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Queponco Railway Station Museum

Standing at the halfway point between Berlin and Snow Hill, Queponco Station was erected in 1910.

In the village of Newark, Maryland, Queponco Station stands today, silent and unused, a symbol of earlier times when the railroad was a vital part of the daily life of the people of the Eastern Shore. Standing at the halfway point between Berlin and Snow Hill, Queponco Station was erected in 1910. There has been rail service in Worcester County from 1872 until the present time. Due to the lack of demand for passenger service use of the depot dwindled in the 1960’s and the building was sold by the Pennsylvania Railroad to a private citizen who used it for storage purposes.

In 1991 a local group, Queponco Railway Station, Inc., formed for the purpose of repairing and preserving the old railway station. The mission of this group is to save the station and to preserve the heritage of the village of Newark and the railroad.

Queponco Railway Station Museum, Newark, Worcester County, MD

8378 Patey Woods Road
P.O. Box 146
Newark, Maryland 21841
410-632-0950

Queponco Railway Station
Click the picture to browse related wall art of the Queponco Railway Station.

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Museums of Worcester County

There are many places of historic interest throughout Worcester County, Maryland.

Broom House at Furnace Town
The “Broom House” at the Furnace Town Historic Site

Here’s an historical look – of nearly two decades ago for these pages – at several of Worcester County’s museums. The pages of OCtheBeach.com contains the earliest iteration of web pages for these museums and were first published online back in the Fall of 2000. Today, the “Official” website is the Museums of Worcester County at http://worcestermuseums.org and, of course, contains up-to-date information. With that in mind, here is a “brief tour” of several historic sites scattered throughout Worcester County – as they were seen way back then.

If you’ve had a bit too much “fun in the sun” and need a change of pace you might consider a day trip to visit one or more of these museums. None of them are more than a half hour (or so) drive from Ocean City (or wherever you may be staying) and you may discover that visiting some of these areas around Worcester County is interesting, fun and educational. So, load up an address or two into your phone’s map/directions app and give it a go.

Worcester County Museums list…

Queponco Railway Station by Bill Swartwout Photography – Click the image to browse wall art.

Today there are some additional museum venues described in the umbrella organization website. Visit the Museums of Worcester County to learn more.