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The Three Oil Giants of West Denton

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Six – The Oil Storage Yards” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the...

Working in the Cannery for 25 Cents an Hour

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Agriculture, Canneries, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Five – The Canneries” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank...

Truck Patch Farming in the 1920s

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Agriculture, Canneries, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Four – Truck Patch Experiences” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the...

Fighting the Choptank’s Strong Tide

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Age of Sail, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Three – Activities Along the River” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along...

One of the Best Volunteer Fire Companies in Maryland

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Below is text from “Chapter Three – Activities Along the River” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank River on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George W. Swartz....

Lyman Redden’s Boat with the Airplane Engine

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Below is text from “Chapter Three – Activities Along the River” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank River on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George W. Swartz....

Keeping a Young Lad Busy and Entertained

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Three – Activities Along the River” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along...

The Bustling Port of West Denton in the 1920s

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Age of Sail, Age of Steam, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Three – Activities Along the River” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along...

Growing Up “Across the River”

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter 2 – Across the River” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank...

The Denton drawbridge in the 1920s

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter 1 – The Drawbridge” of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank River...

Title Pages and Table of Contents, Bridges to My Maturity, by George Schwartz

by Don Barker | Jan 20, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton

Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from the cover, title page, and introductory pages of Bridges To My Maturity,  Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank River...

The black blacksmith with a bellowy laugh

by Don Barker | Feb 27, 2017 | 20th Century, Black History & Culture, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, Town, West Denton

In West Denton … there were two blacksmith Shops serving the farmers and residents of the area. One was operated by a Negro named Walter Moore …  I doubt if any kingdom ever fell because Walter’s nails came loose. [Excerpt from Bridges...
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