Project Description

  • (1930s-1954)
  • Calvert County History (continued from page 22)
  • Hurricane of 1933 Brought Havoc and Ruin to Bayside Waterfronts
  • Highways System of Calvert County Improved by 1936
  • Negroes in Calvert County Always Treated Well
  • United States Navy and Marines Descended Upon County in 1942
  • Amphibious Training Base (ATB) at Dowell Established in 1942
  • ATB Has Disastrous Effects Upon Water Supply of Solomons
  • Navy Mine Test Station on Point Patience Established in 1942
  • Underwater Explosive Experiments Did Not Harm Fisheries of Patuxent
  • Patuxent Naval Air Test Center Constructed in 1941
  • Immigration of Navy Has Brought Great Changes to Calvert County
  • Amphibious Training Base, Closed in 1945, Bought by State of Maryland
  • Population of Calvert County Past, Present, and Future