by Don Barker | Dec 26, 2018 | 20th Century, Colonial Era, Highways and Byways, Town
It’s a bit of a stretch to call Reliance a town. Officially, it’s an unincorporated community. It’s a place that straddles two states and three counties – Caroline and Dorchester counties in Maryland, and Sussex county in Delaware. But in its heyday,...
by Don Barker | Jul 4, 2014 | Highways and Byways, Maritime
You fly down Route 404 across the Delmarva Peninsula, like Lawrence and his Arab fighters across the Sinai, 380 horsepower and Camels on the dash. Through a sea of sand toward Suez. Through a sea of corn toward Rehoboth. Traffic comes to a dead stop. It’s...
by Don Barker | Jun 12, 2014 | Highways and Byways, Historic Sites Mapping
Recalculating…. At Hubbard’s Crossroads, take the right fork. Below is a list of crossroads that appear in 1875 and 1897 maps of Caroline County. Crossroads marked “1875” appear only on the 1875 map and are not indicated 22 years later. Each...
by Don Barker | Jun 11, 2014 | Highways and Byways, Historic Sites Mapping
Take to the highway, won’t you lend me your name? Your way and my way seem to be one and the same. Mamma don’t understand it. She wants to know where I’ve been. I have to be some kind of natural born fool to want to pass that way again. But you know...
by Don Barker | Feb 20, 2014 | 20th Century, Highways and Byways
1919-2013 The Sandy Island Bridge carries Maryland Route 287 over the Choptank River east of Goldsboro, Maryland. The bridge built in 1919 was demolished and replaced in December 2013. The 1919 bridge replaced an earlier bridge of unknown age. The 1919 bridge...
