Recent News: #history
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November 15, 2018
The woman behind a Thanksgiving tradition
Turkeys have been gracing holiday dinner tables since the mid-1800s
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November 08, 2018
A piece of WWI history on the shores of the Bay
Over 100 WWI steamboats have a watery grave in Mallows Bay
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November 07, 2018
It takes a partnership to save an estuary
For more than three decades, the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership has been leading the restoration effort
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October 25, 2018
Revisiting old haunts
The history of the Eastern Shore sparks tales of hauntings
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October 11, 2018
Celebrating 35 years of restoration
In 1983, a partnership was born with the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement
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September 06, 2018
A boat built for the Bay
Annual Skipjack Race and Festival honors a uniquely Chesapeake boat
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August 29, 2018
Remembering Civil War battles on a summer day
The Chesapeake Bay watershed is the stage for significant periods in our country's history
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May 11, 2018
Seven National Park sites you’ve never heard of
Find your Chesapeake at these lesser-known parks and historic sites
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May 04, 2018
Discovering a lost past
Long thought to be lost to erosion, the footprint of the Jamestown fort reveals secrets of past settlers
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March 09, 2018
A life on the Chesapeake Bay
After 30 years, Captain Tyrone Meredith has witnessed the Bay’s ebb and flow
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