In early 2021 Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. (CWDI) selected a diverse group of locals to be a part of a Community Advisory Committee tasked with spearheading the naming and branding of the future waterfront project.

After a year-long branding and naming process, Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc. (CWDI) board members voted on April 28, 2022 to brand the 35 acre waterfront site, Cambridge Harbor.

Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI) hosted Secretary Kenneth C. Holt and a team from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development along with Governor Larry Hogan’s Deputy Chief of Staff Allison Mayer.

The Ababco, a subtribe of the Algonquin people, were the original indigenous natives of Cambridge. King Ababco and his people lived in the area extending from Algonquin to Whitehall, at the time referred to as King Ababco’s Town.

The Visitor Center is a landmark that will be hard to overlook as you drive across the Choptank River Bridge, its iconic 100-foot sail marks your arrival at Cambridge Harbor and the heart of the Chesapeake, Dorchester County.

The Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI) Board of Directors has named Matt Leonard to the position of Executive Director of their organization, which is charged with planning, promoting, and facilitating the redevelopment of the Cambridge Waterfront site on the Choptank River.

Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI) acquired the former Dorchester General Hospital property, including the 17.2 acres of land, the decommissioned hospital, and three medical office buildings. The land encompasses nearly half of the CWDI’s eventual development area.

Amid the COVID19 pandemic, CWDI in collaboration with BCT Design Group (BCT) prepared a Virtual Community Presentation and associated survey that were hosted on a webpage for a period of 6 weeks, between December 2020 – January 2021.