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MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
The rich cultural history of the area can be seen in numerous museums and historic sites.
MUSEUMS & HISTORIC SITES
2019
Calvin B. Taylor House Museum (1832)
410-641-1019
www.taylorhousemuseum.org
208 North Main Street, Berlin, MD
This beautifully preserved Federal style home is
handsomely furnished as a house museum - the west wing displaying local memorabilia. Local period pieces and architectural features, including hand-grained doors and butterfly modillions, can be appreciated throughout the home.
Costen House and Hall Walton Garden (1870)
410-957-3110 206 Market Street, Pocomoke City, MD
Home to Dr. Isaac Costen, Pocomoke City’s first mayor and hometown doctor, this museum exhibits furnishings from 1870-1970, including Dr. Costen’s medical instruments.
DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum
888-743-5524 or 302-539-9366
www.discoversea.com
708 Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island, DE
This shipwreck museum has hundreds of historic artifacts recovered from Delmarva’s shipwrecks and colonial past. Visitors are sure to be entertained as displays are regularly updated and new discoveries made.
Fenwick Island Lighthouse
www.fenwickislandlighthouse.org
146th Street, Fenwick Island, DE
In 1859, Fenwick Island’s picturesque 87 foot tall
lighthouse was completed and cast its first light over the dangerous shoals. First lit by whale oil, it’s now powered by an electric 25,000-candlepower light, which flashes white every 3 seconds and is visible 15-miles
out at sea.
Furnace Town Historic Site
410-632-2032 www.furnacetown.org
3816 Old Furnace Road, Snow Hill, MD
The town recreates local village life in the 19th century. Discover how iron was processed in the Nassawango Iron Furnace, explore ruins, see what archaeological digs have been uncovered, and learn what living was like 100 years ago.
Girdletree Barnes Bank (1902) worcestermuseums.org
Snow Hill Road, Girdletree, MD
The Girdletree Barnes Bank was built in 1901 and closed its doors in the 1930s. The museum includes a walk-in
vault and antique teller cages, and the museum displays exhibits and memorabilia from the area.
Julia A. Purnell Museum (1891) 410-632-0515 208 West Market Street, Snow Hill, MD
Julia A. Purnell was a wife and mother of two sons from Snow Hill, Maryland. Her artistic works in cross-stitch, quilts, and embroidery won state prizes and she was included in the National Hobby Hall of Fame. In 1891 Julia’s son William helped start the museum, which has since displayed and celebrated her works as well as the works of other accomplished women in the area.
Mt. Zion One-Room School (1869) 410-632-2032 worcestermuseums.org
3816 Old Furnance Road, Snow Hill, MD
This one room edifice was used as a school from 1869–1931 in the Furnace Town Village. Guests today may feel as if transported to America’s early days when quill pens, inkwells, and slates were a daily necessity.
OC Life-Saving Station Museum (1891) 410-289-4991 www.ocmuseum.org
813 South Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, MD Travel back in time to join the heroic surfmen of the US Life-Saving Service on a rescue mission, stroll through Boardwalk history, and visit our Marine Aquarium, all during a tour of the Life-Saving Station Museum.
Queponco Railway Station (1910) 410-641-0067 worcestermuseums.org
8378 Patey Woods Road, Newark, MD
The Queponco Railway Station preserves the heritage of the railroad and the services offered to passengers and guests.
Sturgis One-Room School and Heritage House (1900) 410-430-5144 worcestermuseums.org 209 Willow Street, Pocomoke City, MD
The only African-American one-room school remaining in Worcester County that still retains its original integrity. The unique museum has been lovingly restored and preserves, promotes, and protects the rich cultural heritage of this community’s families who attended Sturgis from 1900 to 1937.
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art
410-742-4988 www.wardmuseum.org 909 South Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, MD
Visitors flock from near and far to this beautiful museum situated beside the Schumaker Pond. The largest bird carving competition in the world with members from
50 states and foreign countries takes place annually.