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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2558_marylands-eastern-shore_Denton-MD.html
Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties. In the years before the war, enslaved African-Americans here beg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UV1_mt-pleasant-m-e-church-historical_Preston-MD.html
Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church served the communities of Preston, Elwood, Tanyard, Jonestown and Marsh Creek. The churchgrew spiritually and financially for manyyears fostering many local preachers. Dedicated leaders of the SundaySchool, choir, usher …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UV0_maryland-steamboat-companys-joppa-wharf-at-denton-historical_Denton-MD.html
This site recreates theGolden Age of Steam on the Choptank River Here you'll find the restored Joppa steamboat wharf and terminal from the 1800s, a visitor center and museum, and a Chesapeake Bay skipjack. This area was once a thriving port, fort…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UUZ_neck-meeting-house-native-garden-historical_Denton-MD.html
These native plants have evolved in this region over 10,000 years and are well adapted to the area's uniq;ue conditions. They contribute to the health and the environment by filtering pollutants, moderating storm water runoff and preventing erosio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O0G_north-south-boundary-between-the-state-of-maryland-and-the-state-of-delaware_Federalsburg-MD.html
This monument commemorates the completion in 1976 of the resurvey by the U.S. Department of Commerce of the north-south boundary between the State of Maryland and the State of Delaware known historically as the Mason and Dixon Line. The original l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I5N_tuckahoe-neck-meeting-house-living-their-beliefs_Denton-MD.html
The Quakers, also known as Friends, who met in this Meeting House not only held strong opinions on the abolition of slavery and women's rights, but they also acted on those beliefs. After 1790, the Friends who gathered here refused membership to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I5M_adkins-arboretum-slavery-arboretum_Ridgely-MD.html
The forests and waterways of the Eastern Shore, traditional land of the Choptank and Nanticoke Indians, provided the backup for the austere home life, backbreaking labor, and dramatic escapes of enslaved blacks. Hundreds of acres of white oak, bl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I5L_greensboro-threatened-by-ideas_Greensboro-MD.html
More than cargo flowed through commercial towns like Greensboro. Abolitionist ideas and freedom seekers on the move created tension within a society dependent on slavery. Site of the northern-most bridge over the Choptank River, Greensboro served…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I59_caroline-courthouse-in-the-shadow-of-justice_Denton-MD.html
Many facets of 19th century rural life focused on a county's courthouse. Elected officials, lawyers, merchants, and ordinary citizens all had reasons to gather at the Caroline County Courthouse Square. For the enslaved and abolitionists, the squar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I58_moses-and-the-hounds_Denton-MD.html
Growing up as a slave near Easton, MD, Moses Viney often heard, "The wild geese come from Canada, where all are free." When he was 23 years old, Moses learned he might be sold to a new owner in the Deep South. To avoid this fate, he and …
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