Crisfield, Maryland

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Crisfield

Fair
Temperature: 44.0 °F

Humidity: 67 %
Wind Speed: 25 mph SW
Pressure: 29.92 "

Dew Point: 34 °F
Gusts: 36 mph SW
Rain Today: 0.02 "

• Task force looks 'to make a difference' in schools
  

  CRISFIELD -- A group of school officials, police, ministers and other community members concerned about a recent fight at Crisfield High School are working to find solutions to ongoing social issues that start ...

• Crisfield youth violence linked to illegal drug use
  

  RE: '5 more students arrested in brawl,' Nov. 13 Thanks for exposing the recent fights in Crisfield High School.

• Jenkins Creek bridge to reopen
  

  CRISIELD -- Somerset County officials were scheduled today to cut the ribbon on a new Jenkins Creek Bridge that has been under construction since April.

• SOMERSET: Three found guilty of illegal oyster dredging
  

  Three Somerset County men were found guilty of illegally taking oysters from an oyster sanctuary in Tangier Sound.

• Tawes receives Morris Humanitarian Award
  

  SALISBURY -- The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore's 2008 Morris Humanitarian Award was presented recently to John 'Jay' Tawes, of Crisfield, who has spent a lifetime supporting the residents and ...

• DNR names 3 to marina commission
  

  CRISFIELD -- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary John R. Griffin today appointed three members to the Somers Cove Marina Commission.

• Pupils charged in CHS brawl
  

  CRISFIELD -- Five more Crisfield High School students were arrested last week in connection with a brawl that police are calling gang related.

• Special Worship Services
  

  Beaver Dam Presbyterian Church Pocomoke City 'Give Thanks in All Things!' Is this possible with all the concerns of today? The church will hold an informal worship service Tuesday for all ages about giving ...

• County sees heavy voter turnout
  

  PRINCESS ANNE -- All day long, Somerset County elections officials reported a heavy turnout at local polls, in spite of grey skies and occassional rain.

• Police Say More Arrests Possible In High School Fight
  

  Police say they're still investigating a major fight that broke out at Crisfield High School earlier this week.

• 13 Arrested After Gang Brawl At School
  

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• Harbor issue on council agenda
  

  CRISFIELD - City Council members are expected to consider a request for the purchase of a dock at the Small Boat Harbor at a meeting tonight at City Hall.

• 8 pupils arrested in fight
  

  CRISFIELD -- A fight that broke out early Tuesday morning at Crisfield High School resulted in the arrests of eight students and a lockdown of the school for the rest of the day.

• Crisfield B&B wins award
  

  CRISFIELD -- A small plaque hangs discretely in the hallway of the My Fair Lady bed and breakfast in Crisfield.

• CRISFIELD: School under lockdown after brawl
  

  Eight Crisfield High School students are in police custody following a fight that broke out this morning at the school.

• Main Street initiative gets grant funds help
  

  PRINCESS ANNE -- Downtown business owners will be able to get grant funds to spruce up their storefronts or install better signage as part of the town's new Main Street Maryland initiative.

• Data Center: Somerset County Commissioners Government Briefing
  

  Action taken: Approved County Commissioners agreed to guarantee interim financing for the Somerset County Sanitary Commission to pay for two new wells and the rehabilitation of five older wells in the Princess ...

• Panel could reshape EMS
  

  PRINCESS ANNE -- Somerset County officials have agreed to take part in a process that could result in a countywide emergency services agency.

• Shoreline projects chosen to prevent road flooding
  

  PRINCESS ANNE -- A marshy section along the Wicomico River near the Whitehaven Ferry and another in Frenchtown could become the sites of Somerset County's first living shoreline projects that use plants and ...

City Description

Crisfield is a city in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,723 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area. Crisfield has the distinction of being the southernmost incorporated city in Maryland. The Pocomoke and Annemessex Indian tribes of the Algonquin Nation were the first inhabitants of the area we now know as Crisfield. In 1666 a 300 acre (1.2 km²) parcel of land was granted to English settler, Benjamin Summers. Soon after Mr. Summers settled there, a fishing village grew up around him, and eventually the town was named, "Somers Cove" in his honor. Crisfield, located at the mouth of the Annemessex River and flanked by the Tangier Sound, soon became a major distribution center for seafood along the East Coast. In 1866 a Princess Anne Attorney, John W. Crisfield was instrumental in bringing the railroad all the way down to the Crisfield seaport. The town was then renamed "Crisfield" honoring the attorney's efforts which proved to bolster the economy of the town. Once the railroad came to Crisfield, seafood was soon being shipped all over the United States and Crisfield became known as the "seafood capital

City Contained By:

• Somerset County
• Maryland

City Contains:

• Somers Cove Light
• Janes Island Light

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 7.76996433101 km squared

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