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Havre de Grace Maritime Museum (Visit this link)

The Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, situated where the Susquehanna River
meets the Chesapeake Bay, tells the story of this region’s rich maritime
heritage. Teaming with numerous species of flora and fauna and having highly
navigable waters, made this unique environmental setting the perfect backdrop
for generations of inhabitants- from the earliest Native Americans over 10,000
years ago, to the first European colonists in the 1600’s, to today’s thriving
community of the 21st century.



In 1782, the Marquis de Lafayette is said to have looked down over the town as
he rode along the Post Road and commented that it was a charming “havre de
grace”.



Founded by a historically-minded group of local citizens, the Havre de Grace
Maritime Museum was incorporated in 1988 as a private, not-for-profit,
educational institution dedicated to the collection, documentation,
preservation, and interpretation of the maritime skills and heritage of the
Lower Susquehanna River and Upper Chesapeake Bay.

http://www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org