About Talbot County, MD

Santa can still be seen picking up presents and rounding up reindeer following a collision over St. Michaels Maryland. A freak accident between an F-104 fighter jet and santa's sleigh resulted in an emergency landing in a local homeowner's front yard. Santa's will be grounded until the end of the year according to the homeowner. Click Santa and Jet collision incident for the rest of the story and click more Santa and F-104 collision incident for more photographs. This story and these pictures could come in handy, if needed, to explain why Santa didn't get someone what they wanted for Christmas.

In other news, the latest Christmas spirit is manifesting itself in a phenomenon now known as "layaway angles". This style of anonymous gift giving is when folks want to help someone one-on-one at Christmas. So, these layaway angles have been stopping in around the area at layaway desks from Edgwater to Pasadena and paying off customer's bills. Several well know stores are reporting that layaway angles have paid off the balances on layaway accounts ranging from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. Some very special people will have had a very special Christmas morning thanks to unknown layaway angles.

So whether you've been naughty or nice or just stopped in for some holiday cheer, Merry Christmas to all and to all I hope it was a good night!!!

Oxford is one of the oldest towns in the state of Maryland. Oxford marks the year 1683 as its official founding. In that year Oxford was first named by the Maryland General Assembly as a seaport and was laid out as a town.

In 1694, Oxford and a new town called Anne Arundel (now Annapolis) were selected the only ports of entry for the entire Maryland province. Until the American Revolution, Oxford enjoyed prominence as an international shipping center.

Oxford is still a waterman’s town, but is enjoying a new resurgence based on tourism and leisure activities. It’s quiet charm, fresh air, summer breezes, and clean water provide a haven from the hustle and bustle of city life for boaters, weekend visitors, and summer residents.

The historic town of St Michaels dates back to the mid-1600s when it served as a trading post for area tobacco farmers and trappers. In 1677 the Christ Episcopal Church of St Michael Archangel parish was founded in present day St. Michaels. In 1778 a British land agent, James Braddock, purchased 20 acres and deeded 58 lots. This created St. Mary's Square, the historic center of St. Michaels. To this day, this charming seaside resort town reflects its colonial past, as many of the area's homes date from the late 1700s to the late 1800s.

During the War of 1812, St. Michaels gained its name as "the town that fooled the British". The residents of St. Michaels were forewarned that British barges were on the waters, positioned to attack with cannon fire, hoisted lanterns into the city. This first successful "blackout" fooled the British into overshooting the town's houses and shipyards. Only one house was struck, since then it is known as “Cannonball House.”

The town is a collage of historic churches, manicured colonial, federal and Victorian homes, historic heritage, diverse artistic talents and pleasant southern culture. It is also the proud cradle and repository of the Chesapeake's maritime history.

St. Michaels, MD Sky View

St. Michaels, MD Cannonball House

St. Michaels, MD Sunset View

Easton, MD is an arts and cultural center with a population of over 14,000 individuals who love living in a small town that offers the best of many worlds; access to large metropolitan areas like Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington, and Wilmington; good health care from a strong local hospital and medical community; casual and gourmet dining; shopping for all budgets from collectibles to fine antiques; eclectic art galleries; numerous public golf courses; the splendid Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in their backyard for sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and crabbing; a historic Town Center with Colonial and Victorian architecture; and an active local community that welcomes new ideas and enthusiasm.

Easton has deep historical roots; in 1711, the first courthouse for Talbot County established the site of the town and it has been the center of trade and government ever since. Since the earliest days, the town residents have been people who came to do business, participate in county government, and be a part of the community's future. Today's residents are no different; many have moved to Easton for the same mix of small town community life and economic opportunity that have been attracting people since the early eighteenth century. This is not a static, backwater group of people!

Easton, MD TOWN'S CREED

I BELIEVE in Our Town - first, last and all the time;

I BELIEVE it's the Best in the Land.

I BELIEVE in our ideals of "Boost Our Town - Buy at Home."

I BELIEVE in our institutions, religious, education and commercial.

I BELIEVE in Peach - not Strife.

I BELIEVE in talking Prosperity - not Depression.

I BELIEVE in Service - not Servitude.

I BELIEVE in making Our Town a power in the State, and if we all get together, BOOST and BUY AT HOME it will make all highways into Our Town real 'HIGHWAYS TO SUCCESS.

I BELIEVE in Encouragement - not Criticism.

I BELIEVE in spreading Good News - gossip is Social Poison.

I BELIEVE in Boosting - not Knocking.

I BELIEVE in Truthfulness - Falsehood is a liability.

I BELIEVE in our Home Blessing.

I BELIEVE in Preparedness today for the greater tasks of tomorrow.

A man who neglects his duty as a citizen of his own town is not entitled to his rights as a citizen of any town.

HOMES FOR SALE IN MARYLAND, EASTERN SHORE, SOUTHERN MARYLAND, NORTHERN AREAS, CENTRAL MARYLAND REAL ESTATE.

Homes for sale in the Eastern Shore area of Maryland offer unique benefits: Waterfront, rural, farming acreage, retirement communities, small towns and villages, popular hunting areas and a relaxed life style.

Counties closest to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge include:
Talbot County - Eastern Shore
Queen Anne's County - Eastern Shore
Kent County - Eastern Shore
ALSO
Caroline County
Dorchester County
Somerset County
Wicomico County
Worchester County

Real estate on the Eastern Shore of Maryland is centered around that great estuary, The Chesapeake Bay. Sure, there is a bridge to the main land "Western Shore" and Annapolis, but the Eastern Shore is a world of it's own. The area map shows the counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset,
Talbot, Wicomico, Worchester. Our market area is Queen Annes, Talbot and Kent.

Every county is different with diverse communities, price ranges, home styles, transportation alternatives and ages

Below are ACTIVE listings of waterfront homes for sale in Talbot County. Click Address for more info.

$899,000

8443 DONCASTER RD

5 Bedrooms

5 full Baths

MLS# TA7637072

EASTON

Zip: 21601

Subdivision: DONCASTER

Status: ACTIVE ?

Listing Agency:
EXIT Latham Realty

To see this house, contact
Lenn Harley, Broker
Homefinders.com
800-711-7988

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$885,000

25896 MILES HAVEN RD

3 Bedrooms

2 full 1 half Baths

MLS# TA7660199

EASTON

Zip: 21601

Subdivision: MILES HAVEN

Status: ACTIVE ?

Listing Agency:
Lacaze Meredith Real EstateTo

To see this house, contact
Lenn Harley, Broker
Homefinders.com
800-711-7988

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$995,000

28809 SPRINGFIELD DR

4 Bedrooms

3 full 1 half Baths

MLS# TA6686956

EASTON

Zip: 21601

Subdivision: COOKE'S HOPE

Status: ACTIVE ?

Potential Short Sale

Listing Agency:
Shoreline Realty

To see this house, contact
Lenn Harley, Broker
Homefinders.com
800-711-7988

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