Near Snow Hill in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mt. Zion School House

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2025

1. Mt. Zion School House Marker

Inscription. One-room schoolhouses dotted the Worcester County landscape in the 19th century. The Mt. Zion School House (School #5) was built next to the Mt. Zion Church on Shockley and Mt. Zion roads near Whiton about 1859. Samuel Shockley donated the building to the Worcester County Board of Education, which moved the building to Snow Hill on Ironshire Street where it continued in service until 1931. The Worcester County Historical Society relocated the building to Furnace Town in 2017. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Worcester County Teacher's Association voted the building for preservation as the most representative example of one room schools that stood throughout the county for almost a century. Somerset County Board of Education donated the desks and the City of Baltimore donated the potbellied stove.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 38° 12.289′ N, 75° 28.256′ W. Marker is near Snow Hill, Maryland, in Worcester County. It can be reached from the intersection of Millville Road and Old

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Furnace Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3818 Old Furnace Rd, Snow Hill MD 21863, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 distance of this marker: Kitchen Garden (a few steps from this marker); Mansion House (within shouting distance of this marker); Beach to Bay Indian Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor of Kathy Pierce Fisher (about 300 feet away); Cropper Wash House/Print Shop (about 300 feet away); Pocomoke River Treasures (about 300 feet away); Wagon Shed (about 300 feet away); Glaser Woodworking Shop (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2025

2. The Mt. Zion School House

all markers in Snow Hill.

Also see . . . Mt. Zion One-room Schoolhouse (profile on the Furnace Town site). (Submitted on October 19, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.