Civic Center Fire Was 40 Years Ago

        (Photo from Salisbury Independent)

The original Wicomico Youth And Civic Center in Salisbury was destroyed by fire on June 25, 1977.

See article..
http://salisburyindependent.net/history/40-years-ago-civic-center-fire-changed-community/

"Katherine" Is Visiting

(The Virginian-Pilot)

If you are out drum fishing off Oyster, keep an eye out for Katherine.

The great white shark sent a satellite ping Sunday afternoon from a location about 10 miles off Cobb Island, one of the Eastern Shore barrier islands just east of the town of Oyster.

Katherine is one of the many sharks caught and tagged by Ocearch, a shark research organization.

Katherine last came to the surface of the Atlantic Ocean about 80 miles off Virginia Beach several weeks ago.

When she was tagged off Cape Cod four years ago, Katherine was 14 feet, 2 inches long and weighed 2,300 pounds.

Much bigger these days, she would be recognized by the large satellite tag mounted to her dorsal fin.

You can keep up with Katherine and all the other sharks at www.ocearch.org

(2013 photo of "Katherine" off of Cape Cod)

Summertime Around Town!

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http://www.cityofpocomoke.com/calendar.html

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TIME MACHINE: Circa 1938, 1989, 1983, 1928.

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Before coming to Pocomoke City in the late 1930's, serving as a hotel for about eleven years, the sidewheeler Governor Emerson C. Harrington was used on the Clairborne-Annapolis ferry run from 1919 to 1937.

WICIPEDIA:

Built in 1901. 201-foot. sidewheeler. Originally named the Thomas Patten and in service in New York Harbor.

Capacity: 42 vehicles. 1000 passengers.

Bought in 1919, renamed the Gov. Emerson C. Harrington and placed in service on 19 Jun 1919, under Capt. Thomas Mann.

Sold in 1938 to C. K. Duncan, who brought the vessel to Pocomoke City, Maryland, and made it into a floating restaurant, nightclub and hotel. In 1949, the superstructure was stripped off and her furnishings purchased by the VFW for their new post home. The vessel was brought to a Baltimore scrap yard.


April, 1989

The New Journal (Wilmington)

June, 1983

The Salisbury Times

July, 1928

The Evening Journal (Wilmington)

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TIME MACHINE: 1880, 1935, 2000.

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The Pocomoke City scandal of 1880.

January, 1880

 The New York Times

June, 1880

The New York Times

July, 1935

The Morning News (Wilmington)

February, 2000

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

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White Marlin Open Winner Disqualified

After a lengthy court battle a decision has been handed down in the dispute regarding last year's declared winner of $2.8 million in Ocean City's White Marlin Open Tournament.

Full article:
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2017/06/14/court-rules-for-white-marlin-open-in-prize-money-dispute/

TIME MACHINE: 1979, 1905, 1947, 1911, 1968.

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March, 1979

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

October, 1905

The Washington Post

February, 1947

The Morning News (Wilmington)

November, 1911

The Baltimore Sun

November, 1968

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

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Remembering

The Pocomoke Public Eye fondly recalls our late colleague, Brenda Wise, - "JMMB" - whose passing was in June, 2014.

Phone Generations

If you're a senior 65+ you might recall when the dial telephone made its' debut in Pocomoke City in the early 1960's.  Prior to that time, of course, the operator came on the line when you picked up the receiver and you told her the number you wanted to call.  Pocomoke may have been the last exchange on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to receive dial phone service.

In New York City the first dial telephones were put into use in the early 1920's.  The New York times told readers they would be their own operators and described in detail how users would make a call using their new dial telephones.

This Thursday At Cypress Park..

Pocomoke City's Concert in the Park Summer Series begins on June 8th at 6:30pm with the Eastern Shore's Best Jazz Band, The Larks!

FREE to the public! Bring your lawn chairs or enjoy bleacher seating with a scenic view of the beautiful Pocomoke River.

Refreshments available for purchase.

For more info or a full calendar of events please visit DowntownPocomoke.com

TIME MACHINE: Puncheon Landing- A Stone's Throw From Pocomoke City

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March, 1998

The Daily Times (Salisbury)

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