Broad Creek, Maryland
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Broad Creek was a town on western Kent Island, Maryland that existed from the 17th century to the 19th century. The town once served as the eastern terminus of a trans-Chesapeake Bay ferry line that was part of an early route between Annapolis and Philadelphia.
In the mid 19th century, much of Kent Island's activity shifted northward to the new town of Stevensville and in 1880, Christ Church, the main congregation on the island, moved to Stevensville, cementing the new town's position as Kent Island's main center of activity. Today, the only remnant of Broad Creek is the Broad Creek Cemetery, which is still owned by Christ Church today.
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