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This edifice originated out of the Trinity United Methodist Worship Center. Built in 1887, Mt. Zion ceased to function as a church in 2002 and became a community center for local residents. Since 2002, it has hosted family reunions, funerals, weddings, and other events. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Maryland Register for Historic Read more...

Ancestors of members of this church worshipped during slavery in the balcony of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. In 1841, they organized a separate congregation and worshipped at that site until 1860. By 1861, the members purchased land and built a school and a church, the John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1884, the Delaware Conference of the Episcopal Church granted Read more...

Entertainment in the form of motion pictures was obtainable in local theaters in the principal towns, although seating was segregated between the main auditorium and the balcony for white and black ticket holders. The Mar- Va Theater in Pocomoke City, built in 1927 and redecorated 10 years later, survives with a separate staircase, ticket booth, bathroom, and concession stand in Read more...

Mt. Zion One-room Schoolhouse was originally built around 1859 in Mt. Zion (near Whitton), this schoolhouse was operated until 1931. From that point, the building sat until Dr. Paul Cooper, Superintendent of Schools, had the building moved to Snow Hill in 1959 in an effort to preserve the schoolhouse for future generations. At the time, the structure was in a Read more...

The village of Allen falls between Princess Anne and Salisbury has been endeavoring to preserve their local culture and history with the help of the Allen Historical Society. This effort was aided by the opening of the Allen Historical Society Museum in the Huffington-Pollitt House where visitors and residents can learn more about the history of Allen through various exhibits. Read more...

Thought to have been built in 1866, the Calvary M.E. Church (also referred to as Bishop Methodist Church) is a small church located in what remains of the Glass Hill community. Once the heart of the community, the church remains a symbol of Glass Hill and the African American community built around it. The old Glass Hill School, first built Read more...

The Franklin Hotel was a hotel catering to African Americans when segregation was enforced. The building was constructed in 1930 and was known as the Mainlake Building. The bottom floor hosted a restaurant and four spaces for shops while the second floor held apartments. In 1955 the Franklin Hotel was established by Melvin E. and Donzelle Hutt and the hotel Read more...

In 1929 Pittsville the first fire hall was built after the fire department had been established the following year. In the 1970s, a new fire house was built on the other corner of Main Street and Gumboro Road, replacing the fire hall which went on to serve several purposes in the following years. It was not until the 2000s that Read more...

This train station, built in 1900, was once part of the Baltimore, Chesapeake, & Atlantic Railroad, which had bought the Wicomico & Pocomoke Railroad Company in 1894. Originally running from Salisbury to Berlin, the Wicomico & Pocomoke Line charter was first granted in 1848 and was completed in 1868. In 1874 the line was extended south to Snow Hill. This Read more...

Originally built around 1870, Glass Hill School served as an African American single room school house. It was originally situated on Glass Hill Road across from the Calvary M.E. Church. In the early 1980s the school was moved to Maple Street where it now sits next to the old Passenger Station. Read more...