Turn back the hands of time and learn more about Worcester County's people, culture, and past at these three sites!
Worcester County is made up of Snow Hill, Berlin, Ocean City, and other areas around the Eastern Shore! And while it has its fill of amusements, from parks and shops to beaches and clubs, there is something a lot of people skimp on checking out when they visit: history. The county has
plenty of fascinating history! Visit these historical sites in Worcester County to see what went down in days past!
Rackliffe House
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Where: 11700 Tom Patton Lane (Berlin, MD)
Contact Information: Click
here for the website
The Rackliffe House is ripe with history that spans all the way back to 1250 BC! According to the
website, Native Americans originally occupied the area that would later become the Rackliffe family's 1,700-acre plantation. Nowadays you can watch reenactments of coastal Maryland plantation life at the site and learn about the Native Americans that lived on the land, too.
"In its time, Rackliffe House has witnessed marauding Spanish galleons, Barbary pirate ships, and English men-of-war," the site says. "The house has stood through the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War."
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St. Martin's Episcopal Church
Where: 11413 Old Worcester Highway (Showell, MD)
Contact Information: Click
here for the website
Take a peek into the county's religious history at St. Martin's Episcopal Church! The
website states that it was built between 1756 and 1763 for the Worcester Parish. After that, the church was infrequently used, especially after a new church was erected in Berlin. Because of the disuse, by the 1970s, the church was not in good shape, to say the least.
But, in 1993, the St. Martin's Church Foundation was established and began a restoration project on the church to bring it back to its former state! Now, the church is a museum that is open to the public and holds events throughout the year.
Delmarva Discovery Center
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Where: 2 Market Street (Pocomoke City, MD)
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here for the website
Allow the Delmarva Discovery Center to take you on a journey through the history of Delmarva, the Pocomoke River, and the Cypress Swamp! You can wander through their Delmarva History exhibit to learn more about the Native Americans and the first settlers in the area or head to their recreation of the Cypress Swamp and see if you can find the grey tree frogs.
Have you been to any of these sites before? What interesting facts did you learn there? Tell us in the comments below!
