Some of Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath in The Cambridge, Md, Area

Cambridge, Maryland is situated on the Delmarva Peninsula. The county has two main bodies of water that form a portion of its borders. To the west and south there is the Chesapeake Bay. To the north there is the Choptank River. The following pictures are from the Choptank River portion in and just west of Cambridge.

Image by author, Copyright 2012*, Peter P. Macinta

First let us go to the County Library in Cambridge. There was a storm in August 2012 that flooded a portion of the library’s meeting room.  As a precaution, library officials placed sandbags at the lower doors of the building Sunday afternoon, more than twenty-four hours before the hurricane would hit full force. When I arrived to take this picture, I saw no signs that water had reached the area. However, if it had, it would have trouble getting through those doors. In my opinion, they did a good job of blocking those doors.

From the library, we go up Spring Street and make a right onto High Street, heading to the Long Wharf area situated at the confluence of Cambridge Creek and the Choptank River. As I approached, I noticed the street to the left was blocked off, and for a good reason.

Image by author, Copyright 2012*, Peter P. Macinta

This flooding happens at other times too. All that is needed is continual rain, or heavy rain, and, at times, a little help from high tide. This street runs somewhat parallel to the Choptank River. Guess its name.

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If you guessed Water Street, you have chosen wisely. After this, I went back up High Street, and made a couple of turns so I could head further west without baptizing my car. I was going to turn down some narrow streets to head back toward the river, but common sense kicked in and so I drove to a more broad street, Belvedere Avenue and made a right turn. That was a good choice because Hambrooks Boulevard, which continues from Water Street, was clear. However, this is what I saw at the dead end of Belvedere.

Image by author, Copyright 2012*, Peter P. Macinta

In the background is the Choptank River. As you can see, it decided to pay a visit to the dead end of Belvedere. Ah, if I were a little boy again I would be splish-splashing in that overflow. If I would try that now, someone would want to drop a net over me.