Back Creek Dam
Back Creek Dam is a dam in Cecil County, Maryland. Back Creek Dam is situated nearby to the park South Chesapeake City Historic District, as well as near the hamlet St. Augustine.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Back Creek Dam (Old Telegraph Road)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cornucopia and South Chesapeake City Historic District.
Cornucopia
House
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cornucopia, also known as the John and Mary Price Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. The house was built about 1845, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay L-shaped frame dwelling with a gable roof in a vernacular Greek Revival style. Cornucopia is situated 1 mile northeast of Back Creek Dam.
South Chesapeake City Historic District
Park
Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Chesapeake City Historic District is a national historic district at Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. It reflects the town's period of greatest prosperity in the mid 19th century when the adjacent Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was an active commercial artery between major east coast waterways. South Chesapeake City Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Back Creek Dam.
Chesapeake City Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Chesapeake City Bridge carries Maryland Route 213 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Chesapeake City, Maryland. There are two undivided traffic lanes and one sidewalk on the east side of the bridge. Chesapeake City Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Back Creek Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chesapeake City and St. Augustine.
Chesapeake City
Chesapeake City is a town of 736 people in the Eastern Shore of Maryland, on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The town has many old homes from the early 19th century that have been converted into bed and breakfasts, restaurants and the local historical museum.St. Augustine
Hamlet
St. Augustine is an unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, United States. Land rights to the area were granted to merchant Augustine Herman by Lord Baltimore prior to 1686 but the Herman family was never able to lay proper claim to the title. St. Augustine is situated 2 miles southwest of Back Creek Dam.
Summit Bridge
Hamlet
Summit Bridge is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Summit Bridge is home to Summit Airport, located five miles north of the central business district of Middletown. Summit Bridge is situated 3½ miles northeast of Back Creek Dam.
Back Creek Dam
Latitude
39.51359° or 39° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
-75.78118° or 75° 46′ 52″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87F6G679+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 358243552OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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“Back Creek Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Back Creek Dam”
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