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Baltimore and the Eastern Shore Trade Rift Deepens
The piece argues Maryland’s wealth clusters around Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay, portraying the Eastern Shore counties as a fertile trade region eclipsed by rail link politics. It attributes trade leakage to Pennsylvania Railroad control, tariff shifts, and schedules that hinder Shore merchants from using Baltimore as a sale and shipping hub.
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Eastern Shore Counties
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Union
Lucullus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bay Transportation Companies
Delmarvian