TIME MACHINE ... 2002, 1974, 1654, 2004, 1852, 1992.

"Friendliest Town On The Eastern Shore."  Our tradition runs deep.  Excerpt from a letter to the editor from a visitor to Newtown, (former name of Pocomoke City) published in the Baltimore Sun, April 28,1847.

This place (Newtown) is a pretty snug little village, containing about 500 clever and hospitable inhabitants; it has good wide streets, quite clear of that "eye sore," known mostly over the Peninsula by the name of "deep sand"; the houses, though built of frame, are generally built substantially and with some discretion and taste; there are two neat, new, and quite handsome frame churches in it; as for the merchants of the place, suffice it to state that they are very clever and hospitable.  F. Mezick, Esq., the landlord with whom I stopped, and his very obliging and jolly assistant, are richly deserving of a passing notice, for the good treatment and the extension of the many civilities to "the stranger."

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May, 2002
 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pa.)

            

June, 1974 (excerpt)
Daily Times (Salisbury)

  


October, 1654

Maryland State Archives (Original Spellings)


Assembly Proceedings, October 1654

Stealing of Indians

Whatsoever person or persons that shall steale any friend Indian or Indians whatsoever or be accessary in Stealing them and shall sell him or them or transport them out of the County shall be punished with death, and if any shall intice 'pswade or attempt the stealing or Selling of any friend Indian or Indians shall be Censured according as the Court shall think fitt, and if any shall make Information thereof he shall be satisfied out of the Estate of the offendor as the Court shall think fitting.



April, 2004
Somerset Herald (Princess Anne)

(Excerpt)

Tyler is '04 Teacher of the Year

Marion Sarah Peyton teacher picked from eight nominees 

PRINCESS ANNE-  April Tyler, who started her career 14 years ago in Maryland's last one-room school house, was named Somerset County's Teacher of the Year at an awards banquet last week.

Tyler was also named Elementary Teacher of the Year.

For six years Tyler was the teacher for students in kindergarten through sixth grade at the tiny, one room school at Tylerton on Smith Island. After it was closed by the Board Of Education eight years ago, Tyler at Woodson Middle School in Crisfield for six years.

For the past two years she has been a math and language arts teacher at Marion Sarah Peyton school.



July, 1852  
The Sun (Baltimore)

1992 technology.. here's how you could listen to a CD in your car!

 FOOTNOTE: Years earlier, when audio cassette tapes were becoming popular a similar method was used to play the cassettes through your car's radio.  In the mid/late 1960's and early 1970's when most vehicles still had only AM radios, FM converter boxes were becoming available. In the mid 1930's the luxury of adding a radio to your vehicle was being promoted.-tk

                                                              (1937)


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