Snow Hill’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Snow Hill. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Snow Hill was founded in 1686 in Somerset County by English settlers, who may have named it after a street and neighborhood of the City of London called "Snow Hill" despite the location's elevation of just 16 feet (4.9 m) above sea level and the infrequency of snowfall. The town received its first charter on October 26, 1686, and was made a port of entry in 1694.
In 1742, Worcester County was carved out of the eastern half of old Somerset County and Snow Hill, centrally located in the new county and at the head of navigation on the Pocomoke River, was made the county seat.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Snow Hill’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Snow Hill’s history is told.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewClass in "First Aid to the Injure…, 1919: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Snow Hill
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Snow Hill, decade by decade
1970s
1990s
CommonsPocomoke River at Snow Hill MD22019
CommonsPocomoke River at Snow Hill MD12019
CommonsGrain elevator Snow Hill MD12019
Commons2017-08-28 09 58 11 View north along Maryland State Route 1…2017
Commons2017-08-28 09 50 08 View south along U.S. Route 113 Busines…2017
CommonsWorcester County Courthouse2016
CommonsSnow Hill post office 218632016
CommonsJames Martin House in2016
CommonsSamuel Gunn House2014
CommonsSnow hill district court2008
CommonsSnow Hill business center (2008)2008
CommonsMDMap-doton-SnowHill20048 historic places in Snow Hill
8 places in Snow Hill are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1979All Hallows Episcopal Church
Listed 1994Chanceford
Listed 1994Gov. John Walter Smith House
Listed 1996George Washington Purnell House
Listed 1996James Martin House
Listed 2002Samuel Gunn House
Listed 2008Makemie Memorial Presbyterian ChurchListed 2025Snow Hill DrawbridgeThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Class in "First Aid to the Injured" Snow Hill, Md (1919) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (13), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.