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East New Market
. . . Was settled during the second half of the
Seventeenth Century. The region was first mentioned in a grant to Henry
Sewell dated 1649, in London, England. East New Market began emerging as
a territory within Dorchester County, originally inhabited by Indians.
Early maps prepared by Augustine Hermann denote a small village and fort
belonging to these early dwellers. After colonization became established,
it is believed that the first white settler was John Edmondson, a Quaker
who travelled here from Virginia in the 1660's seeking religious freedom.
Shortly after the arrival of Edmondson, he was
joined by Colonel James O'Sullivane and two of the O'Sullivane brothers.
They along with their descendents would later be recognized as the first
families of the area presently known as Historic East New Market.
Today this historic district contains almost all
of the early residences established by its original founders offering excellent
examples of colonial architecture. Typically as the village developed,
so did its architectural styles creating a spectrum of designs and trends.
The East New Market Historic District is bounded
on the South and East by Md. Rt. 392, on the West side by Creamery Road.
The District is intersected by Md. Rts. 14 and 16, which provide the main
thoroughfares and along which most of the town buildings are located. The
village consists of approximately seventy-five buildings that represent
a variety of Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Century architecture. |
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