Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

1904.. A young woman from Pocomoke City foregoes a lifestyle of wealth and luxury to move to Philadelphia to join The Salvation Army.

2006.. Consideration is being given to constructing a $136 million ethanol plant near Pocomoke to convert corn to fuel.

1948.. The telephone company is advertising $28 a week starting pay for young women.

1922..  Thousands come to Public Landing for Farmers Day.

1883..  Hungarian laborers are being brought to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 

A Bit Of History Up In Smoke

         Picture courtesy Eastern Shore Fire. Info from shoredailynews.com  .

Fire this week destroyed the barn that was home to the famed pony "Misty" at Beebe Ranch in Chincoteague.  No ponies were injured in the fire.

Assateague Welcomes A New Foal!

(The Dispatch)

View article:
https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2019/06/24/years-third-new-foal-born-on-assateague/

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TIME MACHINE: 1971, 1943, 1889, 2004.

March, 1971

 Democratic Messenger

August, 1943

Baltimore Sun

August, 1889

Burlington Republican (Burlington, Kan.)

(From 15 years ago.. food for thought regarding a balance between tradition and progress on the Eastern Shore.) 
January, 2004

Daily Times (Salisbury)




1977..  Fire destroys the original Wicomico Youth And Civic Center in Salisbury.  

1966..  A new Sci-Fi series called Star Trek is making its debut on TV.

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.