CHESAPEAKE CITY MUSEUM

Chesapeake City is home to a vibrant Ukrainian community that settled in the area in the early 1900s. St. Basil's Ukrainian Catholic Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2020. Stop by the museum to see our Ukrainian exhibit on temporary loan... Former major league baseball player, John Mabry, grew up in Chesapeake City and played baseball for Bohemia Manor High School. Many of his baseball cards, loaned by his family, are on display in the museum.Kelso, horse of the year five times in the 1960s, raced for Bohemia Stable in Chesapeake City. A longtime Chesapeake City resident collected over 4000 irons and other metal pieces. Some of his specialty items , including a stove-top steam washing machine circa 1916, are on display at the museum.When cleaning out the old Chesapeake City Elementary School, a large metal canister filled with newspapers from the 1940s was found in a storage closet. Newspapers of the day cost 3 cents. The Independent Order of Oddfellows was a very active..

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