This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..
1897.. The young ladies of Stockton are giving their final Leap Year dance.
1954.. Feldman Brothers is opening their new Pocomoke furniture store on Front Street.
1998.. The fire fighting history of Smith Island, going back to the days of the bucket brigade, is recounted.
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1993.. A letter left in the Oval Office desk from a defeated President for his victorious opponent- "Your success now is our country's success. I am routing hard for you."
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Friday, January 31, 2020
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Time Machine: 1961, 2005, 1926, 1880.
November, 1961
Salisbury Times
March, 2005
Baltimore Sun
December, 1926
Worcester Democrat & Ledger Enterprise
February, 1880
1950's .. Twin Towers- a favorite gathering spot in Pocomoke City.
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.
Friday, January 24, 2020
Time Machine Preview
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..
1961.. The new "Pocomoke Thruway" is dedicated.
2005.. The passing at age 94 of a legendary Worcester County attorney.
1926.. (Ad) Phone 272 in Pocomoke for a trial order of the best grade cleanest coal.
1880.. A bizarre marriage in Somerset County that's creating quite a stir.
1961.. The new "Pocomoke Thruway" is dedicated.
2005.. The passing at age 94 of a legendary Worcester County attorney.
1926.. (Ad) Phone 272 in Pocomoke for a trial order of the best grade cleanest coal.
1880.. A bizarre marriage in Somerset County that's creating quite a stir.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Monday, January 20, 2020
Sunday, January 19, 2020
TIME MACHINE: 1925, 1973, 2010, 1982.
October, 1925
Worcester Democrat
December, 1973
(Old postcards article)
Daily Times (Salisbury)
May, 2010
Baltimore Sun
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1982
1959..
Salisbury Times
1978.. A must see at the movies-
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.
Friday, January 17, 2020
Time Machine Preview
This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..
1925.. Work has started on construction of guard rails on the State Road leading from the Pocomoke River Bridge through the swamp to higher ground on the Somerset side.
1973.. Postcard pictures from the early 1900's of three long vanished sites on the lower Eastern Shore.
2010.. The lower shore's political landscape (looking much different than today's).
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1982.. (Ad) "Thinking Ahead For The 80's"- A 10 megabyte computer system.
1925.. Work has started on construction of guard rails on the State Road leading from the Pocomoke River Bridge through the swamp to higher ground on the Somerset side.
1973.. Postcard pictures from the early 1900's of three long vanished sites on the lower Eastern Shore.
2010.. The lower shore's political landscape (looking much different than today's).
ACROSS THE USA
1982.. (Ad) "Thinking Ahead For The 80's"- A 10 megabyte computer system.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Heritage/History Grant For New Parksley Library
The new public library under construction in Parksley is receiving a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment For The Humanities.
View article:
https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/espl-heritage-center-receives-500k-grant/
Sunday, January 12, 2020
TIME MACHINE: 2007, 1898, 1967, 1939.
January, 2007
Baltimore Sun
Footnote: One of the grandchildren, Andrew Tawes, is a co-host of WBOC-TV's "Outdoors Delmarva" program.July, 1898
The Morning News (Wilmington)
August, 1967
Daily Times (Salisbury)
July, 1939
Worcester Democrat
1980.. "Miracle On Ice" at Lake Placid, NY.
1972.. Delmarva Winter..
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.
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