by David Baker | Jun 11, 2026 | Agriculture, Choptank, Heritage Preservation, Historic Landscape
The Agriculture Center at the Medford Dwelling The Caroline County Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the support from the Rural Maryland Council, which provided grant funding to help us create the interpretive pathway. You can find more information about the...
by David Baker | Jun 9, 2026 | Choptank, Historic Landscape, Maritime, Past Event
The public is invited to a talk by Karen Footner about her grandfather, author Hulbert Footner, and his Maryland public history classic book, “Rivers of the Eastern Shore”, at the Museum of Rural Life, 16 North 2nd Street, Denton, MD, on Thursday, July 23,...
by Kennedy Thomason | Jun 26, 2024 | Agriculture, Colonial Era, Historic Landscape, Kennedy Thomason Project, Quakers, Religion, Revolutionary War, The River is the Center by Kennedy Thomason
The Choptank River, winding through the heart of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, has long been a lifeline for the various communities situated along its banks. Among these communities is Caroline County, a small, agricultural region that would prove to be pivotal in...
by Kennedy Thomason | Jun 11, 2024 | Colonial Era, Historic Landscape, Historic Sites Mapping, Kennedy Thomason Project, Revolutionary War, The River is the Center by Kennedy Thomason
Over the past several years, Washington College’s archeology students have spent their summers in Denton, studying the site of the long-forgotten Barwick’s Ordinary, which operated between 1763 to 1783. In late-18th-century terms, an “Ordinary” refers to a...
by Don Barker | Jun 28, 2022 | dbarker, Historic Landscape, Historic Sites Mapping
Historical Maps from the David Rumsey Collection Maryland’s Eastern Shore and what later became Caroline County were first mapped by Augustine Hermann in 1670. Many of the maps which show the Eastern Shore since 1670 have been preserved and digitized by the...
by Don Barker | Jun 25, 2022 | dbarker, Historic Landscape, Historic Sites Mapping
We can see the Caroline County landscape in 1897, thanks to the efforts of two county citizens working 72 years apart. I found no reference to M. L. Saulsbury’s mapmaking in the Denton Journal around 1897. So I’m not sure why this map was made. And I...
by Don Barker | Jun 11, 2022 | Historic Landscape, Schools
The Historic Landscape of Caroline County We identified historically segregated white schools in the Choptank River Heritage area, primarily by georeferencing the 1875 Isler and 1897 Saulsbury maps of Caroline County. In the map shown on this page, use the toggle at...
by Don Barker | Jun 10, 2022 | Historic Landscape, Religion
The Historic Landscape of Caroline County We identified historically segregated white churches in the Choptank River Heritage area, primarily by georeferencing the 1875 Isler and 1897 Saulsbury maps of Caroline County. In the map shown on this page, use the toggle at...
by Don Barker | Jun 10, 2022 | Black History & Culture, Black Schools, Historic Landscape
The Historic Landscape of Caroline County We identified historic black schools in the Choptank River Heritage area, primarily by georeferencing the 1875 Isler and 1897 Saulsbury maps of Caroline County. In the map shown on this page, use the toggle at the upper...
by Don Barker | Jun 10, 2022 | Historic Landscape, Mills
The Historic Landscape of Caroline County We identified and mapped the historic locations of sawmills and grist mills in the Choptank River Heritage area, primarily by georeferencing the 1875 Isler and 1897 Saulsbury maps of Caroline County. In the map shown on this...
by Don Barker | Jun 10, 2022 | Historic Landscape
The Historic Landscape of Caroline County We identified river landings and railroad stations in the Choptank River Heritage area, primarily by georeferencing the 1875 Isler and 1897 Saulsbury maps of Caroline County. In the map shown on this page, use the toggle at...
by Don Barker | Jun 10, 2022 | Historic Landscape
The Historic Landscape of Caroline County We identified historic post office locations in the Choptank River Heritage area, primarily by georeferencing the 1875 Isler and 1897 Saulsbury maps of Caroline County. Below the map are lists of post offices which appear in...
