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Much of the Birch's property in Selby on the Bay was cleared land for farming tomatoes and tobacco. In 1923, Mr. Birch sold 254 acres of his plantation in Cotter's Desire to Enoch P. Johnson. Just prior to 1923, Mr. Birch sold a total of 13 acres on the east side of Winding Road to seven newcomers to Selby on the Bay. In 1928, Captain F.S. Crismond purchased a large tract in Selby, including Selby Bay Yacht Basin, an icehouse and three tenant houses for marina workers. Mr. Crismond developed the Cedar Grove portion of Selby, located on Cedar Grove Road near Selby Beach. The Selby Bay Yacht Club, would not be founded until 19 years later in 1947, by Walter Podrog of Washington, D.C. Mr. Dewitt Knickerbocker and his wife, arrived to Selby around 1930 and stayed here seasonally, using his cabin as a hunting lodge in the Winter months, and as a vacation home for his wife in the Spring and Summer. His cabin was located on Beach Drive Boulevard and faced Selby Bay, in Selby Proper. He and his wife spent all of their summers in Selby until his death in 1965.
X. Recreational Facilities
The Selby Bay Yacht Club was organized in August 1947 and incorporated
in that year at Selby-on-the-Bay, a short distance from Annapolis. Mr.
Walter Podrog of Washington, D.C. was founder of the club. Mr. F. S. Crismond
gave the club its home when he offered his pier and dockage facilities.
There were seven boat owners who became charter members the first set of
officers elected was Walter Podrog, Commodore; L. H. Johnson, Vice Commodore;
Walter Wilson, Rear Commodore, F. S. Crismond, Fleet Captain and Arthur
B. Cook, Secretary-Treasurer. Alvin Dickinson and L. J. Johnson were elected
trustees. The club holds dinner dances, oyster roasts and cruises.
The official flag of the club is a blue field with a red border and a white
comet star. 1