Tylerton, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Tylerton is located in Maryland
Tylerton
Tylerton
Coordinates: 37°58′04″N 76°01′23″W / 37.96778°N 76.02306°W / 37.96778; -76.02306
Country United States
State Maryland
County Somerset
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21866
Area code(s)410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID591450[1]

Tylerton is an unincorporated community located on Smith Island in Somerset County, Maryland, United States.[1] Tylerton can be accessed via a ferry from Crisfield, Maryland. It is a waterman village of 50 residents. Attractions in the community include the Inn of Silent Music and The Drum Point Market, which sells beverages, homemade Smith Island cakes, crab cakes and other Chesapeake Bay specialties. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Smith Island Study Center is located in Tylerton.

History and language

British settlers arrived on the island in the 17th century, arriving from Cornwall, Wales,[2] and Dorset via Virginia.[3]

The community features a local dialect which is derived from the dialects of the West Country of England and the dialect of Cornwall. The dialect contains some relict features indicative of its origins.[4] This dialect is similar to the Ocracoke Brogue,[5] sometimes referred to as the Outer Banks Brogue.[6][7]

The Island Belle, a former passenger ferry to the island, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tylerton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Claws and effect". The Daily Telegraph. London. September 13, 2005.
  3. ^ Scheller, William G. (March 12, 2000). "Island of Calm". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Do You Speak American? by Robert MacNeil, William Cran, Robert McCrum. Page 35 Random House, Inc., 2005 ISBN 0-385-51198-1
  5. ^ The North Carolina Language and Life Project Smith Island, MD. Accessed October 11, 2007
  6. ^ Do You Speak American? by Robert MacNeil, William Cran, Robert McCrum. Page 34 Random House, Inc., 2005 ISBN 0-385-51198-1
  7. ^ Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks by Walt Wolfram, Natalie Schilling-Estes, Page 156, UNC Press, 1997 ISBN 0-8078-4626-0
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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