Monday, May 28, 2018

1992 HURLOCK MARYLAND CENTENNIAL



HURLOCK MARYLAND
TO OBSERVE CENTENNIAL
1992

GAIL DEAN - DORCHESTER EDITOR, STAR DEMOCRAT
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1992



Hurlock is planing to celebrate it's centennial this fall, with a very appropriate
centerpiece, a railroad station dating back to the era when Hurlock was founded in 1892.

There will be a parade, train rides, historical pageant, arts and crafts, and, musical
entertainment, which are to be a part of the celebration of Hurlock's 100th birthday.

Mayor Don Bradley is head of the committees to over see the event.

The Railroad Station is an appropriate symbol for the town which got it's start
as a railroad freight station.

This station building has been moved from Willamsburg to Hurlock under very
soggy conditions and set to rest in an old part of town which was the site of a Methodist
Camp Meeting grounds. The structure has German style siding and a slate roof, dated
to 1891. The restoration of the station is a separate project but there are hopes the station
interior may be ready in time for the centennial.

The Hurlock Centennial is being patterned after the North Dorchester Heritage
' Festival held June in 1955 and a tentative date of October 3 & 4 has been set. During
this fest, it was a mandate that all of the towns men grow beards or mustaches like those
in fashion at thr turn of the century.




Abstract: Dated May 28, 2018, by Harrison H., source, Easton, Maryland's, Star
Democrat, Monday, March 16, 1992 by Gail Dean, Dorchester Editor,

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