Pocomoke City Contributor(s): Miles, Norma (Author), Chandler-Miles, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738553492 ISBN-13: 9780738553498 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: In 1670, Lord Baltimore sent his representative, Col. William Stevens, to claim and develop land in rural Maryland. He established a ferry crossing along the banks of the deep, dark Pocomoke River, and the settlement that would eventually become Pocomoke City was born. Trade flourished; boats filled with lumber, tobacco, and furs sailed on the river to Northern ports, and shipbuilding became a successful enterprise. People flocked to Pocomoke City to work at the lumber mills and in the shipyards, and the little town grew into a small center of commerce with the coming of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1922, a devastating fire destroyed 75 percent of the business section of the town, but the community came together and rebuilt what has been called "the Friendliest Town on the Eastern Shore." |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
Dewey: 975.221 |
LCCN: 2007937763 |
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.57" W x 9.2" (0.72 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Maryland |
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Publisher Description: In 1670, Lord Baltimore sent his representative, Col. William Stevens, to claim and develop land in rural Maryland. He established a ferry crossing along the banks of the deep, dark Pocomoke River, and the settlement that would eventually become Pocomoke City was born. Trade flourished; boats filled with lumber, tobacco, and furs sailed on the river to Northern ports, and shipbuilding became a successful enterprise. People flocked to Pocomoke City to work at the lumber mills and in the shipyards, and the little town grew into a small center of commerce with the coming of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1922, a devastating fire destroyed 75 percent of the business section of the town, but the community came together and rebuilt what has been called the Friendliest Town on the Eastern Shore. " |
Contributor Bio(s): Miles, Norma: - Images of America: Pocomoke City recounts the history of the town from its days as a Native American settlement, to its inclusion as an All-American Cities finalist in 1985 and beyond. Norma Miles and Robin Chandler-Miles, two longtime residents of Pocomoke City, seek to share the story of the town and the heart of its people through historic images and narratives. |