The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-09-17
HERE AND THERE ON THE
DEL-MAR-VA PENINSULA
Items of Interest Prepared BY
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore

Mar-Va P0n1nSuIa is the WOrIQ
largest and best known manufac-
turer of powder, chemicals and ex-
plosives and allied products. The
section contains several OF Ameri-
cans largest manufacturers. of under
wear. The worlds largest single
canning plant for oysters and the
worlds most productive oyster beds
are located on the edges of Chesa-
peake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
inlets of the Peninsula. On the
Peninsula are found the largest
cotton dyeing and finishing works
in the world; the largest manufac-
turer of braided rubber hose in the
world; the worlds center of the
manufacture of vulcanized. fibre; the
worlds center of glazed kid and
morocco leather manufacturing and
he. largest manufacturer of wooden
spoon in the world.
The Eastern Shore of Virginia has
4 most interesting history. Origi
1dlly tuC WnOIC IOtll w 90 SoAAON
''Accawmacke" an Indian word
meaning ION the other side of the
Bay" and historically this region
was one of the original shires into
which Virginia, was divided in 1912
In 1862 division was made into
The two counties of today-Accoma
and Northampton.
Onancock, near the Maryland
line, was one of the nineteen towns
in Virginia ordered by the General
Assembly to be built for the load
ing of vessels-four of which sur
vive-Norfolk, Onancock, Urbanna
Tappahannock.
Unique among places in American
is Chincoteague Island, Z miles long
and only one mile wide,-tive miles
off the Eastern Shore of Virginia,
part of Accomac county, up toward!
the Maryland line. When the tirs
settlers arrived they found ponies
running wild on the Island, and
Chincoteague ponies feed on the
long saltwater grass today. The
Indians claim that these ponies came
from ship wrecked Off the coast
Chincoteague is world famous for it,
large deep sea oysters.
Four hundred and tifty-thret
manufacturing establishments were
reported in 1928 for the State o
Delaware. These establishments EN-
ploy 23,1SS people. The value OF
products in 1928 was $128,951,304'
the value in 1921 was $S6,756,312
Note the increase. -
In Milford Section of Delaware
asparagus nets the farmer an aver
age of $500 per acre.
Broccoli was first planted in this
section by Thomas D. Thomas, an
italian farmer near Laurel, two
years ago from one pound of seed.
It is said that one pound of seed has
produced $4,000 for the origina
planter Broccoli is now beins
marketed in large quantities on The
Oel-Mar-Va Peninsula.
At Berlin, Maryland, is located
the Harrison Nurseries, the largest
growers of fruit trees in the world.
According to the Department OF
Forestry of Maryland the following
percentages represent the wooded
area of the Maryland counties on tn
Peninsula: Caroline 80 per cent
Cecil "a per cent, Dorchester 3
per cent, Kent 10 per cent, Quee
Anne 26 per cent, Somerset rs pc
cent, Talbot 20 per cent, Wicomic
46 per cent, Worcester AZ per cent
There are thirteen fresh water
bass and pickerel ponds in Wicomict
county, Maryland.
In 1929under the direction of the
ish culturist Parks, 2O,0OO,OOC
white and 50,000,000 yellow perch |
we're Matched and liberated in the
Chesapeake Bay by the State OF
Maryland, 306,9S5 trout were hatch.
ed out and distributed also.
A total of 1,S51,15S bushel OF |
oysters were actually recorded an6 |
taxed as coming from the Eastern
Shore of Maryland counties for tn,
season 1885.
The Accomac and Northampton |
Schools in comparison with the other
9S schools of the State of Virginie
rank by efficiency groups: Northamp
ton 10th, Accomac 10th. The edu-
cational index numbers being |
1887, Accomac 63:1O.
FLY EASILY LICKED
In striking contrast with a few |