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Collection
Summary
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| Title |
A Brief History of Pocomoke City (MD) Collection |
| Dates |
1985 |
| Extent |
1 folder |
| Language |
Materials are in English. |
| Collection ID |
2010.077 |
| Abstract |
This collection contains a 1985 pamphlet entitled "A
Brief History of Pocomoke City, Maryland" published by
Walter R. Schlining. The history is separated into the
following chapters: "Recollections of an 1876 Resident
of Newtown", "1875 Population at 1,500", "Pocomoke's
Coast Guard in 1692", "Pocomoke City Churches", "The
Indians", "The Costen House", "The Hall-Walton Garden",
and various small chapters on Newtown facilities and
educational programs. The writing also comes with
multiple pages of photography related to Pocomoke City,
MD and Newtown. |
| Repository |
Archives at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for
Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University |
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Historical
Note
Pocomoke City originally started out as sparse households
around the Steven's Ferry Landing. In 1865, the community
was named "Newtown", and by 1878, the town was renamed
Pocomoke City in honor of the river their town was organized
around. The town experienced large growth in the late 1800's
and early 1900's, as canning factories were established
close to the railroad systems. A fire in 1922 destroyed much
of Pocomoke City's infrastructure. As the canning industry
began to dwindle in influence, the poultry industry began to
rise in its place. As of the 2000 census, Pocomoke City
boasts a population of 4,098.
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Scope
and Content Note
This collection
contains a 1985 pamphlet entitled "A Brief History of
Pocomoke City, Maryland" published by Walter R. Schlining.
The history is separated into the following chapters:
"Recollections of an 1876 Resident of Newtown", "1875
Population at 1,500", "Pocomoke's Coast Guard in 1692",
"Pocomoke City Churches", "The Indians", "The Costen House",
"The Hall-Walton Garden", and various small chapters on
Newtown facilities and educational programs. The writing
also comes with multiple pages of photography related to
Pocomoke City, MD and Newtown.
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Organization
and Arrangement
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for
research.
Use Restrictions
The collection is the physical
property of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture. Nabb Research Center holds literary rights only
for material created by Nabb Center personnel working on official
behalf of the Nabb Center, or for material which was given to the
Nabb Center with such rights specifically assigned. For all other
material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the
authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for
publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.
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Related
Material
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Index
Terms
These records are indexed under the following headings in
the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and
Culture catalog. Researchers wishing to find
related materials should search the catalog under these index
terms.
Personal Names:
Corporate Names:
Geographic Subjects:
Pokomoke City
Topic Subjects:
Pamphlets
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Administrative
Information
Acquisition
and Custody Information
Unknown, found in
archive.
Preferred
Citation
A Brief History of
Pocomoke City (MD) Collection, Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva
History and Culture, Salisbury University.
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1 | 1 Walter
R. Schlining's "A Brief History of Pocomoke City, Maryland"
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