The dream of establishing a museum at Solomons
to preserve and interpret the area's history was shared by the following individuals:
Daniel Barrett Jr., John Bluster, William Dovel, Alton Kersey, Joseph C. Lore Jr., and
LeRoy "Pepper" Langley. The Calvert Marine Museum, designed and built by
volunteers, was established on Solomon's Island, Maryland, on October 18, 1970 under the
aegis of the Calvert County Historical Society. It soon outgrew its original facility and
was moved to the present nine-acre site in 1975. It was at this time that the renovated
Drum Point Lighthouse was moved to the museum site.
The Calvert Marine
Museum is a public,
non-profit, educational, regionally oriented museum dedicated to the collection,
preservation, research, and interpretation of the culture and natural history of Southern
Maryland. The Calvert Marine Museum has grown to be one of the premier
visitor attractions in Southern Maryland.
