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July 31, 2016

Last Year in Girdletree

Last summer we vacationed on the Eastern Shore and I never did post all my photos. These scenes are from the small town of Girdletree, Maryland. I pulled into a parking spot just to take these pictures. 

Barnes Bank, c. 1902
I was intrigued by the town's name. Girdling trees is a way of killing them by removing a band of bark and early settlers did this to clear land. (See the Maryland Forest Site for more about this.)

9 comments:

  1. Billy Blue Eyes2:59 AM, August 01, 2016

    Very nice unusual church but I love that old bank

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  2. ♥ Łucja-Maria ♥5:09 AM, August 01, 2016

    Very beautiful, delicate architecture.
    Great pictures, Linda.
    Greetings from Poland.
    Lucja

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  3. Elizabeth Edwards7:01 AM, August 01, 2016

    i love the bank. such character. neat finds! ( :

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  4. Tom10:04 AM, August 01, 2016

    Great church Linda, quite different.

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  5. Lisa @ Two Bears Farm12:33 PM, August 01, 2016

    That bank sure is cute.

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  6. Betsy Banks Adams2:41 PM, August 01, 2016

    Hi, I've heard of a lot of strange names for town (like my home town --named Big Stone Gap)---but have never heard of Girdletree. Neat to stop and check out small towns, isn't it?

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  7. Out on the prairie3:10 PM, August 01, 2016

    smallest bank i have ever seen.

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  8. William Kendall10:48 AM, August 03, 2016

    Girdling is a new word to me!

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  9. Connie2:44 PM, August 05, 2016

    Pretty church and that's a quaint little bank. I've never heard of girdling before. How interesting!

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