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Worcester County is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,460. Its county seat is Snow Hill.It is the only county of Maryland that borders the Atlantic Ocean, and the only county bordering both Delaware and Virginia. The county was named for Mary Arundell, the wife of Sir John Somerset, a son of Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester. She was sister to Anne Arundell (Anne Arundel County), wife of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (Cecil County), the first Proprietor and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland.Worcester County is included in the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county includes the entire length of the state's ocean and tidewater coast along the Intracoastal Waterway bordering Assawoman Bay, Isle of Wight Bay, Sinepuxent Bay, and Chincoteague Bay between the sand barrier islands of Fenwick Island and Assateague Island bordering the Atlantic Ocean coast. It is home to the popular vacation resort area of Ocean City, founded 1875, as well as wild habitats on the primitive wilderness areas on Assateague Island and in the Pocomoke River and Swamp.

Newark [nuːwərk] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 339 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Simpson's Grove, also known as Hudson Farm, is a historic home located at Ironshire, Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It was built about 1800 and is a two-story, five bay, double pile Federal-style frame house. A brick dairy stands on the property. The exterior is sided in cypress.Simpson's Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Cedartown [sidərtaʊn] is an unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Cedartown is located at the intersection of Cedartown and Basket Switch roads, northeast of Snow Hill.

Worcester Technical High School (WTHS) (known through 2008 as Worcester Career and Technology Center) is a four-year public high school in Newark, Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is one of four public high schools in Worcester County along with Pocomoke High School, Snow Hill High School, and Stephen Decatur High School.

Ironshire is an unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Ironshire is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 113 and Ironshire Station Road/Mason Road, south of Berlin. Simpson's Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Newport Bay is an arm of Chincoteague Bay between the mainland of Worcester County, Maryland and Sinepuxent Neck; its principal tributaries are Newport Creek and Trappe Creek. The names Newport Bay and Newport Creek refer to a tract of land on the creek, "Newport Pagnell", patented in the late 17th century, which in turn commemorated the town of the same name in Buckinghamshire. Newport Bay has also been known as Mobjack Bay.

Merry Sherwood is a historic plantation house located at Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is a massive, three-story, five-bay, double-pile, frame dwelling, built about 1859 in the Italianate style. The house is topped by a flat roof, projecting cornice, and a large cupola. The roof of the cupola is capped with a pointed wooden spire. It is current operated as wedding and special event venue.Merry Sherwood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Worcester Preparatory School is an independent coeducational preparatory school in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland in the United States. The school is divided into a preschool and kindergarten, serving approximately 50 students, a lower school, serving approximately 240 students in grades one to six, and a middle/upper school, serving approximately 320 students in grades seven to twelve.WPS is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and is both a charter member of, and the first independent school in Maryland to be accredited by, the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools.

Burley Manor is a historic home located in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. It is a Federal-style brick house built about 1832.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Germantown is an unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is located at 38°18′30″N 75°12′35″W at the intersection of Germantown and Bethel roads, southeast of Berlin. This historically black community is the location of several AME churches, including Tyree AME, begun by relatives of Methodist minister the Rev. Dr. Charles Tindley, the man whose hymn "I Shall Overcome" became the germ for the very memorable civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome." Germantown Road crosses Route 113 to become South Main St of Berlin, MD ("America's Coolest Small Town" 2014). At one time the community was known as Germantown, possibly in reference to the name Berlin, whose derivation is questioned, some saying it's a morphology of Burley Inn. Historically, Berlin and Germantown are nearly totally segregated. While some whites and latinos now live on the east side of 113, hardly any black families own property in Berlin on the west side of 113. Parts of Germantown are within Berlin town limits, including Tyree church. Like other low elevation parts of Worcester County, Germantown contributes to the subtle wetland ecosystem feeding into Newport Bay. At one time, long carefully maintained ditches were essential to prevent flooding and allow for agriculture. The soil there, like much of Worcester county and the Maryland Eastern Shore in general, is often USDA prime agricultural soil, a deep black humus enriched loam topsoil with a clayey loam base. Hardly any stones are encountered. However, the soil can be variable, and wooded areas can be deep with centuries of leaf mold. In general, soft ground, especially during spring, after snow melt and rains, is a perennial problem. Wells and septic systems are used, either new expensive and finicky sand mounds or like most something which was grandfathered in. The forest is dense, and similar to that of surrounding areas, with abundant sweet gum pioneers eventually giving way to large, often massive loblolly pines. Loss of property by tax lien auctions held annually by Worcester county for properties 2 years in arrears is a persistent threat to black property ownership, though many families can trace family homes going back to the Reconstruction. Tax liens are often purchased by local or in state investors, out of state LLCs domiciled in Delaware, and on occasion large foreign conglomerates looking for anything approximate to Atlantic coastal areas. Much of the properties are rentals, with absentee landlords using local real estate agents as property managers. These are notably poorly maintained, but generally the owner occupied single family houses are cared for with pride, even the most humble ones.

Public Landing is an unincorporated community 6.5 miles (10 km) east of Snow Hill in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Public Landing is located on Chincoteague Bay, at the end of Maryland Route 365. Public Landing enjoyed great popularity during the 1920s and early 1930s, when rides, a bowling alley, and other amusements were open, and the shallowness of Chincoteague Bay permitted public bathing. However, a large hurricane in 1933 destroyed Public Landing's waterfront. Although a pier was rebuilt, and public bathing continued, Public Landing's heyday as a waterfront destination was overtaken by Ocean City.Mansion House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.