August, 1997
A Pocomoke landmark building, originally the U.S. 13 Restaurant, was heavily damaged by fire in August, 1997. At that time it was known as The Eastern Shoreman Restaurant & Crab House Lounge. The newspaper picture below shows the interior of the restaurant in the early 1950's. Photo courtesy Frances Twyford.
Article excerpt:
The Daily Times (Salisbury)
December, 1966
The Democratic Messenger And The Pocomoke City Messenger
December, 1888
Peninsula Enterprise
October, 1935
Worcester Democrat
1955.. "Autumn Leaves" (Roger Williams), "Sixteen Tons" (Tennessee Ernie Ford), and "Memories Are Made Of This" (Dean Martin) were #1 records.
1976.. Jimmy Carter defeated the incumbent Gerald Ford in the presidential election.
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.