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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2558_marylands-eastern-shore_Denton-MD.html
Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties.
In the years before the war, enslaved African-Americans here beg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UV0_maryland-steamboat-companys-joppa-wharf-at-denton-historical_Denton-MD.html
This site recreates theGolden Age of Steam on the Choptank River
Here you'll find the restored Joppa steamboat wharf and terminal from the 1800s, a visitor center and museum, and a Chesapeake Bay skipjack. This area was once a thriving port, fort…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UUZ_neck-meeting-house-native-garden-historical_Denton-MD.html
These native plants have evolved in this region over 10,000 years and are well adapted to the area's uniq;ue conditions. They contribute to the health and the environment by filtering pollutants, moderating storm water runoff and preventing erosio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I5N_tuckahoe-neck-meeting-house-living-their-beliefs_Denton-MD.html
The Quakers, also known as Friends, who met in this Meeting House not only held strong opinions on the abolition of slavery and women's rights, but they also acted on those beliefs.
After 1790, the Friends who gathered here refused membership to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I59_caroline-courthouse-in-the-shadow-of-justice_Denton-MD.html
Many facets of 19th century rural life focused on a county's courthouse. Elected officials, lawyers, merchants, and ordinary citizens all had reasons to gather at the Caroline County Courthouse Square. For the enslaved and abolitionists, the squar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I58_moses-and-the-hounds_Denton-MD.html
Growing up as a slave near Easton, MD, Moses Viney often heard, "The wild geese come from Canada, where all are free." When he was 23 years old, Moses learned he might be sold to a new owner in the Deep South. To avoid this fate, he and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I57_choptank-river-heritage-center-steal-away-by-river_Denton-MD.html
The Choptank River was as entwined with the history of slavery and freedom on the Eastern Shore as any plantation. Slaves arrived by boat for auction and left the dock in the hands of a new owner. At wharves like this, black watermen played an imp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I4M_william-still-center-families-divided-united_Denton-MD.html
William Still's mother Sidney and several of his siblings lived in a cottage on the plantation where they were enslaved. Sidney escaped with her children to join her husband in New Jersey, but she was soon recaptured and returned to Maryland. Leav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ANC_frederick-douglass_Denton-MD.html
The anti-slavery movement was a major factor in the regional contention that led to the Civil War. During the 1840s and 1850s, no individual generated greater support in both America and Europe for that movement than Frederick Douglass. His eloque…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ANB_steamboats-on-the-choptank-river_Denton-MD.html
Steamboats carrying passengers and freight brought prosperity to Denton and Caroline County during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Caroline County's economy was based on agriculture. Farmers had to market their products. Steamboats quickly and …