J. Millard Tawes
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J. Millard Tawes 1894-1979 Born in Crisfield. Served Maryland for 37 years. Governor, 1959-1967; Comptroller of the Treasurey, 1939-1947 and 1950-1959; first Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, 1969-1971; Treasurer of Maryland, 1973-1975. Oversaw expansion of the university system of Maryland and brought educational television to the state.
Doubled the state park system. Established programs in support of economic development, agriculture, industry, and environmental matters.
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne Academy was established on September 13, 1886, to provide higher education for African...
Crisfield *removed*
Crisfield, MD
Center of the Chesapeake Bay seafood industry in the late 19th/early 20th century, known as the "Seafood Capital of the World.
Oaksville Ball Park
Oaksville, MD
Established 1949. One of the few surviving African American sandlot baseball fields.
Acadians in Maryland
Princess Anne, MD
During the French and Indian War, the British expelled some 11,500 Acadians from the Canadian Maritimes, dispersing them among the North...
Princess Anne Town
Princess Anne, MD
Founded 1733. By an act of Maryland's General Assembly, 25 acres of the Beckford Plantation were purchased to establish Princess Anne.