Located on the Chesapeake Bay off Tangier Sound near the mouth of the Annemessex River, and the bordered to the south by the Pocomoke River, Crisfield has long been referred to as "The Crab Capital of the World." For nearly three centuries the area now called "Crisfield" has been famous for its seafood - especially its Blue Crab and Oysters, its watermen, its natural beauty and its sense of community built on a common faith and deep roots. It's a waterfront hamlet with a "home town" feel and a Mecca for travelers anxious to experience water recreation, ecological wonders and friendly people and some of the best seafood in the country. There are few towns in the State of Maryland that have retained their cultural heritage as Crisfield has. That culture is still reflected in the buildings, streetscapes, residential communities, churches, landscape and the faces of the people that live and work in the Crisfield area.