Editing Marydel, Maryland (section)

==History==
The town of Marydel was settled by Austro-Hungarian Catholic farmers ''circa'' 1914, around the time that the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]] was about to plunge Europe into [[World War I]], and some immigrants from that area came to the United States. In recent times, beginning in the 1990s, the town became home to a large community of Hispanic immigrants of [[Guatemalan Americans|Guatemalan]] descent. The majority of these Guatemalan immigrants came from an agricultural, rural, [[Guatemalan Highlands|mountainous regions]] in Guatemala (specifically rural San Marcos), making them feel at home in rural, agricultural (though not mountainous) Caroline County. This community is primarily [[Spanish language|Spanish]] speaking, with some of the Guatemalan Mam dialect mixed in. Many of Marydel's Guatemalans have become permanent residents and American citizens.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bock|first=James|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/08/31/guatemalans-seek-better-life-on-shore-immigrants-the-detainment-of-107-suspected-illegal-immigrants-has-shaken-the-tranquil-lives-of-latino-residents-at-a-caroline-co-trailer-park/ |title=Guatemalans seek better life on Shore Immigrants: The detainment of 107 suspected illegal immigrants has shaken the tranquil lives of Latino residents at a Caroline Co. trailer park. |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=August 31, 1996|access-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Owens|first=Clay|url=http://www.stardem.com/news/article_aa9e1ba6-184e-56ee-830b-9550d56b81d0.html |title=Rev. LaBarge to leave Marydel charge |work=[[The Star Democrat]]|location=Easton, MD|date=August 20, 2007|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>