Saturday, July 26, 2014

WHAT YEAR IS THIS OLD NEWTOWN BUSINESS REFERENCES?

?This is a photo that I took with my phone so of course it lacks a tremendous amount of clarity and detail that you would be able to see on the original and you can also see it has a crack in the glass that it's framed in. 

This belonged to my father that passed away nigh on 40 years now. It  was in the frame when I was a boy and has remained there since. It was packed away and my Wife recently came across it while organizing some storage. 

It is very detailed with names of streets and many properties ie: Hall & Bro Ship Yard, Marine Railway, Wn. J. S. Clarke S. S. Mill Marine Railway etc. Many of the properties are identified by the owner/occupant/business name. 

Each plot of land is laid out with property lines (most with names) and the plots are much larger than what we have to date, the subdividing had not begun yet. The whole block squared by Clarke, Cedar, Second and Laurel was only 2 plots of land then. 

In the upper left corner the inscription notes 

"NEWTOWN BUSINESS REFERENCES" 
"J. H. WHITE, Constable." 
"Dr. S. S. QUINN, Physician" 
"W. T. TULL, Dealer in foreign and Domestic Dry 
Goods, Groceries, Crockery, Hardware, Hats, Caps, 
Boots, Shoes, Drugs, Medicines, &c. Cheap for 
cash.
TWILLEY & BRO. (W. R. Twilley & S. J. Twilley)
Proprietors Livery, Sale and Exchange Stables.
Passengers conveyed to any part of the
Peninsula. Stables connected with the Clark House.
JAMES L. NOCK, Magistrate.    



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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:36:00 PM

    I think this is an 1877 map from a series. If my memory is correct, it is published ( re-printed) in an atlas at most of the area libraries.
    In the William JS Clarke reference the "SS" stands for steam saw mill.

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  2. Anonymous8:36:00 PM

    I think this is an 1877 map from a series. If my memory is correct, it is published ( re-printed) in an atlas at most of the area libraries.
    In the William JS Clarke reference the "SS" stands for steam saw mill.

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  3. tk for PPE8:48:00 PM

    In the book "Images of America- Pocomoke City" by Norma Miles and Robin Chandler Miles, a copy of what appears to be this map is published on page 14.

    Quoting from the authors, "This map, included in Atlases and Early Maps of the Eastern Shore of Maryland 1877, shows the growth and development along the river and the surrounding area that followed the boom in lumber production and shipbuilding. At the time the map was produced, Newtown's population was 1,500."

    tk

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