Dorchester County Commercial Directory
Drawbridge 1908-1909
"In Dorchester County, on Chicacomico River, 18 miles southeast of Cambridge,
the banking town, 100 miles from Baltimore, and 8 miles from Vienna, a
shipping station on the Balto, Chesapeake, & Atlantic RR.
Population 76. Mail RFD, Vienna.”
Businesses:
Henry, M.L., general store (note: A Drawbridge P.O. opened on 1/16/1857,
Huber, Edward, canning factory with Wm. D.W. Raleigh as P/M. After opening
Hughes, John, wagon maker & closing several different times, it met
Hurley, E. & Bro., genl store its demise for good on 3/15/1906)
Hurley, Joel, carpenter
Murphy, James H., saw mill
Pinder, Lewis, saw mill
Reed, J. Millard, wagon maker
Thompson, G.A., saw mill
Walson & Ellis, saw mill
Willey & Willey, fruit packers
Local Farmers:
(mail RFD Vienna, No.3) farmers, cont’d:
Eberspeaker, William Willey, D.J.
Fisher, Peter Willey, Jonathan
Horseman, D. Willey, S.
Hurley, Columbus Wilson, Eben
Hurley, E. Wilson, H.
Hurley, H. Wongus, Frank
Hurley, Joseph Young, Peter
Hurley, Levin
Jolley, Edward
Kibbler, Charles
Lewis, L.F.
Lewis, Manning
Lord, William
Murphy, J.H.
Percy, M.G.
Pinder, David
Pinder, James