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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA7P_corp-isaiah-fassett_Berlin-MD.html
Isaiah "Uncle Zear" Fassett was born into slavery southeast of here in Sinepuxent in 1844. His owner, Sarah A. Bruff, released him from bondage at age nineteen on November 11, 1863, when the U.S. Army paid her $300 in compensation. That same day, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5TJ_baltimore-boulevard_Berlin-MD.html
The asphalt slabs you just walked on are pieces of Baltimore Boulevard, a 15-mile road built by developers in the 1950s and destroyed by a storm in 1962. These broken slabs are now used only by gulls, which drop and crack clams on the hard surface…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5F8_olde-sinepuxent_Berlin-MD.html
Ever since explorer Giovanna da Verrazzano sailed through Sinepuxent Bay in 1524, human activty along these waters has helped shape Assateague's history. Except for intriguing place names on local maps, almost all traces of these historic events h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58U_the-wild-ponies_Berlin-MD.html
Hardy, compact, and spirited - the horses on Assateague Island run freely over a range bounded by ocean and bay. Bands of mares and young led by protective stallions graze on marsh grasses, drink at freshwater ponds, and retreat into island forest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58T_treasures-from-the-past_Berlin-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 from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58S_shipwrecks_Berlin-MD.html
Shoals, bad weather, and lack of navigational aids contributed to hundreds of shipwrecks along Assateague. Many wrecks were schooners and cargo vessels sailing the busy coastal ship lanes in the 1800s.
The total number of wrecks off Assateague …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM58R_native-americans_Berlin-MD.html
Assateague's first visitors were small bands of nomadic Indians who had permanent settlements on the mainland. These hunters and gatherers came seasonally to the island to enjoy the rich harvest of waterfowl, fish, oysters, clams, and plant foods.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM53Q_life-saving-station_Berlin-MD.html
In the late 1800's and early 1900's four Life-Saving Stations on Assateague Island aided ships in distress off the coast, where hidden sand bars, storms, German submarines, and other dangers often threatened.
The U.S. Life-Saving Service built …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CA_beach-to-bay-indian-trail_Berlin-MD.html
Centuries ago, Indians of the Algonquin Nation, including the Assateagues, Pocomokes, Manokins and Acquintacas, migrated seasonally between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay. The Beach to Bay Indian Trail recognizes the patterns establishe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YK_1941-nbsp-nbsp-nbsp-1946_Snow-Hill-MD.html
This tablet is a memorial to the men of Worcester County who gave their lives for their country in World War II
Adams, Arthur W. · Bailey, Warren · Barnes, Herman R. · Bonnevidde, Walter P. · Coston, Felton B. &middo…