Oxford’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Oxford. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Oxford is one of the oldest towns in Maryland. While Oxford officially marks the year 1683 as its founding because in that year it was first named by the Maryland General Assembly as a seaport, the town began between 1666 and 1668 when 30 acres (120,000 m2) were laid out as a town called Oxford by William Stephens Jr.. By 1669 one of the first houses was built for Innkeeper Francis Armstrong (see Talbot County Land Records, A 1, f. 10/11).
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Oxford’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oxford’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFMIB 38900 Floats for Soft Crabs …, 1899: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Oxford
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Oxford, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Oxford
Oxford has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 207 historic buildings, because Oxford Historic District alone counts 206.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as FMIB 38900 Floats for Soft Crabs at (1899) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.