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Wicocomico is also written Wiccocomoco, Wighcocomoco, Wicomico, and Wicacoan. Originally just the name of a single band, the Wicocomico became an umbrella term for survivors of related bands in the 1650s. History 17th century. The Wicocomico people were encountered by Captain John Smith in 1608 as he explored Virginia.
History. Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867.. Politics and government. Wicomico County was granted a charter form of government in 1964. In the period after the Reconstruction era, Wicomico County became solidly Democratic due to its strong support for secession and state efforts to disenfranchise most blacks by raising barriers to voter registration.
The Wicomico Truth and Reconciliation Initiative (WTRI) is a movement in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, to address the community's history of white supremacy through education and advocacy. The organization was formed in 2018 by James Yamakawa and Amber Green. [1]
74000978 [1] Added to NRHP. December 31, 1974. Long Hill is a historic home overlooking Wetipquin Creek in Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It was built about 1767 and is a five bay wide wood panelled and brick house set on a brick foundation laid in Flemish bond. It is an essentially untouched Maryland dwelling, dating from ...
24-37875. GNIS feature ID. 0584921. Website. www .hebronmd .com. Hebron is a town in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,084 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the hometown of pro-wrestler Mark Hildreth and politician Scott Taylor .
Thomas Mathew (died 1706) was an English merchant who became a planter and politician in the Colony of Virginia.He owned property in Northumberland County and was one of the first burgesses representing Stafford County in the House of Burgesses when it was formed.
Salisbury (/ ˈ s ɔː l z b ə r i / SAWLZ-bə-ree) is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Salisbury is the largest city in the state's Eastern Shore region, with a population of 33,050 at the 2020 census. Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Website. FamilySearch Library. The FamilySearch Library ( FSL ), formerly the Family History Library, is a genealogical research facility in downtown Salt Lake City. The library is open to the public free of charge and is operated by FamilySearch, the genealogical arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).