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'''Chesapeake Beach''' is a town located in [[Calvert County]]. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,180.
== Geography ==
[[Image:MDMap-doton-ChesapeakeBeach.PNG|right|Location of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland]]
Chesapeake Beach is located at 38°41'42" North, 76°32'10" West (38.695070, -76.536125){{GR|1}}.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 7.2 [[square kilometer|km²]] (2.8 [[square mile|mi²]]). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
== History ==
Chesapeake Beach was established as a resort community at the end of a [[short line railroad]] from [[Washington, DC]]. Between steamer ships from [[Baltimore]] and trains from Washington, the weekend population of Chesapeake Beach reached into the 10,000s during the [[1920s]], until the economic depression brought an end to the railroad. The construction of the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge|Bay Bridge]] to the [[Maryland Eastern Shore|Eastern Shore of Maryland]] in the [[1950s]] enabled many of the visitors who used to spend their summers in Chesapeake Beach to now spend their time in [[Ocean City, MD]] instead. A museum at the old railroad station still exists today in Chesapeake Beach with many historic photos and an old passenger car from the railroad.
Chesapeake Beach is also host to a US Naval Research lab detachment that experiments with various military radar systems and fire suppression technology. Perched atop the sandstone cliffs along the Western Shore of the [[Chesapeake Bay]] the lab is able to use their radars against a variety of surface and air targets in the Bay. Nearby [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]] has several aircraft that assist in the Research lab's mission.
[[Hurricane Isabel]] stuck Chesapeake Beach and the adjacent city of [[North Beach, MD]] in 2003. The storm surge pushed flood waters into both towns, damaging many beyond repair in North Beach, and knocking out electrical services for nearly one week.
== External links ==
*[http://www.cbrm.org/ Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum]
*[http://www.chesapeake-beach.md.us/ Chesapeake Beach official website]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/chesapeake-beach.htm Chesapeake Beach Naval Research lab]
== Geography ==
[[Image:MDMap-doton-ChesapeakeBeach.PNG|right|Location of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland]]
Chesapeake Beach is located at 38°41'42" North, 76°32'10" West (38.695070, -76.536125){{GR|1}}.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 7.2 [[square kilometer|km²]] (2.8 [[square mile|mi²]]). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
== History ==
Chesapeake Beach was established as a resort community at the end of a [[short line railroad]] from [[Washington, DC]]. Between steamer ships from [[Baltimore]] and trains from Washington, the weekend population of Chesapeake Beach reached into the 10,000s during the [[1920s]], until the economic depression brought an end to the railroad. The construction of the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge|Bay Bridge]] to the [[Maryland Eastern Shore|Eastern Shore of Maryland]] in the [[1950s]] enabled many of the visitors who used to spend their summers in Chesapeake Beach to now spend their time in [[Ocean City, MD]] instead. A museum at the old railroad station still exists today in Chesapeake Beach with many historic photos and an old passenger car from the railroad.
Chesapeake Beach is also host to a US Naval Research lab detachment that experiments with various military radar systems and fire suppression technology. Perched atop the sandstone cliffs along the Western Shore of the [[Chesapeake Bay]] the lab is able to use their radars against a variety of surface and air targets in the Bay. Nearby [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River]] has several aircraft that assist in the Research lab's mission.
[[Hurricane Isabel]] stuck Chesapeake Beach and the adjacent city of [[North Beach, MD]] in 2003. The storm surge pushed flood waters into both towns, damaging many beyond repair in North Beach, and knocking out electrical services for nearly one week.
== External links ==
*[http://www.cbrm.org/ Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum]
*[http://www.chesapeake-beach.md.us/ Chesapeake Beach official website]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/chesapeake-beach.htm Chesapeake Beach Naval Research lab]
