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Easton's Rails to Trails LbNA #10735 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Sep 11, 2004
Location:
City:Easton
County:Talbot
State:Maryland
Boxes:1
Planted by:Loo-berry
Found by: girlguides
Last found:Oct 21, 2004
Status:Faam
Last edited:Sep 11, 2004
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From the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, take Route 50 east, approximately 30 minutes, to Easton. When you approach the strip of fast food joints, hotels and gas stations, look for Goldsborough Street (Route 328). At this light you will turn right towards Easton's historic district. There will be an Exxon, Seger Glass Shop, and CVS pharmacy at this intersection.

If you are traveling west on Route 50 from points east, such as Salisbury, you will be turning left onto Goldsborough Street at the light.

Travel about a half mile and turn left onto East Avenue (its sign may be a little hard to catch) and into a parking lot of an old train depot.

This is the former "Mile Post 44" of the 54-mile train line from Clayton, Delaware to Oxford, Maryland. The first train left here in 1869 with a haul of peaches, headed to New York. Passenger service existed until 1949, and the last train left Easton in 1982. While there is some historic information and benches in a garden setting outside the depot, it now functions as an office and is not open for tours.

Facing the depot from the East Ave. parking lot, procede to the right onto the trail. The letterbox is a very short, easy walk away, but this paved trail continues for a good distance and is perfect for bikes and strollers. If you were to continue in this direction to the end, there are playgrounds at the North Easton Sports Complex.

Back to the matter at hand...once on the trail, you will cross back over Goldsborough St. Pass comfort stations galore and there will be a wooden bridge that is partially covered with vines in the summer. On the left side, count the "railroad ties" that make up the base of the bridge. Between the third and fourth ones, reach over the bottom railing and under the bridge. Take care when handling the box, so that it doesn't fall below.