Mardela Springs in Wicomico County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
BC&A Railroad Freight Depot
Barren Creek Springs Village
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
1. BC&A Railroad Freight Depot Marker
Inscription.
BC&A Railroad Freight Depot. Barren Creek Springs Village. The railroad reached the lower Eastern Shore in 1860 when the Eastern Shore Railroad Co. reached Salisbury from Northern Delaware. But trains didn't reach Barren Creek Springs until 30 years later when the Baltimore Eastern Shore RR came down from the upper Shore to Vienna and across the river to the town, where it was extended eastward to Salisbury. After one year the name was changed to Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic RR , jokingly nicknamed by riders as "Black Cinders and Ashes" due to the open coaches! The railroad's impact on Barren Creek Springs was enormous. Contact with the upper Shore, Norfolk, Baltimore and Annapolis meant travelers to town could come to partake of the famous mineral water springs, while locals could send out all sorts of agricultural produce, plus cases of bottled spring water! This station, moved from about five miles away, replaces the depot that once stood almost on this spot, pictured at right.
The railroad reached the lower Eastern Shore in 1860 when the Eastern Shore Railroad Co. reached Salisbury from Northern Delaware. But trains didn't reach Barren Creek Springs until 30 years later when the Baltimore Eastern Shore RR came down from the upper Shore to Vienna and across the river to the town, where it was extended eastward to Salisbury. After one year the name was changed to Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic RR — jokingly nicknamed by riders as "Black Cinders & Ashes" due to the open coaches! The railroad's impact on Barren Creek Springs was enormous. Contact with the upper Shore, Norfolk, Baltimore and Annapolis meant travelers to town could come to partake of the famous mineral water springs, while locals could send out all sorts of agricultural produce, plus cases of bottled spring water! This station, moved from about five miles away, replaces the depot that once stood almost on this spot, pictured at right.
Erected by Westside Historical Society. (Marker Number 9.)
Location. 38° 27.675′ N, 75° 45.312′ W. Marker is in Mardela Springs, Maryland, in Wicomico County. Marker is on Bratten Street just north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Bratten St, Mardela Springs MD 21837, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 14, 2022
2. BC&A Railroad Freight Depot Marker
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 154 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.