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Hillsboro: Resolve to acknowledge Bennett, Jr., and Fred May that made nearby on 400 acres during the 1880s
the presence of Charles Willson Peale headlines around the country during and 1890s, sometimes performing for
in your vicinity. While he only lived the burgeoning golden age of yellow guests visiting his mansion on a fl oating
there briefly, when the town was journalism to use to your advantage stage at the banks of the Choptank River,
known as Tuckahoe Bridge, Peale vis-à-vis tourism as well. girthy vaudevillian John Stewart Crossy,
went on to become a nationally if not would be pleased.
Templeville: Resolve to build a temple,
internationally-renowned painter
perhaps dedicated to Temple family West Denton: Resolve to formally
including iconic portraits of George
ancestors who settled the area in the delineate East Denton, North Denton,
Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John
mid-1700s. The most famous progeny and South Denton on a map. Compete

Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Henry
of that family is likely William Temple, district versus district in the style of Th e
Knox, the Marquis de Lafayette, and
who served Delaware as its governor, as Hunger Games. Will Chadniss Everdean
Alexander Hamilton among others.
a state legislator, and as Congressman. participate? Time will tell, but I do
Chances are if there is a painting of a
Not at the same time of course; he was wind up being a “galvanizing symbol
Founding Father from the era of the
no Huey Long, but then again, who is. of rebellion” on a regular basis. May the
American Revolution, he produced it.
odds be ever in your favor.
Honorable Mention
Marydel: Resolve to resuscitate your Resolve to enjoy your semiquincentennial

railroading past. The Delmarva Railroad American Corner: Resolve to book in 2024, Caroline County.
Heritage Museum shared online several more country and bluegrass concerts.
years ago a picture of a blue engine I still have Clay Walker, Trace Adkins,
with “CHESAPEAKE” on the side in Jamey Johnson, Clint Black, Steve
town for a 1994 Christmas celebration. Wariner, Toby Keith, and Flatt Lonesome
I dare say it is not there now, and on my must-see list.
moreover, the train tracks and station
Two Johns: Resolve to expand by at least
have long since been removed, covered
one John, maybe more. The original
up, or repurposed. You also have the
albeit singular namesake who lived
celebrated duel between James Gordon

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