October, 1921
Worcester Democrat
Worcester Democrat
November, 2000
Daily Times (Salisbury)
March, 1994
August, 1915
Baltimore Sun
Footnote: Considering hotel ads from this era the writer's "$2 per" probably referenced the cost per day stay at a hotel, including meals. -tk
1967.. #1 records included "Something Stupid" (Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra), "Penny Lane (The Beatles).
1974.. Gasoline was averaging about 42 cents a gallon; the average annual income was $13,900.
The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011. I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.
1 comment:
People assumed the bridge was held up by concrete pilings or supports because, well, because that's what it looks like.
When the bridge collapsed about 25 years ago everyone was startled to find the bridge was held up by common timber pilings and they had rotted to the point they should have collapsed 50 years ago.
Your friend,
Slim
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