Dorchester County Commercial Directory
Crapo 1908-1909
“A hamlet located in Dorchester County, 25 miles southwest of Cambridge,
the location of the nearest bank., 90 from Baltimore, 3 ½ from Wingate’s
Point, the shipping point. Population, 176.”
Andrews, A.W., postmaster (note: Crapo was originally Woodlandtown,
Insley, Mrs. A., general store where a P.O. was opened 5/28/1872. The name
Insley, L.A., dry goods was changed to Crapo on5/24/1880, with the
Kirwan, A.J. wheelwright first postmaster still in charge:
Meekins, John M., general store Edw.R.Burneston)
Sewell, C.D., express agent
Wingate, J.H., general store
Local farmers:
Adams, L.A. Phillips, William O.
Adams, James Phillips, Thomas
Adams, Thomas Phillips, Rufus
Andrews, W.P. Slacum, E.D.
Bradford, George Webster, George
Bradford, William H. Webster, S.D.
Elliott, W.D. Wheatley, D.W.
Foxwell, C.__ Wheatley, J.L.
Foxwell, F.H. Willey, B.J.
Foxwell, Thomas L. Wingate, Levin
Gore, Noah Wingate, William T.
Harper, C.A. Wroten, O. P.
Harper, Robert
Harper, Thomas A.
Hayward, James E.
Hedgins, Daniel
Insley, Mrs. A.
Insley, G.C.
Insley, L.A.
Johnson, Gabriel P.
Johnson, William A.
Jones, Harvey
Kirwan, A.J.
McCready, Levin
Mills, W.R.