Revolutionary Waters: The Choptank River’s Influence and Caroline County’s Early Role in America’s Fight for Independence

Revolutionary Waters: The Choptank River’s Influence and Caroline County’s Early Role in America’s Fight for Independence

by | 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...
Unearthing Denton’s History: The Archaeological Dig at Barwick’s Ordinary and Beyond

Unearthing Denton’s History: The Archaeological Dig at Barwick’s Ordinary and Beyond

by | 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...