Mardela Springs in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cannery Warehouse
Barren Creek Springs Village
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
1. Cannery Warehouse Marker
Inscription.
Cannery Warehouse. Barren Creek Springs Village. In the 1840s Baltimore, Washington, and other area urban centers suddenly were opened to local farmers' crops, timber, even holly wreaths , due to the coming of regular steamboat routes on the Bay. The railroad's arrival in 1890 resulted in even more growth of those markets. To meet the demand, local canneries were built. Here two canneries were built in the first decade of the 1900s. One of them was built by Marion Nelson of Hebron in 1903 on the spot where the one-room school now stands. Another was built by George Waller just a few hundred yards to the west of this warehouse building. A RR siding was located on the west side of Nelson's building to bring in empty cans, baskets and other supplies, stored on the upper floor. Cases of canned tomatoes awaited pick up on the first floor. A wooden boardwalk connected cannery to warehouse. At Nelson's death the property was sold for $75.00 and the business closed. Later the cannery was demolished but this warehouse continued to be used for storage of assorted items until it was restored.
In the 1840s Baltimore, Washington, and other area urban centers suddenly were opened to local farmers' crops, timber even holly wreaths due to the coming of regular steamboat routes on the Bay. The railroad's arrival in 1890 resulted in even more growth of those markets. To meet the demand, local canneries were built. Here two canneries were built in the first decade of the 1900s. One of them was built by Marion Nelson of Hebron in 1903 on the spot where the one-room school now stands. Another was built by George Waller just a few hundred yards to the west of this warehouse building. A RR siding was located on the west side of Nelson's building to bring in empty cans, baskets and other supplies, stored on the upper floor. Cases of canned tomatoes awaited pick up on the first floor. A wooden boardwalk connected cannery to warehouse. At Nelson's death the property was sold for $75.00 & the business closed. Later the cannery was demolished but this warehouse continued to be used for storage of assorted items until it was restored.
Erected by Westside Historical Society. (Marker Number 8.)
Location. 38° 27.723′ N, 75° 45.349′ W. Marker is in Mardela Springs, Maryland, in Wicomico County. It is on Railroad Avenue just west of Bratten Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 Railroad Ave, Mardela Springs MD 21837, 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
2. The Cannery Warehouse
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
