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A significant number of Easton, Maryland real estate in fact, is historic. Interestingly enough, some of this centuries-old Easton, Maryland real estate – most notably Wye House – is still occupied by descendants of their original owners.
Easton’s history began in Colonial times, when Quakers settled the area in the late 1600s. In 1682, they built the Third Haven Meeting House, which, according to the town’s historians, is “believed to be the oldest framed building dedicated to religious meetings still existing in America.”
Easton Real Estate has played an important role in the region throughout its history. Once referred to as the “Colonial Capital of the Eastern Shore,” Easton Maryland Property had become a major municipality in the 18th century and it was even proposed in the state assembly then that Easton and Annapolis should share legislative duties.
Easton was originally called Talbot Court House, after the courthouse that was built on it in 1712. Then it was known as Talbot Town before finally becoming Easton in 1788. The Eastern Shore’s first bank, gas plant and newspaper were all in Easton, and the town was also the first one in the region to have a steamer line to Baltimore and the first to fly an airplane to that city.
In its heyday during much of the 18th and 19th centuries, the town and its surrounding areas were home to expansive waterfront plantations. Many of the gracious mansions and buildings that made up these landholdings have survived to this day and are some of the most valuable Easton, Maryland real estate on the market.
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