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We would like to provide the residents of  Salisbury  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Salisbury Home page. The Salisbury Home page provides as much information as possible on Salisbury. Knowing Salisbury’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Salisbury’s Home page, you will also find Salisbury’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Salisbury has a population of 108982. 46.6% of Salisbury’s inhabitants are Male, and 53.4 are female. 26.1% of Salisbury is married and 27.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $168,243, and the average rent is $1,061. Household median income in Salisbury is $44,474, and the individual median income is $22,356. Salisbury’s Ethnic is the following: White(50.2%), Black(39.9%), Hispanic(5.2%), Asian(4.1%), Multiple(4%), Other(1.6%), Native(0.3%).


Salisbury's location at the head of Wicomico River was a major factor in growth. At first, it was a small colonial outpost set up by Lord Baltimore. Salisbury's location at the head of the Wicomico River was seen to be a convenient location for trading purposes. Due to the similar physical attributes as well as the nationality of Salisbury's founders, many historians believe that the name was inspired by the city of Salisbury, England, an ancient cathedral city. Salisbury also had a role in the Civil War, as it served as a location where Union forces encamped in order to search for sympathizers from the South.


These Union forces also worked to inhibit the movement of contraband to Confederate forces in the South. Disaster struck Salisbury in both 1860 and 1886, as fires burned through two-thirds of the Town. Although met with adversity, the resolve of the people of Salisbury was unshaken as the county in which Salisbury was located continued to grow, and Salisbury was considered to be the heart, or major town, of the county. In 1867, when the Wicomico County was formed out of parts of both Somerset and Worcester Counties, Salisbury became the government seat. Today, Salisbury attracts a wide variety of different businesses in addition to the county, state, and federal government offices.Adding to the diversity of Salisbury, the City is host to a wide variety of events celebrating local culture and the arts.


These events include 3rd Friday, an event held in downtown Salisbury on the third Friday of each month, celebrating local music, artists, and nonprofit organizations. Salisbury is also home to a historical City Park, the Salisbury Zoo, The Centre at Salisbury shopping mall, and the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. The Gillis-Grier House, Honeysuckle Lodge, Sen.


William P. Jackson House, Pemberton Hall, Perry-Cooper House, Poplar Hill Mansion, Union Station, and F. Leonard Wailes Law Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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