HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS / HISTORIC SITES

Annie Oakley House
28 Bellevue Avenue
Cambridge, MD
http://visitdorchester.org/annie-oakleys-house
Former home of Wild West Sharpshooter Annie Oakley was designed and built in 1912 by Annie when she and her husband Frank Butler retired to Cambridge. Bungalow is typical of the period except for a few features characteristic of the Butler’s unique lifestyle.

Christ Church
601 Church Street
Cambridge, MD 410-228-3161
www.christchurchcambridge.org
Constructed of green serpentine stone, this 1883 structure features 32 stained-glass windows and pre-Revolutionary graveyard.

Costen House and Hall Memorial Garden
206 Market Street
Pocomoke City, MD 410-957-3110
http://costenhousemuseum.org
Constructed shortly after the Civil War, this fine example of Victorian Italianate architecture served as the home of the first mayor of Pocomoke.

East New Market Historic District
East New Market, MD
410-943-8112
http://visitdorchester.org/east-new-market
This 1660 village, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, offers excellent examples of colonial architecture as you follow the self-guided tour through the residences of the original founders.

Mason-Dixon Marker
Route 54
Mardela Springs, MD 410-548-4914
www.visitmaryland.org/listing/history-heritage/mason-dixon-marker-1768
Southern end of the north-south line of the Mason-Dixon boundary settled the boundary disputes between the Penn and Calvert families, whose coats of arms it bears. Several other English limestone markers are collected here, making it Maryland’s answer to Stonehenge.

Nassawango Iron Furnace
3816 Old Furnace Road
Snow Hill, MD 410-632-2032
www.furnacetown.com
Maryland’s only bog ore furnace is surrounded by an early 19th century village nestled in the heart of the scenic Pocomoke Forest. Activities and artisan shops make this an interactive center.

Poplar Hill Mansion
117 Elizabeth Street
Salisbury, MD 410-749-1776
www.poplarhillmansion.org
This 2 1/2 story Federal period house is noted for exterior details, including Palladian and bullseye windows and finely carved interior woodwork.

Spocott Windmill
1609 Hudson Road
Cambridge, MD
http://spocottwindmill.org
The only existing post windmill used for grinding grain in Maryland is surrounded by a tenant farm house, Victorian schoolhouse and a country market—a museum setting of local history.

Third Haven Meeting House
405 South Washington Street
Easton, MD 410-822-0293
www.thirdhaven.org
The town of Easton was built around this early settlement site, believed to be the oldest frame building dedicated to religious meetings in America (circa 1685). William Penn preached here and Lord Baltimore attended services.

Underground Railroad
Cambridge, MD
410-820-8350
http://harriettubmanbyway.org/harriet-tubman-museum
The Brodess Plantation is the birthplace of Harriet Tubman, founder of the Underground Railroad used by slaves during the Civil War.

Taylors Island
Route 16
Evidence of the county’s earliest settlements can be found here, including 16th century churches and schoolhouse. Schoolhouse includes authentic Island General Store and museum with regional antiques and memorabilia.