The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was settled in 1867 and was officially named "Greenbackville" by the United States Postal Service in 1874. Greenbackville and neighboring Franklin City, Virginia grew as a result of the railroad line, the Worcester railroad, completed on April 7, 1876 to transport oysters and other shellfish from Chincoteague to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. However, during the course of the 20th century the Depression, the construction of the Chincoteague Causeway, and the nor'easter of 1962 all helped to erode Greenbackville's economic base. The railroad line from the Maryland State line into Franklin City was abandoned in 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Greenbackville’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Greenbackville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Greenbackville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Captain Timothy Hill House in Chincoteague, 4.7 miles away.
Greenbackville and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.