In the 1880s Easton Businessman J. Frank Turner developed the idea of building the biggest hotel Easton, Maryland had ever seen! The Hotel Avon opened on the corner of Harrison and Dover Streets In 1891. Unfortunately a fire destroyed this hotel on January 10, 1944. The Tidewater Inn was built on this location and opened for guests September 21, 1949! Facts: “ Easton Album” by Norman Harrington 1986. Photo from a Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday Collection c. 1928 glass plate negative.

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