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History · Waterview

Waterview’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Waterview. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Waterview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 40 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 40 to 32 (-20%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Waterview yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Waterview’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Waterview

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Linda HamiltonLinda HamiltonSalisbury · 19 miADAlexis DenisofSalisbury · 19 miErin BurnettErin BurnettMardela Springs · 16 miJRJessica Lee RoseSalisbury · 19 miPaul SarbanesPaul SarbanesSalisbury · 19 miHugh Latimer DrydenHugh Latimer DrydenPocomoke City · 23 mi
By decade

Waterview, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Waterview is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Waterview has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Beaudley in Tyaskin, 4.2 miles away.

Waterview and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Waterview. Tap a dot.
BeaudleyYellow Brick HouseRock Creek Methodist Episcopal ChurchIda MayWhitehaven Historic DistrictWhitehaven Hotel

Closest to Waterview

BeaudleyTyaskin · Early Republic4.2miYellow Brick HouseTyaskin · Building4.9miRock Creek Methodist Episcopal ChurchChance · Building5.4miIda MayChance · Structure6miWhitehaven Historic DistrictWhitehaven · District6.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Beaudley’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Waterview?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Waterview’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Princess Anne📜 Fruitland📜 Mardela Springs📜 Vienna
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