Solomons, Maryland Solomons, Maryland Location of Solomons, Maryland Location of Solomons, Maryland Solomons, also known as Solomons Island, is an unincorporated improve and census-designated place (CDP) in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
Solomons is a prominent weekend destination spot in the Baltimore Washington urbane area.
Solomons is positioned at the southern tip of Calvert County at 38 20 11 N 76 27 51 W (38.336431, 76.464102). It includes Solomons Island and mainland on the north side of the mouth of Patuxent River, where it meets the Chesapeake Bay.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the Solomons CDP has a total region of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) is territory and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 14.76%, is water, consisting mainly of Back Creek, a tidal inlet that extends north from the Patuxent River.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Solomons has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Originally called Bourne's Island (1680), then Somervell's Island (1740), Solomons takes its name from 19th century Baltimore businessman Isaac Solomon, who established a cannery there shortly after the Civil War.
Solomon's home still stands on the front of the island.
During World War II, the island was chosen by the Allied command as the site for training amphibious invasion forces.
The lessons learned at Solomons proved invaluable on D-Day, at Tarawa, at Guadalcanal, and in various other military operations.
Between 1942 and 1945, the populace of Solomons increased from 263 to more than 2,600.
Over 60,000 troops trained at Solomons amid the war.
Coincidentally, many of the servicemen who trained at the Solomons base in Maryland were sent to fight in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Solomons was the site of the following U.S.
Solomons was a rather isolated boat-building town housing the University of Maryland Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, until 1977 when the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge was built.
The bridge leads from just off Solomons Island proper to St.
Solomons also has three primary hotels, a U.S.
The Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons is a Smithsonian-affiliated forested sculpture park where creations of Kenneth Snelson, George Rickey, Arnaldo Pomodoro and other primary sculptors are on exhibit. Most sculptures are on loan from the National Gallery of Art or the Hirshhorn Museum. The site is both a family-friendly place with educational activities for kids and a host of world-class experienced artwork, including pieces by Picasso, Matisse, and Miro; the three were highlights of the 2008 opening exhibit of the new loggia space, the Arts Building. In a traffic circle outside the Arts Building stands a landmark bronze fountain-sculpture made for Annmarie Garden which depicts a Chesapeake Bay waterman standing in a boat while holding oyster-harvesting tongs.
Solomons is home to the prominent Tiki Bar of Solomons Island.
The weekend of the annual opening of the Tiki Bar brings tens of thousands of visitors to the Tiki Bar and other Solomons Island establishments. Other prominent small-town establishments include The Pier (with an outside bar which allows boats to pull up directly to the bar) and the Ruddy Duck microbrewery.
In 2000, 6.7% of Solomons inhabitants identified as being of Welsh heritage.
Solomons United Methodist Church, December 2008 The place marker of Solomon Island, Maryland, August 2014 a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Solomons CDP, Maryland".
Climate Summary for Solomons, Maryland Archived August 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
Archived August 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
Media related to Solomons, Maryland at Wikimedia Commons Solomons travel guide from Wikivoyage Municipalities and communities of Calvert County, Maryland, United States
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