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Anonymous said...One must keep in mind that Hall Highway didn't actually exist when these photos were taken, and would not be built until the early 1960s. J. Millard Tawes, a Crisfield resident, was elected Governor in 1958 and made some wholesale changes to the Maryland government, one of which was the establishment of the State Roads Commission. One of the first projects for the new commission was construction of Hall Highway, a four-lane highway that starts nowhere and goes nowhere. But the Governor's wife, Avalynne, wanted it so she could get to the grocery store without having to drive through mud so it got built.
You won't find that in any official history book, but I was there, knew Millard and Avalynne and know the unofficial (but real) story.
Anonymous said...I don't recall when trains stopped running in Crisfield but I do remember the Railway Express Agency office and warehouse on the dock at the end of Hall Highway and I can further recall a steam locomotive running on the tracks in the middle of the street as late as 1956.
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I don't recall when trains stopped running in Crisfield but I do remember the Railway Express Agency office and warehouse on the dock at the end of Hall Highway and I can further recall a steam locomotive running on the tracks in the middle of the street as late as 1956.
ReplyDeleteOne must keep in mind that Hall Highway didn't actually exist when these photos were taken, and would not be built until the early 1960s. J. Millard Tawes, a Crisfield resident, was elected Governor in 1958 and made some wholesale changes to the Maryland government, one of which was the establishment of the State Roads Commission. One of the first projects for the new commission was construction of Hall Highway, a four-lane highway that starts nowhere and goes nowhere. But the Governor's wife, Avalynne, wanted it so she could get to the grocery store without having to drive through mud so it got built.
ReplyDeleteYou won't find that in any official history book, but I was there, knew Millard and Avalynne and know the unofficial (but real) story.