๐บ๐ธ Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States which includes its own historical Berlin Commercial District. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History The town of Berlin lies over land that was originally the 300-acre Burley Plantation, patented by William Tomkins in 1677. With the development of ancient Native American migratory and hunting trails into colonial highways, the Burley Plantation became a crossroads of a post road leading to Philadelphia (today's Main Street) and the Sinepuxent Road. Berlin developed in the early-19th century at this crossroads, where a tavern, blacksmith shop, and livery were among the first established businesses in the new town. Regional tradition asserts that the pronunciation of the town's name, "Burl'in" with emphasis on the first syllable, stems from the "Burley Inn", the early tavern that stood at the crossroads of the Philadelphia Post and Sinepuxent Roads.
Soon after the Civil War, Berlin was incorporated as a town in 1868 and a period of significant growth ensued. Within the next decade, the arrival of the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Railroad made Berlin into a commercial centre for upper Worcester County. After a fire in 1895 leveled a significant portion of the central commercial district, Victorian structures displaying elements of Queen Anne, Italianate, and Second Empire styles were erected along Main Street. The rise of nearby Ocean City as a tourist destination in the early-twentieth century also aided Berlin's economy by making the town a convenient rest stop. Just to the north of the town centre of Berlin is Ocean Pines, Maryland, a waterfront place (CDP) that shares the same ZIP code as Berlin.
Since the late 1980s, the town has undergone considerable revitalization of its historic downtown commercial district and adjacent residential areas. Berlin's historic residential areas feature nearly two centuries of architectural heritage from three distinct periods: Federal, Victorian, and 20th Century. Forty-seven of these structures have been noted in the National Register of Historic Places and the Berlin Commercial District. Berlin has also been designated as a "Main Street Community" by the State of Maryland in recognition of its revitalization progress.
In addition to the Berlin Commercial District, the Buckingham Archeological Site, Burley Manor, Caleb's Discovery, Fassitt House, Genesar, Henry's Grove, Merry Sherwood and Williams Grove are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
**Geography ** According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.15 square miles (8.16ย kmยฒ), all land.
Transportation Berlin is located at the junction of east-west U.S. Route 50 and north-south U.S. Route 113, which meet at a cloverleaf interchange to the north-east of the town. US 50 bypasses the town to the north on the Ocean Gateway and heads west to Salisbury and east to Ocean City. US 113 bypasses the town to the east on Worcester Highway and heads north to Selbyville, Delaware and south toward Snow Hill and Pocomoke City. Maryland Route 818 runs north-south through the centre of Berlin on Main Street and connects to US 113 on both ends of town. Maryland Route 346 passes through the northern part of Berlin on Old Ocean City Boulevard, connecting to US 50 east and west of the town. Maryland Route 374 begins at MD 818 in the centre of town and heads west on Broad Street before leaving town and following Libertytown Road west toward Powellville. Maryland Route 375 is the unsigned designation for one-way Commerce Street, running from MD 818 west to MD 374. Maryland Route 376 begins at MD 818 in the downtown area and heads east on Bay Street before leaving the town limits and following Assateague Road toward Assateague Island. Maryland Route 377 runs along Williams Street in Berlin from MD 376 north to MD 346.
Shore Transit provides bus service to Berlin from Salisbury and to Ocean City and Pocomoke City along Route 432 and from Pocomoke City and Ocean City and to Salisbury along Route 452. The Snow Hill Line of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad runs north-south through Berlin.
Utilities The Berlin Electric Utility Department provides electricity to Berlin, serving 3,500 customers. The electric utility operates a power plant along Williams Street in Berlin that generates some of its electricity while it also purchases power from outside sources. On September 19, 2006, residents of Berlin voted in favor of selling the town's electric department to Choptank Electric Cooperative, a move supported by the mayor and town council because of the utility's debt and high rates but opposed by the Berlin Utility Commission because of the feared loss of revenue. Under this arrangement, Choptank Electric Cooperative would have taken over the distribution system while Old Dominion Electric Cooperative would have taken over the town's power plant. The sale fell through in 2007 after Old Dominion Electric Cooperative backed out of the deal because it felt the town's power plant did not meet the environmental standard for a residential area; Choptank Electric Cooperative soon backed out too.
The Water Resources Department provides water, wasterwater service, spray irrigation, and stormwater management to Berlin. The Sanitation Division of the Public Works department provides trash and recycling collection to Berlin. Sandpiper Energy, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities, provides natural gas to Berlin.
Health care Atlantic General Hospital, a 62-bed hospital, is located in Berlin. Founded in 1993 AGH serves the Worcester County area. The hospital has an emergency room, endoscopy centre, bariatric centre, and cancer centre among other services.
Berlin has a population of over 4,485 people. Berlin also forms part of the wider Salisbury metropolitan area which has a population of over 405,803 people.
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Locations Near: Berlin -75.1833,38.346
๐บ๐ธ Salisbury -75.593,38.36 d: 35.8
๐บ๐ธ Cape May Court House -74.821,39.079 d: 87.4
๐บ๐ธ Dover -75.52,39.153 d: 94.3
๐บ๐ธ Bridgeton -75.162,39.376 d: 114.6
๐บ๐ธ Ocean City -74.576,39.279 d: 116.4
๐บ๐ธ Vineland -75.026,39.486 d: 127.5
๐บ๐ธ Egg Harbor -74.612,39.377 d: 124.9
๐บ๐ธ Atlantic City -74.417,39.35 d: 129.9
๐บ๐ธ Lexington Park -76.45,38.25 d: 111.1
๐บ๐ธ Stevensville -76.317,38.967 d: 120.2
Antipodal to: Berlin 104.817,-38.346
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