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Federalsburg The Federalsburg Historical Society plans to hold Saturday

Open Houses on June 10, July 8, and August 12 from 10 a.m.
Historical Society until 2 p.m. Exeter is located at 408 Old Denton Road in
Federalsburg. Docents will be available. Admission is free, but
Eastern Shore Baseball donations are welcomed.
League from 1922-1949

The Eastern Shore has embraced
America’s pastime from the
earliest days of the game. In small
towns across Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, teams played to
enthusiastic, sold-out crowds.
On Delmarva, game days were celebrations that provided a

respite after a long day in the field or on the water. Stands were
often packed with men, women, and children in volumes that June 10, 2023 • 10 AM - 4 PM

outnumbered a town’s entire population. Baseball was the
center of community life on Delmarva since the game began. Smokey Cat Lavender Farm
Small-town teams gave way to professional leagues and several 5090 Long Swamp Road
Eastern Shore natives became major league stars. Federalsburg, MD

The Eastern Shore Baseball League was a class D minor league
baseball league that operated on the Delmarva Peninsula for U-Pick Bunch of Lavender is included

parts of three different decades. The league's fi rst season was Get tickets at www.smokeycatlavender.com
in 1922 and the last was in 1949, although the years were not
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consecutive, and featured teams from Maryland, Delaware, and
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Virginia. Th e fi rst incarnation lasted from 1922 to mid-1928
Music featuring Ann Burgess Woodwardrd
(disbanded in July), the second from 1937–41, and the third M
from 1946–49. The level of play was competitive, and many Alpacas, Petting Zoo & Crafts

future major leaguers gained experience in the ESBL.
On Tuesday, June 6 at 7 p.m. at the Federalsburg Heritage Far Eastern Shore
Museum, local baseball historian and author, Mike Lambert W I N E R Y
will be giving a presentation on the old Eastern Shore League
and introducing his new book, "Eastern Shore League Extra
Sorry, No Dogs Allowed.
Innings". The museum is located at 100 Covey-Williams
Alley behind the Town Office. Admission is free and the
museum is handicap accessible. Contact for more information
at federalsburgmuseum@comcast.net or 443-434-3114.

Exeter House Open Houses
Exeter is one of the oldest remaining structures in southern ABEL EnviroTech
Caroline County dating back to around 1800. Many of its early
residents were millers who worked in the grist mill across the
road on the Marshyhope Creek.

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