Talbot County Centennial 1888! The wooden archway and Music Hall next to the Court House were decorated to celebrate the incorporation of the town of Easton in 1788! According to the “Easton Album” by Norman Harrington, “In December of 1788 legislation said, ‘And be it Enacted, that the judges of the general court, or any one of them , shall hold their court for the transacting and determining the business of the Eastern Shore at Talbot, in Talbot County, forever hereafter, and that the name of the said town shall hereafter be called Easton.'”! Photo from the Talbot Historical Society Photo Collections. Contact: Cathy Hill [email protected] to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!
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