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Maryland Historical Magazine, 1906: “Planter’s Paradise” on Middle River

Maryland Historical Magazine January 1, 1906 Maryland Historical Society. THE FIRST FOUNDER, SEATER OF BOHEMIA MANOR, ANNO 1661. I mention the name of Captain Thomas Cornwaleys, the Counsellor of Lord Baltimore, called by Bozman “the guardian genius of the Province,” … Continue reading

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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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