The town of Berlin on Marylands Eastern Shore was founded on a 300acre tract of land called Burley; part of a land grant to Col. William Stevens that was surveyed in 1677. The town developed on the crossroads of the Sinepuxent Road; going east toward the Atlantic coast and the Philadelphia Post Road; and derived its name from the contraction of Burley Inn; a roadside inn at this popular crossroads. One of Berlins famous locals was United States naval hero Stephen Decatur; who was born on farm property within the surrounding area in 1779. Today Berlins Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and the town has received national attention by having been featured in both Paramount Pictures Runaway Bride (1999) and Disneys Tuck Everlasting (2002) films.
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