Hurlock Incorporated 1892
| 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 !!!) |
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Town of Hurlock
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P.O. Box 327
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Hurlock, Maryland 21643
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voice: 410-943-4181
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fax: 410-943-8556
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