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4 AREA HISTORY
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Wicomico County
www.wicomicotourism.org
Wicomico County was founded in 1867 by carving land from Somerset and Worcester Counties. It covers 414 sq. miles of beautiful waterways, marches, woodlands, and lush
The Mason-Dixon marker, erected in 1768 and just six and a half miles west of Delmar, represents the middle point of the Mason- Dixon Survey.
Fruitland, MD
www.cityoffruitland.com
Fruitland dates back to 1795 when a village began to cluster around Disharoon’s Cross Roads. In 1873 it was named Fruitland to reflect the agricultural character of the area. Once part of Lord Baltimore’s 6,000-acre estate, this community flourished with the establishment of rail service after the Civil War.
Hebron, MD
In 1890 the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railroad was extended six miles
scenery. Over 300 years of rich history includes early settlers, Revolutionary War patriots, and a fascinating colonial past.
Allen, MD
www.allenhistoricalsociety.org
The village of Allen was developed in the 18th-century at the headwaters of Wicomico Creek around the gristmill established by John Adams. The milldam formed Passerdyke Pond, still a village landmark. The village was named after Joseph S. C. Allen, the first postmaster.
In the late 18th-century the village had a tavern, a store, and a sawmill, in addition to the gristmill.
Bivalve, MD
www.wicomicotourism.org
In 1883 Bivalve was named Waltersville, after the first family to settle there. Later it was renamed Bivalve (two valves) for the many oysters in the nearby waters, which were the mainstay of the waterman’s livelihood. Bivalve is now home to the Great North American Turtle Races. The Cedar Hill Marina is also located here on the shores of the Nanticoke River.
Delmar, MD and Delmar, DE
www.townofdelmar.us
Founded in 1859 and originally built close by a railroad line, Delmar lies on the Maryland/ Delaware State line. Thus its name is a compound of the first syllables of both States. Overlying both states, Delmar is two towns with two Mayors, councils and school systems.
westward from Salisbury. Here the builders of the railroad designated a shipping point and named it Hebron. Five years later, a lumber manufacturing plant was located there and
a hamlet began to develop. By the end of the 20th-century, the industrial presence in Hebron had diminished and today it is primarily a residential country town.
Mardela Springs, MD
English settlers first moved to what would become Mardela Springs in the mid 1600s. Tobacco farmers brought their crops, bound for export, to a tobacco inspection warehouse there as early as 1704. By the late 1700s, a hotel had been built near the natural springs. The springs became a great tourist attraction in the 1800s. By the 1960s, the tourism and commercial bustle had essentially died and Mardela Springs once again became a small quiet village.
Nanticoke, MD
www.wicomicotourism.org
Named after a Native American tribe known as the “tide-water people,” this community came into being about 1809 around Nanticoke Point on the Nanticoke River. The late 1800s saw the oyster industry turn many into rich men. A fleet of oyster boats still ply the waters from Nanticoke.
Parsonsburg, MD
In the early 1800s a stranger named Johnson purchased land at the crossroads and named it Johnson’s Fork, but a short time later he
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