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Dale's Right
Dale's Right is a historic home located near Cambridge, Maryland, Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. It is one of the few houses which falls under the strict definition of a telescope house, where each section is narrower and shorter than the previous one. Each of the three sections appear to date from the first third of the 19th century, about 1830 to 1840, and they are two, one and a half, and one stories, respectively. Dale's Right was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. References External links *, including photo from 1975, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses in Dorchester County, Maryland Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses completed in 1840 Cambridge, Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Dorchester County, Maryland {{DorchesterCountyMD-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 13,096 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality. Cambridge is the fourth most populous city in Maryland's Eastern Shore region, after Salisbury, Elkton and Easton. History Colonial era Settled by English colonists in 1684, Cambridge is one of the oldest colonial cities in Maryland. At the time of English colonization, the Algonquian-speaking Choptank Indians were wandering along the river of the same name. During the colonial years, the English colonists developed farming on the Eastern Shore. The largest plantations were devoted first to tobacco, and then mixed farming. Planters bought enslaved people to farm tobacco and mixed farming. The town was a trading center for the area. The town pier was the center for slave trading for the region, a history well documented by historical markers throughout the town center. National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |