A Town On The Bay
Betterton is a small town of under 400 on the Chesapeake Bay. Looking at it today one would not know that during the 1st half of the 20th Century it was a summer resort with arcades and amusements for people to escape the heat of the cities of Baltimore and Philadelphia. There were daily scheduled [...]
A Big Summer Event in Delaware
Harrington, Delaware is the home of one of the biggest events to be held in Delaware during the summer. The Delaware State Fair draws folks from all around the Delmarva Peninsula for an annual trip of fun and entertainment. The 90th annual fair begins on July 23, 2009 and continues to the first of August. [...]
Happy Independence Day
On Monday July 1776, the Continental Congress began the debate on the resolution that Richard Henry Lee of Virginia had made on June 6th. A final vote was taken the next day, July 2nd. It was passed even though South Carolina still wasn’t in favor of independence, but Edward Rutledge, who opposed independence and had [...]
Facts about Delmarva
The Delmarva Peninsula occupies portions of three states. It’s named is formed from letters from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The peninsula has a land area of nearly 6,000 square miles. There are 2000 miles of coastline for the Chesapeake Bay, 381 miles for the Delaware Bay and 150 miles coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. The [...]
A Political Town
Federalsburg, Maryland is located in southern Caroline county on the Delmarva Peninsula at the headwaters of the Marshyhope Creek. The creek flows into the Nanicoke River and was known in colonial times as a northwest fork of the Nanticoke River. In 1789 a store was established there around a bridge that was used for traffic [...]
The Delmarva Peninsula
I am proud to live on the Delmarva Peninsula in Chestertown, a small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. I also publish a Web site dedicated to the region, ShoreToBeFun.com. Beginning with this post on each 1st Saturday I will be posting something about the region. The Delmarva Peninsula occupies portions of three states. It’s named [...]
Pan Am Flight 214
Pam Am flight 214, a Boeing 707-121, took off from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport at 4:10 p.m. EST on December 8, 1963 for a flight to Philadelphia Philadelphia. The 73 passengers and 8 crew on board had no idea that they would go down in history. The airplane was built in 1958 and was [...]
Battle of Cooch Bridge – Delaware’s Only Revolutionary Battle
During August and September of 1777, the Colonial Troops of the United States lead by George Washington were fighting battles near the colonial capital Philadelphia. During this campaign the only battle fought in Delaware, the Battle of Cooch Bridge occurred. The engagement began on August 30th and by September 3rd the British and Hessian troops [...]
The Great Hurricane of 1933
1933 had a very active summer for hurricanes. By mid-August there had already been 7 recorded storms with one of them turning into a hurricane. Beginning on August 17th a storm was detected northeast of the Leeward Islands. When the center of the storm made landfall of the United States over Norfolk, Virginia as a [...]
Delaware Beaches – Bethany, Dewey and Rehoboth
Bethany Beach was conceived in 1887 as an eastern seaside resort for the Disciples of Christ Church by Dr. F.D. Power. By 1894 there was a site established for summer camp religious retreats. The first town government was formed in 1902. From its beginnings Bethany Beach has strived to be a family resort community. Because [...]
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