Old Photos

Attention Dog Walkers:
"Mutt Mitt" Doggie Bag Dispensers

The "Mutt Mitt" Doggie Bag Dispensers have been installed, one at each of the main entrances to the beach. Hopefully this will encourage all dog walkers to pick up after their pets.
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Old Photos from The Neeld Family click photos to view enlargements

Photos submitted by Sue Coffey

	Janet (Brown) Gean & family

Coffey cottage 1947

Photos submitted by Gary Myers

Summer 1969 - Plum Point John Dyer, John Plitt, Gary, ?, Mike Matullo, Marty Meyer, Bruce Matullo, Heidi, Donna, Mary Ann, Mary Ellen Dyer, Denise Wright, Shelby	Summer 1969 - Plum Point Robert Linton on my right	Summer 1969 - Plum Point Marty, John, Mike, Robert Linton, Gary, *, Bruce, John Plitt, Mary Ann, Donna, Denise, Heidi, Mary Ellen


Summer 1969 - Plum Point Mike, Marty, Terri Matullo, me, Mary Ellen, John, Heidi, Van

Photos submitted by Eric Gladhill

Frannie Bauer Fletcher, Julia Bauer, Roger Franklin	Carroll Newton, Marge Claricouzio, Minetta Newton, Buddy Gladhill, Bill Matindill, others?	Jason Rimmer, Angela Jenkins (Kleinhen), Rod Newton, others?


Jennifer Sanford Norris, Jay Norris, Jon Norris, Scott Martindill, others?	Marie Gladhill	Eric Gladhill, Ricky Herrle, others?


Ice Skating - 1960 or 1970 Breezy Point Harbor Steve Gladhill, Billy Langello, Jean Gladhill, and Sherry Langello	Beulah Garber and Bob Garber	Clarence Garber


Cedar Drive 1975	Beach after Hurricane Agnes 1972	Neeld Estate Crab Feast 1980's Mickey Davis, Buddy Gladhill, Walt Cubbage


	Good Year Blimp
		1961

Cedar Dive	One of the original "Plum Point Gangs" left to right: Denton Williams, Fred Garber, Gene Matullo, Bob Garber, Johnny Powell, Johnny Williams

Plum Point Beach To Be Lake Venice Thanks to Eric Gladhill for this interesting article from the Washington Post Newspaper - May 25, 1930 "Canals and Lagoons Will Feature Chesapeake Bay Development" We almost had a magnificent hotel, bathhouse, dancing pavilion, miniature nine hole golf course, tennis courts.. and more click to read the article: http://issuu.com/gladhilm/docs/plum_point?mode=a_p

Photos submitted by Dorothy Oliver

Plum Point - winter of 1948 A family member - not sure of her identity	late 1930's - old Plum Point Pier in background. Fishing on Neeld Estate beach - (l.) Josephine (Wightman) Cubbage, Anne Wightman, Joe Wightman	my dad Walt Cubbage, my brother Bud and I after a day of fishing at Neeld Estate.


5114 Bay Parkway - 1930's - my grandfather, Joe Wightman, built this house. enlarge the photo and look at the old cars and the man in the 'old time' bathing suit. The lots were still staked out and were for sale.		Walt Cubbage & grandson Michael Oliver. The Bay was frozen. You could walk out very far onto the ice. 1978


Neeld Estate entrances- year unknown		August 2008

Photos submitted by Sandra Detwiler

Eleanor and Betsy Detwiler (my grandmother and mother) at Plum Point in 1952. The cottage, trees and cars are on the other side of the jetty.	1970	1978


1978	2829 Bay Blvd We believe these photos to actually be from the 1930s even though the handwriting says 1920s.

Photos submitted by Kathie Bauer

Billy Kleinhen - 1988 with Santa & Mrs. Claus (Mr. & Mrs. King)	Gaston's 90th Birthday 1988

Photos submitted by the Oakes

Photos submitted by Judy Livermore

From Marty Meyer
A letter sent to my dad from Barbara Ritchie mailed to him
from the PLUM POINT POST OFFICE July 23, 1946!

Old Photo of Dixon's Store

Thanks to Dean Avants for sharing this old
photo of Dixon's Store


Neeld Estate Old Photos
CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Info
Neeld Estate Beach - 1930's
What did you do today to help save the Chesapeake Bay?


Old Photos Wanted Help preserve the history of Neeld Estate and Plum Point OLD COTTAGE PHOTOS WANTED Share your old Neeld Estate Photos with the community email photos to: neeldestate@yahoo.com
PLEASE SLOW DOWN	Please drive gently and cautiously through the community and always anticipate that the 'little people' are fixed on having fun and are not looking out for the 'big people in cars'.
DID YOU KNOW?? Nearly 95% of the land in Maryland drains to the Chesapeake Bay
What We Do Matters! Our landscapes are connected to the Chesapeake Bay. Prevent pollution and runoff with a healthy yard. You can help the Bay and improve water quality by using Bay-Friendly Techniques with your own home landscape. These techniques reduce the biggest pollutants in the Bay, sediment and nutrients, (nitrogen and phosphorous), by restoring natural filters. Bay Friendly Landscaping DO SOMETHING TODAY TO SAVE THE BAY!

If you MUST FERTILIZE your lawn... Do so in the FALL or Not at all Fertilizer runoff is very harmful to the Bay
Attention Dog Walkers: "If your dog leaves it. . . Please Retrieve it" SCOOP the POOP - It's A Law Help keep our pets from polluting the Bay Pet Waste is one of major contributors to Bay pollution
Calvert County has a Leash Law for pets. This law applies to EVERYONE- residents & guests in Neeld Estate. There have been many complaints from property owners about the dogs running loose in the neighborhood and on the beach. PLEASE obey the rules ! 410-535-2800 - Call to report loose dogs Calvert County Animal Control Ordinances Section VII - Defecation, Removal of Excrement A. NO person owning, keeping or having custody of a dog or cat shall allow or permit excrement of such animal to remain on public property, private property without the consent of the owner or occupant hereof or allow the excrement to cause foul odor on the owner's property. B. Any person owning, keeping or having custody of an animal shall immediately remove the excrement deposited by the animal if deposited on property other than the owners.

The Neeld Estate Beach is PRIVATELY OWNED by the Neeld family and can ONLY be used by Residents of Neeld Estate and their Guests Anyone else is TRESPASSING on Private Property "Violators will be prosecuted by authority of Plum Point Corp." (Posted on the signs leading to the beach) *WARNING:* NO PARKING in front of the Chains at the Beach Entrances Chips Towing - 410-257-6121 or 301-855-8343 Keys to unlock the chains are available from: The Gean's & The Surgent's *Please take the time to read the signs posted at the entrances to the beach... and please be a good neighbor and* follow the rules as they are posted. This sign was posted by Plum Point Development Corp., (the Neeld family owns the beach) **Note: A Beach Committee has been formed to address the issues of trespassers parking on private property and using the beach. New signs are being made and will be placed in the community. Kirby Gean, Sign Committee