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Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Place Names of Somerset County

1 folder (0.1 linear feet)

(1970 – 1973)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier FK69.040
Creator(s) Salisbury University Students
Acquisition

The Folklife Collection at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture was transferred by Dr. Polly Stewart, English Department, Salisbury University.
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 Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Kacie Cassar, February, 2019.
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Abstract

In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, all stories recorded share how a particular location in Somerset County, Maryland got its name or nickname. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.

Scope and Content Note

Various locations within the interviews include: Crisfield, Ape's Hole, Quindocqua, Deal Island, Ben King's Corner, Dames Quarter, Old Orchard, West Post Office, Whitesburg, Little Devil's Island, and Five Bridge.

Materials within the Folklife Collection are for research use only – names of students and the interviewed subject(s) may not be published without the explicit permission of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Folklife - Folk Stories and Legends
  • Location Terms
    • Eastern Shore (Md.)
    • Somerset County (Md.)

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