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The Merry Sherwood Plantation is a stately, 3-storied home that sits proudly overlooking farmland off of Route 113 south of Berlin, MD. The home stands out on the lower Eastern Shore as being one of the most distinctive and personal … Continue reading →

The Atlantic Hotel contributes to the Berlin Commercial Historic District as an example of late nineteenth century architecture. The hotel has been one of the most important commercial buildings in this small community from the time it was built in … Continue reading →

An intricately hand-painted canvas throw carpet fits perfectly in the entry way of the Calvin B. Taylor House. The walls are also covered with intricate grey and black wallpaper. The molding has a faux, hand-painted marble print that covers the … Continue reading →

In honor of today being the time-honored tradition of dressing up and delighting in all things scary and a little…undead, known as Halloween, ShoreBread presents the final installment of Haunted History…. Week One—Worcester’s Historic, and Perhaps Most Haunted House The … Continue reading →

Along the horizon, seeming to float across the surface of the water is a ship that conjures up reminders of the Chesapeake’s notorious and vibrant past—a past populated by pirates, merchant vessels, and tales of the Revolutionary War. The Schooner … Continue reading →

The crew hurried to board, they were due in Washington DC to pick up President Benjamin Harrison and the Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Tracy—they were departing from Brooklyn.  Also boarding were collie dogs and a Maltese cat, pets of … Continue reading →

The Eastern Shore is well known as a favorite vacation spot, and enviable place to reside—with the natural beauty of the beaches and bays, and the allure of small town life, coupled with the close proximity to lively resorts.  But … Continue reading →

Nearly one hundred years ago, a gentleman took his surrey, his horse, and his lady out into the woods on the outskirts of Snow Hill , MD to an area known locally as “the furnace.”  This simple act, in the … Continue reading →

Years ago, it was not uncommon to witness, what in modern times, would be a very peculiar scene—horses pulling boats ashore directly onto the beach.  These boats, long sturdy wooden crafts known as pound boats—resembled giant rowboats and were the … Continue reading →

It’s this generation’s “where were you when?”  In the same tragic vein as older generations recalling where they were when John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King were assassinated.  Moments frozen in time, forever uniting those who lived through them—transporting … Continue reading →

On Friday morning Ocean City officials were calling hurricane Irene “Gloria on Steroids.”  For anyone who doesn’t recall, Gloria was the 1985 storm that destroyed large portions of the boardwalk-the worst since the 1962 storm that caused substantial damage to … Continue reading →

As the USS Arthur W. Radford sank quickly to its resting place at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, former combat systems officer Douglas Warner lit up a cigar with a few of his fellow seamen on the retired Naval … Continue reading →