Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Up Pine Street: Muir to Cedar Street

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019

1. Up Pine Street: Muir to Cedar Street Marker

Inscription.
In the early 1900's businesses were numerous and prosperous from the south end of Pine to where it intersects with High Street.

The neighborhood was filled with beauty salons, barber shops, funeral homes, and taxi cab stands, shoe repair shops, a printing shop, tailor shops and dry cleaners. There were grocery stores, confectionery stores, restaurants, a drug store, carpenters, electricians, a salvage yard, service stations, a vault maker, haulers and movers. Cambridge was part of the entertainment circuit of national performers that supported an opera house, pool halls, night clubs, boarding houses and lodging. From 1880 to the 1960's the business community of all the 'Negro Ward' proudly served over one third of the residents of Dorchester County, Maryland.

This marker is dedicated to the citizens of the Second Ward of Cambridge, Maryland.

Erected by Cambridge, Maryland; Department of Housing and Community Developoment.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 38° 33.983′ N, 76° 4.826′ W. Marker is

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in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. Marker is on Pine Street just south of Cross Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 615 Pine Street, Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Empowering the People (a few steps from this marker); Jazz on Pine Street (a few steps from this marker); Bethel Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Carillonic Bells (approx. 0.2 miles away); Preserving Our Architectural Heritage (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas Holliday Hicks (approx. ¼ mile away); Tubman Connections (approx. ¼ mile away); The Sparkling Blue Choptank (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019

2. Up Pine Street: Muir to Cedar Street Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.