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Arundel-on-the-Bay
Former village
Nickname: AOTB
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Coordinates: 38°55′11″N 76°27′46″W / 38.91972°N 76.46278°W / 38.91972; -76.46278
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Anne Arundel
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

Arundel-on-the-Bay (also referred to as "AOTB") is a former post village and resort area in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Annapolis. Arundel-on-the-Bay is located on a peninsula known as the Annapolis Neck and is a peninsula in and of itself, bordered on the east and south by the Chesapeake Bay, and by Fishing Creek on the west.

Located near Highland Beach, Arundel-on-the-Bay was formerly an enclave of vacation residences and undeveloped property which attracted affluent African Americans when Jim Crow laws were in effect, when entrance to other resort areas was barred to non-whites. The community now holds approximately 345 homes. Arundel-on-the-Bay is a special tax district; each year a portion of property taxes are reserved by Anne Arundel County for improvements and maintenance of the shoreline.

The community owns a private beach and pier, boat ramp, and boat launch for community use.

The Thomas Point Lighthouse is visible and a short boat ride from the Arundel-on-the-Bay community beach.

Notable residents include Aris T. Allen, Jr., son of Dr. Aris T. Allen, the first African American chair of the Maryland Republican Party and Kurt Schmoke, former and first African American mayor of Baltimore.

References

1. The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 84, No. 2 (Spring, 1999), pp. 130-149 doi:10.2307/2649043

2. Arundel on the Bay website http://arundelonthebay.org/index.html

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County seat: Annapolis
City	Annapolis
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Other communities	Arundel Gardens Arundel on the Bay Beverly Beach Birdsville Bristol BWI Business District Churchton Davidsonville Fairhaven Fairview Franklin Manor-on-the-Bay Germantown Gibson Island Green Haven Hanover Harmans Harundale Harwood Hillsmere Shores Iglehart Jacobsville Jennings Londontowne Lothian Millersville Orchard Beach Owensville Piney Orchard Pumphrey Rose Haven Russett St. Margaret's Saunders Point Selby-on-the-Bay Seven Oaks Sherwood Forest Skidmore South Gate South River Tracys Landing Waysons Corner West River Winchester-on-the-Severn Woodland Beach Woodwardville
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