Crisfield, Maryland
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Crisfield, Maryland is a small waterfront city on Maryland’s Eastern Shore known historically for its blue crab industry and as a departure point for Chesapeake Bay island ferries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crisfield, Maryland canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| adjacentWaterBody | Tangier Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode |
410
ⓘ
443 ⓘ 667 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| coastline | Chesapeake Bay shoreline ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevation |
0 feet
ⓘ
0 meters ⓘ |
| featureClass | populated place ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
marinas
ⓘ
seafood packing houses ⓘ working waterfront ⓘ |
| hasFestival | National Hard Crab Derby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHarbor | Crisfield Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Crisfield city dock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boating ⓘ sport fishing ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
crab packing
ⓘ
oyster harvesting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chesapeake Bay ferries
ⓘ
blue crab industry ⓘ departure point for Smith Island ferries ⓘ departure point for Tangier Island ferries ⓘ seafood processing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Coastal Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Shore of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John W. Crisfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Seafood Capital of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Mid-Atlantic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRange | under 5,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| postalCode | 21817 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSector |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| region | Somerset County seat area ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transport |
ferry services to Chesapeake Bay islands
ⓘ
served by Maryland Route 413 ⓘ |
| waterfront | true ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.