WR 18: Isle of Wight papers |
1 folder (.01 cubic feet)
(1921, 1986)
Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD
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Identifier: |
WR 18 |
| Creator(s): |
J. Thomas Requard |
| Acquisition: |
The Isle of Wight papers were donated to the Worcester County Library by J. Thomas Requard, May 1986. |
| Language(s): | English |
| Use: | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”. |
| Preferred Citation: |
“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.” |
| Attribution: |
Finding aid written by Alec Staley, August 2019. |
| Related Materials: | None. |
| Separated Materials: | None. |
The Isle of Wight is located west of Ocean City. Before 1921, there was only a thin shell road connecting the island to the rest of Maryland. Then the Isle of Wight Water Company entered into an agreement with the owners of the Isle to construct a bridge. In the 1950s, there were plans to build a resort on the Isle. This never happened due to a fire destroying parts of the land in the late 1950s. Currently, the Ocean City Expressway (MD-90) runs over the Isle of Wight.
Included in this collection is a 1921 agreement between the Isle of Wight Water Company and the Worcester County Commissioners to improve the road leading into the Isle of Wight. Also included is a letter from J. Thomas Requard explaining the agreement, with other interesting information that was planned for the Isle of Wight.