 Snow
Hill
by Mindie Burgoyne
ISBN: 0738543446
PRICE: $19.99
Published by Arcadia Publishing
Images of America series
Released November 27, 2006
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Book Description:
Snow Hill, on the banks of the Pocomoke River on
Maryland's Eastern Shore, has been home to farmers,
bankers, merchants, artisans, sea captains, and
politicians for more than 300 years. Founded by
English settlers from a part of London named Snow
Hill," the town became a trading post on the
Pocomoke and was designated a royal port by William
and Mary of England. Trade was the engine that drove
commerce in the town, and the Pocomoke River was the
highway. Imported goods were brought into
Snow Hill to be taxed, and lumber, tobacco, and
crafts by local artisans were exported across the
Atlantic. Snow Hill's economic success spread
rapidly in the 19th century as steamboats carried
passengers to Norfolk and Baltimore and the railroad
brought opportunities to expand local markets.
Hotels, shops, boarding houses, and stately homes
sprang up as the economy expanded. Today
Snow Hill boasts one of the largest
concentrations of historic homes, churches, and
commercial buildings still intact in the state of
Maryland. Residents are committed to preserving the
town's heritage so it will remain "the Treasure of
the Eastern Shore."
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