Tag: Worcester County

At the Delmarva Discovery Museum visitors can explore 16,000 square feet of universally-accessible exhibits featuring the natural and cultural histories of Delmarva’s Chesapeake Bay region. The Delmarva is the 170-mile long peninsula flanked by the Chesapeake Bay on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other and is comprised of parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Discover how the Read more...

Maryland Coastal Bays exists to protect and conserve the waters and surrounding watershed of Maryland’s five coastal bays located behind Ocean City and Assateague Island. Read more...

Lower Shore Land Trust is dedicated to preserving rural lands, to promoting vibrant towns, and to building a more healthy and connected Eastern Shore.  Our vision is of a future where the Eastern Shore’s distinct, vibrant towns are the centerpieces of engaged rural communities and surrounded by thriving natural and working lands and healthy waterways. Read more...

Learn how Worcester County’s African American’s long and rich history. Discover the people, places and events that have helped shape the cultural traditions of the Delmarva Peninsula. You can also visit specially designated African American Heritage sites in Worcester County with educational signage: The Germantown School Community Heritage Center  Sturgis One Room School Museum Birthplace of Rev. Charles Albert Tindley Read more...

Memorabilia associated with Isaiah Fassett, one of the area’s longest surviving Civil War veterans, and other African American Civil War soldiers are in the collections of the Calvin B.Taylor House Museum here in Berlin. Read more...

The Saint Martin’s Church in Showell, Maryland, is a unique piece of Worcester County heritage. The structure was built in 1744 and served as the official “church of state” for those living nearby. By the 1840’s nearby residents moved closer to the bustling town of Berlin and switched to the parish there. For awhile St Martin’s Church continued to be Read more...

The Bald Cypress Nature Trail is part of the Pocomoke River State Forest & Park.  This trail is a 1-mile long self-guided glimpse of three forest types on the edge of the Pocomoke River: a pine grove, mixed hardwoods and bald cypress swamp. Observe three distinct plant communities competing and changing under the influence of the natural environment. A brochure Read more...

The town of Berlin, otherwise referred to as “America’s Coolest Small Town,”  is just 10 miles from the beach, but it’s more than a tourist destination for sunshine and summer fun. Historically charming and artistically alive, Berlin has a lot to offer, from festivals and art strolls to locally-owned shops and restaurants that can’t be found anywhere else in the Read more...