Town of Berlin Berlin's main street follows the course of the old Philadelphia post road which served as a principal stage route and course of land transportation during the 18th and 19th centuries. Tradition holds that the name Berlin came . . . — — Map (db m8339) HM
State boundaries did not exist when Captain John Smith traveled some distance up the Pocomoke River in 1608. In his journal he noted a Native king’s palisaded village near the mouth of the Pocomoke River with 100 fighting age men, representing a . . . — — Map (db m301927) HM
Established by the Maryland General Assembly, June, 1751, near Cottingham's Ferry, Worcester County. On the same site, a new church, consecrated by the Right Reverend William R. Whittingham, Bishop of Maryland, December, 1849, was subsequently moved . . . — — Map (db m69427) HM
Isaiah "Uncle Zear" Fassett was born into slavery southeast of here in Sinepuxent in 1844. His owner, Sarah A. Bruff, released him from bondage at age nineteen on November 11, 1863, when the U.S. Army paid her $300 in compensation. That same day, . . . — — Map (db m15695) HM
The only furnace in Maryland ever to make extensive use of bog ore, this structure is the oldest surviving hot blast furnace in the United States. erected in 1829-1830 by the Maryland Iron Company, it was in use until 1847. About 700 tons of iron . . . — — Map (db m286630) HM
Create August 22, 1666, and named for Lady Mary Somerset, sister-in-law of Cecilius Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore. At its founding, Somerset included present-day Wicomico and Worcester Counties, and parts of Delaware and Virginia. The settlement of . . . — — Map (db m165024) HM
The tribal homelands include Somerset County MD portions of Worcester County MD and portions of Accomack County VA. Their influence extends into Wicomico County MD and Sussex County DE. The Pocomoke tribal paramountcy includes Pocomoke, Annemessex, . . . — — Map (db m301926) HM
Due west of the beach, across Delaware Bay, were the slave states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The lighthouse, erected in 1859 near the site of two earlier ones, was a true beacon to enslaved people across the bay. Many braved the currents . . . — — Map (db m285308) HM
"I met one boy with a flint-lock rifle and a Confederate uniform. He acknowledged to have been in Confederate service, but that last night they all dispersed. I could see them running in every direction, hiding their arms." . . . — — Map (db m206338) HM
Welcome to Worcester County! The Civil War intruded into quiet Eastern Shore communities, and residents of this beautiful, water-laced region faced difficult choice.
In the years before the war, enslaved African Americans from Eastern Shore . . . — — Map (db m302048) HM
Teackle Mansion
The Teackle Mansion is an outstanding example of neoclassic architecture built between 1802 and 1819. The structure has many unique architectural features and houses a collection of 19th century furnishings. The mansion . . . — — Map (db m258515) HM
Western Auto was a family-owned and operated hardware store for over 55 years. The State of Maryland, Worcester County, and the Town of Snow Hill proclaimed December 1, 2006,
"Gus Payne Day." — — Map (db m206339) HM
This fine and rare example of rural Gothic Revival architecture was built for St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church as its parish or vestry house in Pocomoke City, Maryland ca. 1845-1847. The front and center sections of the building with its . . . — — Map (db m286635) HM
In November 1861, a force of about 4,500 United States officers, soldiers, cavalrymen, and artillerists assembled in and around Snow Hill. Some of the troops camped here on the Worcester County Courthouse yard. Gen. Henry H. Lockwood commanded . . . — — Map (db m74867) HM
Berlin
One of many small-town gems on the Maryland-Virginia Eastern Shore, Berlin (with the accent on the "Ber") has a wealth of historic houses and an especially well-preserved commercial district from the late 1800s. The uniform . . . — — Map (db m206337) HM
Town of Princess Anne
The Town of Princess Anne, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was created by an act of Maryland's General Assembly in 1733. The town was named in honor of King George II's daughter, Anne, and is located . . . — — Map (db m94459) HM
First in America, org.1683
has been placed on the
National Register
Of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m50377) HM
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