The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEdgewater is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,023 at the 2010 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,023 to 9,446 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Edgewater yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Edgewater’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Edgewater’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Edgewater, decade by decade
2000
CommonsGetting too close to the ant nest - Flickr - treegrow (1)2016
CommonsBlotch mines on tulip poplar leaf - Flickr - treegrow2016
CommonsBlotch mines on tulip poplar leaf - Flickr - treegrow (2)2016
CommonsBlotch mines on tulip poplar leaf - Flickr - treegrow (1)2016
Commons2016-08-18 10 35 11 View east along Maryland State Route 55…2016
CommonsOld Mill Swamp2012Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.