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    Easton
    Easton
    Easton
    Ebook137 pages29 minutes

    Easton

    By Mindie Burgoyne

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    Named Easton in 1788, the principal town on Maryland s Eastern Shore grew to be its center of government and commerce. These images chart Easton s transformation into Maryland s eastern hub for the arts, culture, and entertainment, revealing the town s treasure trove of Victorian and Colonial buildings, historic streetscapes, and the oldest Quaker meetinghouse in the United States.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateNov 21, 2007
    ISBN9781439619452
    Easton
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    Mindie Burgoyne

    Mindie Burgoyne is a travel writer and tour operator. She owns Chesapeake Ghost Walks, on the Eastern Shore, and Thin Places Mystical Tours focused on spiritual travel to Ireland. She is also the author of Haunted Eastern Shore and Haunted Ocean City and Berlin. Her work has been featured in many media platforms including the Baltimore Sun, CBS News and the National Geographic Television Network.

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