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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SQ5_mason-and-dixon-line-survey-start_Ocean-City-MD.html
This is the marker from which Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon started the survey for the famous Mason-Dixon Line that separates Delaware from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. This marker was settled in 1750 by John Emory and Thomas Jone…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BFW_anchor-from-the-sailboat-wreck_Ocean-City-MD.html
This two and one half ton anchor was recovered from an 1870s shipwreck, known locally as the Sailboat Wreck.It was located by the commercial clam vessel STAR LIGHT, 19.6 nautical miles NNE of Assateague Island Lighthouse in 15 fathoms of water. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BEI_boardwalk-construction-2000_Ocean-City-MD.html
" In recognition of the officers and crew of theUSS Maryland - SSBN 738for their assistance in construction of theboardwalk - March 2000"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BCL_students-of-ocean-city-high-school-in-world-war-ii_Ocean-City-MD.html
Erected by the P.T.A.In Honor of StudentsofOcean City High Schoolwho so heroically servedin the Armed Forces1941 - World War II - 1945And dedicated to the memory of thesewho sacrificed their livesforDemocracy, Peace and JusticeLinwood E. TownsendH…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM199Y_town-of-ocean-city_Ocean-City-MD.html
This building is a replica of the original Ocean City train station, constructed in the late 19th century. Roland E. Powell, Mayor; Richard W. Meehan, Council President; James S. Hall, Council Secretary; Vincent D. Gisriel, Jr, Councilman; Sally S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM199X_treasures-from-the-past_Ocean-City-MD.html
Town of BerlinBerlin's main street follows the course of the old Philadelphia post road which served as a principal stage route and course of land transportation during the 18th and 19th centuries. Tradition holds that the name Berlin came fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM199T_ocean-city_Ocean-City-MD.html
Efforts to establish a resort on the barrier island began as early as 1839. In the late 1860s construction of the Wicomico and Pocomoke Railroad promised an increase in beach visitors, prompting investors to lay out streets and building lots on 26…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM199O_the-white-marlin-capital-of-the-world_Ocean-City-MD.html
Ocean City, Maryland has long been known as the "The White Marlin Capital of the World." Of all the thousands of white marlin caught off the Maryland coast, the one encased here is the largest. The Maryland state record white weighed 135 pounds an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM199N_british-manufactured-cannon_Ocean-City-MD.html
This cannon was most likely acquired by an American private armed vessel during the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812. It was uncovered in the 1980's by a developer in front of a warehouse in the Fells Point area of Baltimore, MD. A common prac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM199M_largest-fish_Ocean-City-MD.html
This record 1,210 pound Tiger Shark was caught in the waters off Ocean City, Maryland by Grace Czemiak of Buffalo, New York. The shark was caught on July 9, 1983 while fishing aboard the LISA with Captain Stuart Windsor and Mate Jim Liberto. Mr…
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