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==History== [[File:Berlin Maryland Welcome Sign.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A black, white, and yellow sign that reads "America's Coolest Small Town: Welcome to Berlin 1868"|Berlin welcome sign]] The town of Berlin lies over land that was originally the 300-acre [[Burley Manor|Burley Plantation]], patented by William Tomkins in 1677. With the development of ancient Native American migratory and hunting trails into colonial highways, the Burley Plantation became a crossroads of a [[U.S. Route 113|post road]] leading to Philadelphia (today's Main Street) and the Sinepuxent Road. Berlin developed in the early-19th century at this crossroads, where a tavern, blacksmith shop, and livery were among the first established businesses in the new town. Regional tradition asserts that the pronunciation of the town's name, "Burl'in" with emphasis on the first syllable, stems from the "Burley Inn", the early tavern that stood at the crossroads of the Philadelphia Post and Sinepuxent Roads.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hill and James |first1=Ann and Pamela |title=Burley Manor |url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-224.pdf |website=Maryland Historical Trust |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> Soon after the Civil War, Berlin was incorporated as a town in 1868 and a period of significant growth ensued. Within the next decade, the arrival of the [[Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Railroad|Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Railroad]] made Berlin into a commercial center for upper [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester County]]. After a fire in 1895 leveled a significant portion of the central commercial district, Victorian structures displaying elements of [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne]], [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]], and [[Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada|Second Empire]] styles were erected along Main Street. The rise of nearby [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City]] as a tourist destination in the early-twentieth century also aided Berlin's economy by making the town a convenient rest stop. Just to the north of the town center of Berlin is [[Ocean Pines, Maryland]], a waterfront census-designated place (CDP) that shares the same ZIP code as Berlin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pribanic |first1=Kenneth |title=Berlin Commercial District |url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-620.pdf |website=Maryland Historic Trust |access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> Since the late 1980s, the town has undergone considerable revitalization of its historic downtown commercial district and adjacent residential areas. Berlin's historic residential areas feature nearly two centuries of architectural heritage from three distinct periods: [[Federal architecture|Federal]], [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]], and [[Modern architecture|20th Century]]. Forty-seven of these structures have been noted in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and the [[Berlin Commercial District]]. Berlin has also been designated as a "Main Street Community" by the State of Maryland in recognition of its revitalization progress. In addition to the Berlin Commercial District, the [[Buckingham Archeological Site]], [[Burley Manor]], [[Caleb's Discovery]], [[Fassitt House]], [[Genesar]], [[Henry's Grove]], [[Merry Sherwood]] and [[Williams Grove]] are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
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