May 28, 2017

Flash to the past

I took a nice walk around town today.  Cambridge is a nice town whose downtown has fallen to despair now that Walmart has come in and driven out the mom and pop stores.  The downtown is right on the creek with history everywhere.  Harriet Tubman used Cambridge as a stepping stone for her Underground Railroad, she was born in here only a few miles away.  There is a crab seafood market that was founded in1890 and still owned by the same family. The staff includes 3 brothers, 2 great-grandsons, and a great, great grandson.  The J.M. Clayton Co. is a Chesapeake Bay landmark. There is a Episcopal Church that was founded in1692. The Alter window was made by Tiffany. The dock master's office is a light house and the dock has several working boats, watermen catching crabs, and oysters for the Clayton Co. (seafood market).  The main street to the dock is named High St.  The street is lined with beautiful mansions, many decorated for Memorial Day.  I am sure 10 years ago Cambridge was a totally different city, vibrant, colorful. Tomorrow we are off to who knows where. We are tired of sitting and doing nothing.

1692 church