List Of Maryland State Historical Markers In Wicomico County
This is a list of the Maryland state historical markers in Wicomico County. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Wicomico County, Maryland by the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the MHT's database, are included below. There are currently 15 historical markers located in Wicomico County. References {{reflist Wicomico County Wicomico County () is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is Salisbury. The county was named for the Wicomico River, whic ...

Wicomico County, Maryland
Wicomico County () is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,588. The county seat is Salisbury. The county was named for the Wicomico River, which in turn derives from Algonquian language words , meaning "a place where houses are built," apparently referring to a Native American town on the banks. Wicomico County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area. The newspaper of record is ''The Daily Times.'' History Wicomico County was created from Somerset and Worcester counties in 1867. Politics and government Wicomico County was granted a charter form of government in 1964. In the period after the Reconstruction era, Wicomico County became solidly Democratic due to its strong support for secession and state efforts to disenfranchise most blacks by raising barriers to voter registration. Independent insurgent white groups worked to intimidate and discoura ...
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