Shady Side, MD

Shady Side is a census-designated place in southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland, situated on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The West River, a wide tidal inlet of the bay, borders the community to the north and west, and the area was known as the Great Swamp in the 1790s. Home to approximately 4,700 residents, the community is served by the Ann...