About Galesville

About Galesville

A village with several hundred residences, surrounded by Tenthouse Creek, Lerch Creek and West River with numerous marine businesses: Marinas, boatyards, marine contractors, riverside seafood restaurants, fish and ice house, watermen, yacht sales, bareboat charters, and fishing charters.
Although founded in 1652, the oldest buildings in the village are from the late 1800's
Just outside of the village are Tulip Hill, a brick mansion built in 1750 one of the finest examples of Georgian Architecture in the country, and Cedar Park, built in 1652 as one of the Lord Baltimore's hunting lodges. Both are privately owned.
Until the 1930's the village was served by EMMA GILES a side wheeled steamboat. The Steamboat pier is still there, under Steamboat Landing Restaurant. The primary mode of transportation was by water, and the primary occupations were farming and fishing.
Galesville Volunteer Fire Dept. & Paramedics
West River Market, a quaint country store and deli; 3 Restaurants: Pirates Cove, Steamboat Landing and Topside Restaurant and Liquor Store; Antique Store; River Art Gallery; all within about 1/2 mile of HYY.
Public tennis courts and ball fields
Post Office
West River Sailing Club, an active club, with junior sailing instruction, one design racing, cruising and boozing, handicap racer/cruiser racing
Membership pool at West River Yacht Harbor
Community Hall
R. B. Dixon Automobile repair
Community bicycles available throughout Galesville and the Yard
Shuttle Service to BWI, Dulles, and Ronald Regan Washington National Airports
Galesville Heritage Society Museum
Sidewalks throughout much of the village
County Pier and 2 small parks
2 Churches
Pirates Cove Race Club: Wednesday night beer can spinnaker and non-spinnaker racing, Sunday Fall non-spinnaker Frostbite, buffet and video at Pirates Cove afterwards
Numerous nearby anchorages in West and Rhode Rivers
Seward's Shipyard Museum with Artifacts from 1812 era

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