Mark O. Pilchard Marker

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Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mark O. Pilchard

By Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

1. Mark O. Pilchard Marker

Inscription. The U.S. Route 13 Travel Information Center
is dedicated to the Memory of
Mark O. Pilchard
In grateful Recognition of the Vision,
Dedication and Leadership he provided
in establishing the Center.
He served the citizens of the Lower Eastern Shore as a member of the House of Delegates from 1959 - 1966 and from 1979 - 1989.
Dedicated
October 24, 1989

Location. 38° 0.271′ N, 75° 32.595′ W. Marker is in Pocomoke City, Maryland, in Worcester County. Marker can be reached from Ocean Highway (U.S. 13) when traveling north. Click for map. Located at the Travel Information Center North. Marker is in this post office area: Pocomoke City MD 21851, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Maryland's Eastern Shore (a few steps from this marker); Boundary Line Maryland - Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); Sturgis One Room School (approx. 5.1 miles away); NASA Wallops Flight Facility (approx. 6.5 miles away in Virginia); Court House Hill (approx. 6.7 miles away); Rehoboth (approx. 6.7 miles away); Coventry Parish Church (approx. 6.8 miles away); Makemie Monument Park (approx. 7 miles away in Virginia). Click for a list of all markers in Pocomoke City.

Mark O. Pilchard Photo, Click for full size

By Mark O. Pilchard Marker, `

2. Mark O. Pilchard

Regarding Mark O. Pilchard. The Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center Advisory Committee was created in 1984 (Chapter 716, Acts of 1984). The Committee advises the Department of Business and Economic Development on the development and operations of the Maryland Lower Eastern Shore Tourism Center. Located on U.S. 13 North, the Center opened in December 1985.

Mark O. Pilchard Marker at Welcome Center Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

3. Mark O. Pilchard Marker at Welcome Center

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 96 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 30, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.