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

Town of Ocean City

Boardwalk Expansion and Comfort Station Renovation

 
 
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Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2013
1. Town of Ocean City Marker
Inscription. This building is a replica of the original Ocean City train station, constructed in the late 19th century. Roland E. Powell, Mayor; Richard W. Meehan, Council President; James S. Hall, Council Secretary; Vincent D. Gisriel, Jr, Councilman; Sally S. Hacking, Councilwoman; Walter C. Mann, Councilman; James N. Mathias, Jr., Councilman; Henry B Westfall, Councilman; Dennis W. Dare, City Manager; Terence J. McGean, City Engineer; Hal O. Adkins, Director of Public Works.
 
Erected 1991.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceRailroads & Streetcars.
 
Location. 38° 21.333′ N, 75° 4.4′ W. Marker is in Ocean City, Maryland, in Worcester County. It is on Ocean City Boardwalk at 27th Street. This marker is at the north end Tram Station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ocean City MD 21842, 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,
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I (approx. 0.2 miles away); Smaller Conflicts After WWII (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korean War (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named World War II (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Bay Breeze" (approx. 1.3 miles away); Students of Ocean City High School in World War II (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. Paul's By-The-Sea Episcopal Church (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocean City.
 
Town of Ocean City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2013
2. Town of Ocean City Marker
Town of Ocean City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 30, 2013
3. Town of Ocean City Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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