Easton

History

The town of Easton received its official beginning from an Act of the Assembly of the Province of Maryland dated November 4, 1710. The act was entitled, "An Act for the Building of a Court House for Talbot County, at Armstrong's Old Field near Pitt's Bridge". Pitt's Bridge crossed a stream forming the headwaters of the Tred Avon or Third Haven River. It was located at a point where North Washington Street crosses this stream, now enclosed in culverts, north of the Talbottown Shopping Center, and passes under the Electric Plant property. Prior to this date, the court had met at York, near the mouth of Skipton Creek. The court decided that this location was not convenient to all sections of the county and, in order to change the location, the above act of the Assembly was passed. As a result of this act, two acres of land were purchased from Philemon Armstrong, at a cost of 15,000 pounds of tobacco. Upon this tract, the same plot upon which the present Talbot County Courthouse now stands, the court house, a brick building 20 x 30 feet, was erected at a cost of 115,000 pounds of tobacco. The courts of the county were held in this building from 1712 until 1794. A tavern to accommodate those who attended court was one of the first buildings erected; stores and dwellings followed. The village was then known as "Talbot Court House". These were not the first buildings in the area. The frame meeting house of the Society of Friends was built between 1682 and 1684. The Wye plantation was settled in the 1650s by Welsh Puritan and wealthy planter Edward Lloyd and is owned and occupied by the 11th generation of that family. In the 1790 census, 410 free people of color lived in Easton's Hill neighborhood. Scholars believe that it may the oldest enclave of free African Americans, and…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Easton has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Easton High
  High · Easton · 1,203 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Easton Elementary
  Elementary · Easton · 1,078 students · 12:1 ratio
• Easton Middle
  Middle · Easton · 737 students · 13.6:1 ratio
• St. Michaels Middle/High School
  High · St Michaels · 443 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Chapel District Elementary
  Elementary · Cordova · 347 students · 13.9:1 ratio
• St. Michaels Elementary
  Elementary · St Michaels · 333 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• White Marsh Elementary
  Elementary · Trappe · 288 students · 13.1:1 ratio