Arundel On The Bay
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Arundel On The Bay is a former post village and resort area in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, about 5mi/8km southeast of historic Annapolis, MD. Arundel On The Bay is located on a peninsula known as the Annapolis Neck and is a peninsula in and of itself, bordered on the East and South by the Chesapeake Bay, and by Fisherman's Creek on the West.
Located near Highland Beach, Arundel On The Bay was formerly an enclave of vacation residences and undeveloped property which attracted affluent African Americans during Jim Crow, when entrance to other resort areas was barred to non-whites (The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 84, No. 2 (Spring, 1999), pp. 130-149 doi:10.2307/2649043). The community now holds approximately 345 homes. Arundel On The Bay is a special tax district; each year a portion of property taxes are reserved by Anne Arundel County for improvements and maintenance of the shoreline.
The community owns a private beach and pier, boat ramp, and boat launch for community use.
Notable residents include Aris T. Allen, Jr., son of Dr. Aris T. Allen, the first African American chair of the Maryland Republican Party.
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