Preserving one of America’s oldest waterfront African American communities
The Bellevue Passage Museum Project preserves and celebrates the historic region located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in Talbot County.
Help us to preserve one of Bellevue’s last historic buildings
Photo taken in 1975 courtesy of Maryland Historical Trust
The John U. Greene Store
Circa 1900
Formerly “Pick’s Place Restaurant”
The last of two public buildings that speak of Bellevue’s past
Listed among the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties
Will be restored and repurposed to house the Bellevue Passage Museum
The Bellevue Passage Museum will tell the story of a self-sufficient community.
Our aim is to create a fuller understanding of the places and spaces that animated Bellevue’s African American life.