I had an assignment to photograph the Grand Opening and Ribbon cutting for the Shore Crier on May 2, 2019. I decided to leave a little early to take a walk in Downtown Denton, the Court House and the town’s Arts and Entertainment District. The Denton Artsway covers 90 acres of downtown Denton. Photographs from the Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting can be see on the FB Page for Shore Crier
A view of Denton’s Main Street.
Caroline County’s Courthouse is located in Downtown Denton.
Across from the County Court House is the Town of Denton’s Town Hall. The building was at once a bank.
On Labor Day September 5, 1938 President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a speech in Denton. The speech was nationally broadcasted on radio.
This is one of two location that I am aware that Roosevelt delivered a speech on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The other location is at Washington College in Chestertown. In Cambridge there is a monument to Roosevelt with a portion of the ship that Roosevelt used during WWII.
The Foundry is an art gallery and gift shop that is managed by the Caroline County Council of Arts.
Nehemiah Fountain Cobbler Shop is Denton’s oldest commercial building. The shop dates to around 1818. The building was saved from demolition by the Caroline County Historical Society and moved to its current location on the Artsway.
