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Wartime, when Caroline welcomed immigrants

Wartime, when Caroline welcomed immigrants

by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2017 | 20th Century, Farms, WWI

Dutch immigrants poured into Caroline County in two waves in the 1890s and settled in “Wilhelmina Colonies” east of Dover Bridge.  They came to America when farmland became scarce in their native Holland.  They worked hard, built homes and churches, and...

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