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''[[United States|United States | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Delmarva Peninsula|Delmarva Peninsula]]'' | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Lower Delmarva is comprised of Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico counties in Maryland and southern Sussex County in Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref> The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay. | Lower Delmarva is comprised of Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico counties in Maryland and southern Sussex County in Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.<ref>http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/dho/themes/index.html</ref> The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay. | ||
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== Places / Localities == | == Places / Localities == | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== African American ==== | ==== African American ==== | ||
[http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=afridesc African American Resources] ~ Maryland State Archives | [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=afridesc African American Resources] ~ Maryland State Archives | ||
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==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
[http://mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] ~ Maryland Archives | [http://mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland] ~ Maryland Archives | ||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
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==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
[http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=S1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ] ~ Maryland Archives | [http://guide.mdsa.net/series.cfm?action=viewSeries&ID=S1430 Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ] ~ Maryland Archives | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||