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Archives Of Maryland: Back River

ARCHIVES OF MARYLAND VOLUME XLVI (Assembly Series, Volume 22) PROCEEDINGS AND ACTS OF THE ASSEMBLY, 1748-51. BACK RIVER Back River (also called in early times the North West River) and Middle River were formerly regarded as branches of Gunpowder River. … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Guttenberger’s Store

Click to enlarge Goodbye, Guttenberger’s Store By Jackie Nickel (The Avenue News 5/30/1991) A chapter of Essex history concludes today as John Guttenberger closes for the last time the doors of the general store at the corner of Eastern and … Continue reading

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Civic activism can be a fulltime, fulfilling job

Avenuenews.com Well, just as the fall season of prime time TV kicks off, the new season of civic/improvement association meetings begins. Which means I, and many others like me, will be out two or three evenings a week, keeping abreast … Continue reading

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