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MARYLAND MY MARYLAND MARYLAND AMUSEMENT PARKS TRIMPERS RIDES OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND 1893

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TRIMPER  (Please Watch this Video) A historic amusement Park from 1893, still going strong. I remember as a child riding the older rides inside. They still look brand new today. Glad to see things still around that are still around when I was a wee lad. Trimper's Rides is a historic amusement park located near the inlet at South First Street and the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1893 as The Windsor Resort. It is located at the south end of the boardwalk, where it consists of a year-round indoor facility, The Haunted House (which resides on its own lot on the Boardwalk strip), and two outdoor lots. Location Ocean City, Maryland Coordinates 38.3267°N 75.0880°W Slogan Fun is What We're All About Opened 1893 Previous names Windsor Resort Operating season April-Late October Attractions Total 43 (31 Outdoor Rides) Roller coasters 2 Water rides 0. ...

MARYLAND MY MARYLAND MARYLAND TOWNS CRISFIELD, MARYLAND

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Crisfield  (Please view this video) Crisfield is known for seafood and some of the best is here. Also Gateway to Tangier and Smith Island. Many seafood processing still goes on here! Crisfield is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, United States, located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 2,726 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Crisfield has the distinction of being the southernmost incorporated city in Maryland. Country United States State Maryland County Somerset Founded 1663 Incorporation 1872 Founded by Benjamin Summers Named for John Woodland Crisfield Government  • Type Mayor–council–manager • Mayor Barry Dize • Crisfield City Council Council members Area  • Total3.17 sq mi (8.22 km2) • Land 1.74 sq mi (4.49 km2) • Water1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2) Elevation 3 ft (1 m) Lowest elevation 0...

MARYLAND MY MARYLAND BALTIMORE'S OWN CHILDREN'S SHOW HOST CAPTAIN CHESAPEAKE RIP

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Captain  (Please watch this video) While the D.C. market had the infamous Captain 20, Balmer had the great Skipper! Captain Chesapeake! An icon and also Channel 45s Ghost Host. RIP Captain! Captain Chesapeake was a morning and afternoon children's show on WBFF (channel 45) in Baltimore, Maryland hosted by George A. Lewis (born November 24, 1926; died December 18, 2000 at Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland) who portrayed "Captain Chesapeake". The show aired from April 1971 until 1990. Lewis hosted a similar show, Captain Pitt on WPTT (channel 22) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (which is now WPNT and is owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., the same group that owns and operates Baltimore's WBFF). Lewis began his career as the children's host of the Steamboat Bill and Mr. Cartoon shows on WSAZ-TV in Huntington, West Virginia, from 1957 until 1970. Lewis also acted as "Ghost Host...