Wicomico Elementary Classes Prepare to Visit Maryland Dove

Students in several Wicomico County elementary schools are learning about early American history as the school year gets under way, in preparation for a visit next week to the Maryland Dove.

In 1633, the Dove was one of two ships (along with the Ark) that left England for the North American continent; it arrived in what would later be named Maryland in 1634, in a village that the Englishmen named St. Mary’s. After transporting goods up and down the East Coast for a year, the Dove returned to England and was lost at sea.

This replica was built in Cambridge, and will be docked in Salisbury for school tours Sept. 15 and 16. Free public tours will be offered Sept. 17 and 18 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

School tours are scheduled as follows:

Sept. 15:
9-9:45 a.m. Pemberton Elementary
10-10:45 a.m. Fruitland Intermediate
11-11:45 a.m. Westside Intermediate
12:15-1 p.m. Prince Street Elementary
1:15-2 p.m. East Salisbury Elementary

Sept. 16:
9-9:45 a.m. Pemberton Elementary
10-10:45 a.m. North Salisbury Magnet
11-11:45 a.m. Westside Intermediate
12:15-1 p.m. Northwestern Elementary
1:15-2 p.m. North Salisbury Elementary
2:15-3 p.m. Fruitland Intermediate