Roosevelt’s Visit to Denton, Labor Day 1938

On Labor Day, September 5, 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Maryland’s Eastern Shore delivering a nationally broadcast speech from Denton, Caroline County. Newspaper accounts were that there were 5000 to 10,000 people in attendance to watch Roosevelt deliver Read More …

Battle of Caulk’s Field – 200th Anniversary Celebration in 2014

Between the burning of Washington and the attack on Fort McHenry was the Battle of Caulk’s Field on the Delmarva Peninsula in Kent County, MD. Taking place on the night of August 30 and early morning hours of August 31, Read More …