Everyday Citizens
Williston – Marjorie Knotts
This is a digital re-publication of the interview found in Voices from the Land, A Caroline County Memoir, by Mary Anne Fleetwood. The text was digitized, edited, and prepared for re-publication by CCHS volunteers Dave Ellis and Don Barker. Copyright for the original...
Voices From the Land – Cover and Introductory Text and Photos
Below is text from the cover, title page, and introductory pages of Voices from the Land, A Caroline County Memoir, by Mary Anne Fleetwood. The text was digitized, edited, and prepared for re-publication by CCHS volunteers Dave Ellis and Don Barker. Copyright for...
The Three Oil Giants of West Denton
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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 Choptank River on the...
Working in the Cannery for 25 Cents an Hour
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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 River on the Eastern...
Truck Patch Farming in the 1920s
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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 Choptank River on the...
Fighting the Choptank’s Strong Tide
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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...
One of the Best Volunteer Fire Companies in 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 Choptank River on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George W. Swartz. Digitized, edited, and...
Lyman Redden’s Boat with the Airplane Engine
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. Digitized, edited, and...
Keeping a Young Lad Busy and Entertained
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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 Bustling Port of West Denton in the 1920s
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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...
Growing Up “Across the River”
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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 River on the Eastern...
The Denton drawbridge in the 1920s
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, MarylandBelow 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 on the Eastern...