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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...
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Breathe Interiors is a charming gift shop that offers a wide variety of nature inspired home décor and goods. What’s best is that they try to support local vendors, artists, and craftspeople as much as possible by providing an outlet for them to sell their merchandise. Even when items are imported, they are imported from small businesses. They sell hand Read more...
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First opened in 2013 in Downtown Salisbury, Roadie Joes offers an amazing selection of drinks and food which includes vegan and gluten free options as well. Inside, the ceiling panels are decorated with different art pieces with the designs being chosen through art competitions. In their outdoor seating area, the wall has been turned into a collage of art pieces Read more...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Harvest Grove Market is a farmers’ market located on Cathell Road in Berlin. They offer a fresh selection of local produce. Read more...
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Originally built in 1922, this school house was just one of over 5,000 Rosenwald Schools built in the South through the collaboration between Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald. These schools were vital in providing an education to African American children until Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 desegregated schools nationwide. This school in particular was a remarkable achievement Read more...