditionally used by the U.S. Coast Guard. Visitors can opt to sail down the Patuxent River in a “bugeye,” which is an oyster dredging boat, or they can walk the boardwalks above the saltmarsh.
The J.C. Lore House, also a National Historic Landmark, walks visitors through the history of oyster processing and its vital importance to Maryland’s economy.
14200 Solomon Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688, Phone: 410-326-2042
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