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From: "craig o'donnell" <>
Subject: [LDR] Bye to Sho
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:27:55 -0400
References: <200308191900.h7JJ0XMB018451@lists5.rootsweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <200308191900.h7JJ0XMB018451@lists5.rootsweb.com>


>The 1850 York County census shows nearly 100 people from the Eastern
>Shore. I am wandering why so many people left the Eastern Shore for
>the west side of the bay?

No economy, and not so much lanmd so the excess population had to go SOMEWHERE.
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Craig O'Donnell
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