Historical Sites

Barren Creek Springs Heritage Center and Museum

Phone: 410-742-9122  Fax: 302-875-7601

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In the Barren Creek Heritage Museum, more than thirty permanent exhibits tell the story of the Barren Creek area & the town of Mardela Springs from 1660s to ca. 1950. Visitors can stroll through 300 years of history, following the stories of the area's earliest settlers from the Puckamee (Nanticoke) Indians to the tobacco planters, grist millers, enterprising shipbuilders, hotel keepers, spa operators, free black pioneers and spirital leaders who eventually made this area along the banks of the Nanticoke River home. Other facets of lower Eastern Shore life are explored in exhibits focusing on textiles, banking, early 20th century kitchens and parlors, sports and leisure, spirituality. The museum also features a Hall of Heroes, which honors local men and women who have served in the military as well as smaller exhibits on some of Mardela's nearby communities.

Admission Fee: N/A
Hours of Operation: April-October: Saturdays & Sundays: 10 am to 2 pm or By Appointment.

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