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 4, 2024 | Colonial Era, Farms, Kennedy Thomason Project, Revolutionary War, The River is the Center by Kennedy Thomason
The early to mid-1600s saw the reign of tobacco as the dominant cash crop in the American colonies. The King of England strongly opposed the growing of tobacco in the mother country, and the climate was not exactly suitable for its growth anyway, leaving the...
