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Local History
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English apple‑shaped tea caddy from around 1720, a lineup of early‑20th‑century tea tins donated by the Burgess family (including McCormick tins from Baltimore, circa 1915–1930), and a porcelain whiskers cup, circa 1880–1910
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Set of $1, $2, $3, and $5 bank notes was issued on May 1, 1862 by the Somerset & Worcester Savings Bank in Salisbury, Maryland
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Mid‑ to late‑19th‑century transferware tea set on loan from Patricia “Tish” Smith Dryden
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1857 bee breeder box and traditional straw bee skep
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Selection of "Silkateen" crochet cotton thread, produced by the American Thread Company
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Original 1793 plat surveyed by William Richardson, along with his compass — the very tool used to determine the direction of lines mapped across the landscape
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Ice skates: Pair on the left is dated 1855, shows the early craftsmanship that helped skating grow from necessity into recreation. The other, a later experimental design, features springs beneath the footplate — a short‑lived innovation meant to cushion or propel the skater
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Penny-farthing bicycle, popular in the 1870s and 1880s
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William Julius “Judy” Johnson (1899–1989) was born in Snow Hill and became one of the greatest third basemen in Negro League baseball. In 1975, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming one of the first Negro League players to receive that honor
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Voting Ballet Box
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Student Desk
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Film History
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Wooden kitchen cabinet filled with historical baking and cooking utensils
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Morse Telegraph
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20th-century antique wooden wall-mounted magneto telephone
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English apple‑shaped tea caddy from around 1720, a lineup of early‑20th‑century tea tins donated by the Burgess family (including McCormick tins from Baltimore, circa 1915–1930), and a porcelain whiskers cup, circa 1880–1910
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English apple‑shaped tea caddy from around 1720, a lineup of early‑20th‑century tea tins donated by the Burgess family (including McCormick tins from Baltimore, circa 1915–1930), and a porcelain whiskers cup, circa 1880–1910
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Set of $1, $2, $3, and $5 bank notes was issued on May 1, 1862 by the Somerset & Worcester Savings Bank in Salisbury, Maryland
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Mid‑ to late‑19th‑century transferware tea set on loan from Patricia “Tish” Smith Dryden
04
1857 bee breeder box and traditional straw bee skep
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Selection of "Silkateen" crochet cotton thread, produced by the American Thread Company
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Original 1793 plat surveyed by William Richardson, along with his compass — the very tool used to determine the direction of lines mapped across the landscape
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Ice skates: Pair on the left is dated 1855, shows the early craftsmanship that helped skating grow from necessity into recreation. The other, a later experimental design, features springs beneath the footplate — a short‑lived innovation meant to cushion or propel the skater
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Penny-farthing bicycle, popular in the 1870s and 1880s
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William Julius “Judy” Johnson (1899–1989) was born in Snow Hill and became one of the greatest third basemen in Negro League baseball. In 1975, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming one of the first Negro League players to receive that honor
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Voting Ballet Box
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Student Desk
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Film History
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Wooden kitchen cabinet filled with historical baking and cooking utensils
14
Morse Telegraph
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20th-century antique wooden wall-mounted magneto telephone
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