Maryland’s Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay is a treasure trove of history just waiting to be discovered. Comprised of nine counties — Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester — the Eastern Shore is celebrated for its beautiful vistas, maritime and agricultural industries, and influential residents, such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass.
This blog highlights a selection of priceless documents that tell the Eastern Shore’s unique story. We hope you enjoy learning about the people, events, and places that make the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay a national treasure.
About the Blog Creator
My name is Leah Davies, and I am a graduate student at The University of Alabama. In August 2012, I will graduate with a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science. I am passionate about increasing the visibility of small archival institutions. Please help me spread the news — their survival just might depend on it!
Whatever is goode in its kinde ought to be preserv’d in respect for antiquity, as well as our present advantage, for destruction can be profitable to none but such as live by it.
Nicholas Hawksmoor, British architect (abt. 1661-1736)
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