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This is a picture of the Isle of Wight Bay, in the middle of a cold winter day.  If you look at the water near these reeds you can tell that its actually frozen.   The Isle of Wight Bay is one of many connected waterways that stretch between the both Assateague and Ocean City and the main land of the eastern shore.  This interactive map will show you the different waterway names as they stretch from the VA border to the DE border. 

As a followup to Wednesday’s post, here is a picture of a plaque standing just outside the courthouse dedicated to the soldiers from Worcester County who died in the first world war.   The courthouse is also the site of a similar plauque comemorating those who gave their lives in the second world war, as well as two smaller plaques along the walkway dedicated to the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. 

Thanks to contributing photographer Shelly for this picture.  

 Also a note to Bryan about his comment on Wednesday, I do have a picture of the church, but I am not happy with it.   Monday was a tough day for photographs, and I plan to go back this summer to take a better shot. 

Here is the Queponco Railway station located smack in the middle of Worcester County, between Berlin and Snow Hill.  It was built in 1911, by the Pennsylvania railroad, used for a brief while and then sold in the 60’s.  It found itself in a state of disrepair and then a group of concerned citizens found that to be unacceptable.  Since 1990 those citizens have repaired and maintained the station.   

That show on the ground was the only remnant on Monday of Sunday’s snow flurries. 

Of course the snow that everyone made such a big deal out of on sunday morning turned out to be next to nothing at all. However, MDP was determined to make a big deal of it by heading to ….. Snow Hill.   There was little snow left on the ground there, but the overcast sky accented whatever was left.  

Show Hill was once a booming town due to its riverside location and its proximity to the Atlantic.  The Pocomoke river still continues to wind though town, though there’s little commerce left on the river.  

Snow Hill is the seat of Worcester County, and so this building serves as the county courthouse.   It was built after a fire destroyed the previous courthouse and jail, which were built after a fire destroyed the original courthouse and jail.   This brick building has withstood the ages, though the woodwork is certainly starting to show its age.