 The Maine Avenue Fish Market in February 2009 | |
| Type | Fish Market |
|---|---|
| Locale | Washington, D.C. |
| Characteristics | |
| History | |
| Opening date | 1805 |
| Coordinates | 38°52′53″N 77°01′40″W / 38.88139°N 77.02778°W |
The Maine Avenue Fish Market, also known as the Municipal Fish Market, the Fish Wharf, or simply, the Wharf, is an open-air seafood market in Southwest Washington, D.C., a local landmark and one of the few that remain on the east coast of the United States. It is the oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States, founded 17 years earlier than New York City's Fulton Fish Market.[1]
- ^ New Fulton Fish Market Cooperative, "About the Fulton Fish Market".