Rock Hall’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Rock Hall. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally called Rock Hall Crossroads, the city is now a fishing, sailing and recreational boating town situated on the upper Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the center of Kent County's maritime industries, and is also a popular tourist destination. It was established in 1707. The city was named for a mansion made of white sandstone, and was incorporated in 1908.
Rock Hall served as a shipping point for tobacco, seafood and other agricultural products, as well as a passenger transport connection for travelers during the Colonial era. Later, fishing and seafood processing became the town's largest industry.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Rock Hall’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rock Hall’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewUntitled - Companies (NBY 800), 1945: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Rock Hall, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Rock Hall is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Rock Hall has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hinchingham in Tolchester, 3.8 miles away.
Rock Hall and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Untitled - Companies (NBY 800) (1945) 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.