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

Mar-Va Theater

103 Market Street

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

1. Mar-Va Theater Marker

Inscription. Built 1927
National Register
of
Historic Places
1996

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 38° 4.557′ N, 75° 34.15′ W. Marker is in Pocomoke City, Maryland, in Worcester County. It is on Market Street (Business U.S. 13) just west of Clarke Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 Market St, Pocomoke City MD 21851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: In Memory of the Deceased Who Served to Protect Our Country (within shouting distance of this marker); Sturgis One-Room School Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); The Shapes of Ships (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); River Trades & Traditions / River Lore & Legend (about 500 feet away); Loblolly Pine (about 500 feet away); Olive Marie Lippoldt (about 600 feet away); Costen House (about 700 feet away); Tireless Defender of Education (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocomoke City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sturgis One Room School (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Mar-Va Theater. Wikipedia entry about the building (Submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

2. National Register Application Form. (Submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Additional keywords. Art Deco Architecture

Mar-Va Theater image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

2. Mar-Va Theater

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.