Crisfield: Seafood Capital of the World
Drawing on the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay, Crisfield, with a population of 25,000, becomes the 2nd largest and southernmost community in Maryland in 1904.
Drawing on the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay, Crisfield, with a population of 25,000, becomes the 2nd largest and southernmost community in Maryland in 1904.
Gustav Brunn, German immigrant, rescued from a concentration camp, arrives in Baltimore with a spice grinder. He develops a popular seafood seasoning mix, names it after a Chespeake Bay steamer, and sells the formula for Old Bay to McCormick & Co.