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==Culture== ===Historic locations=== The [[Sturgis One Room School|Sturgis One Room School Museum]], a [[one-room schoolhouse]], was moved to its present location in the downtown area as a museum of local [[African-American history]]. In addition to the MarVa Theater and Costen House, [[Beverly (Pocomoke City, Maryland)|Beverly]], [[Littleton T. Clarke House]], [[Crockett House (Pocomoke City, Maryland)|Crockett House]], [[Hayward's Lott]], [[Pocomoke City Historic District]], [[Puncheon Mill House]], and [[Young-Sartorius House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>[[File:Pocomoke City Bridge, built in 1920 in Worcester County, Maryland LCCN2011631722.tif|left|thumb|upright|The 1920 drawbridge across the Pocomoke River.]] ===Museums and arts=== Pocomoke City is home to the Delmarva Discovery Museum, an interactive museum focusing on local ecology and history, and [[Costen House|The Isaac Costen House Museum]].<ref>Mike McDermott. [http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907230384 "A lot is new this summer in Pocomoke"], delmarvanow.com. Retrieved August 3, 2009.</ref> The MarVa Theater is a 1927 [[Art Deco]] auditorium known for its superior [[acoustics]], and is being restored as a regional center for the [[performing arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://marvatheater.com/about/|title=About|df=mdy-all|date=2018-07-12|website=Mar-Va Theater|access-date=2019-01-03|archive-date=January 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103210858/https://marvatheater.com/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Sports=== In the past, Pocomoke City held a franchise in the [[Eastern Shore Baseball League]], at times hosting the Salamanders, the Red Sox, and the Chicks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=Pocomoke City, Maryland Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|df=mdy-all|access-date=2019-01-03|archive-date=April 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403204323/https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|url-status=live}}</ref>
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