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Historic Towns - Snow Hill
Chartered in 1686, this small settlement grew and prospered as a farming and business community with the Pocomoke River playing a key role. Snow Hill became the county seat in 1742, when the county was formed. It has remained a trading, commercial and governmental hub of a rich agricultural area.
A disastrous fire destroyed the original downtown in 1893 but, fortunately, many of the historic homes and public buildings remain. Its appearance of quiet elegance and tree-lined streets contrast with the bustle of county business. The Pocomoke River attracts boaters, canoers, kayakers, fishermen, birdwatchers--and is a beautiful setting for concerts at the pavilion.
One of the most recognized of the national Negro Baseball League is William Julius "Judy" Johnson who was born in the vicinity of Snow Hill near Newark on October 26, 1899.
Just a few miles from Snow Hill the Nassawango Iron Furnace brings Worcester County history to life. Now a living history museum, it recreates daily life during the mid-nineteenth Century. From 1828 to 1850, the Nassawango Iron Furnace was in its heyday. Hundreds of people -- miners, sawyers and colliers, molders and firemen, carters, draymen and bargemen -- were engaged in gathering iron ore from the nearby bogs, smelting it day and night in the furnace, and loading cooled pig iron bars into barges to be floated down Nassawango Creek to the Pocomoke River.
Other Resources:
Snow Hill's Website: http://www.snowhillmd.com/
Snow Hill Area Historic Sites
Some of the sites on the map below are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Some are marked with an Historic Marker. Some are museums or otherwise noteworthy places. Click on the icons to get more information about each site. Please note that not all sites are open to the public and some locations are not exact.
Click on the marker icons in the map to see more about our historic markers and get directions to them. Use the + and - buttons to zoom out or in. The arrow buttons move the map - or simply use your mouse to drag the map. Put the location you want to go to in the center and then zoom in. Click on the camera icons for information about each site and to get directions to or from your location.
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