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5561 Plantation Lane, Salisbury, MD 21801
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Fronting the water, this linear trail takes visitors to the narrows of a tidal gut once bridged by a dam and causeway. The resulting impounded waters may have provided ice for the Handy’s ice house. Further west, the trail passes by the invisible remains of Mulberry’s Landing Wharf. Discovered by underwater archeology and dated through dendrochronology, the wharf dates to 1746 and is the oldest documented of its type in the country. On land, the trail is shaded by White Cedar Trees (Cedar Cypress). Early colonists made boats from this highly rot-resistant wood.
Pemberton Historical Park is comprised of 262 acres and 4.5 miles of nature trails, offering visitors the opportunity to explore unique ecosystems that bring together tidal and fresh water wetlands, fresh water ponds, upland pines, hardwood forests and meadows.
