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Please enjoy this brief history of Hurlock, MD. We hope to hear from you.

A Brief History of Hurlock, Maryland

Sixty-six cents was all it took in 1801 to purchase about one acre of land upon which the first
significant building in the Hurlock area was built. The Washington Chapel was constructed in a
grove of trees adjacent to town limits. After the Delaware Railroad built a station in 1867, in what
is now Hurlock, and John M. Hurlock built a storehouse and his residence close by, the Washington
Chapel congregation in 1888 combined with two others to erect a new church within the Hurlock
community - The Washington Methodist Church. But it was not until 1890, when the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic (BC&A) Railroad intersected the Delaware Railroad in Hurlock, that the 
town really started to grow.
 
Because of its excellent railroad facilities that carried passengers and products to major 
destinations, Hurlock became the industrial and commercial hub of the northern part of Dorchester
County. It still holds that distinction, which is reflected in the town's motto,"On track...since 1892."
 
Hurlock is the home to several industries and businesses related to food and poultry products, 
trucking, and other manufacturing. In 1987 the fully serviced Industrial Park was established on
ninety-seven acres owned by the town. The entire Industrial Park was designated as a State 
Enterprise Zone in 1989, providing substantial tax incentives to new industries meeting certain
qualifying criteria.
 
Hurlock has maintained not only the industrial and commercial signifigance bestowed by its
railroad presence, but also the community spirit first exhibited with the construction of the 
Washington Chapel. Hurlock has numerous churches representing a variety of denominations . The
Hurlock Free Library, which is the oldest library on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the second
oldest in the state, originated in the Hurlock home of Henry Walworth in 1900. The community
honored World War I veterans with a marble statue financed through local fund-raising events.
 
Hurlock's community spirit is most evident at the Hurlock Fall Festival, now held on the
first Saturday on October every year. Initiated during the town's Centennial celebration in 1992,
the Fall Festival offers a full day of events - a kick-off parade, crafts, flea markets, food, family
activities, and train rides.
 
There is also a train station that serves as the central location of the Hurlock Fall Festival. The
town owns the train station. The town refurbished it with public and private funds in a designed
based on that of the first station built in Hurlock in 1867. The town also owns two passenger cars
that are used to provide train rides during the Fall Festival.
 
The next time you are out and about make it a point to stop in and visit the Town of Hurlock.
Discover one of the best-kept secrets in the State of Maryland. The small town quality of life in
this Eastern Shore town is unsurpassed anywhere else on earth that we know of. (We're not
kidding...see for yourself !!!)