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Maryland Historical Trust

Maryland Preservation Awards: The Pocomoke Indian Nation and Beach to Bay Heritage Area for the History, Heritage & Homelands Trail

May 14th, 2026 1:00 pm

This award for Excellence in Preservation Partnerships will be presented to the  Pocomoke Indian Nation and Beach to Bay Heritage Area for their collaborative work on the History, Heritage & Homelands Trail.

The Pocomoke Indian Nation and Beach to Bay Heritage Area have redefined a regional heritage trail through a transformative partnership. They redesigned 12 interpretive signs and an authoritative guidebook, replacing superficial historical references with the Pocomoke Indian Nation’s primary research and oral histories. The new History, Heritage & Homelands Trail meticulously maps tribal homelands and Indigenous landscapes before and after European contact, creating the Lower Eastern Shore’s most comprehensive guide to Native American heritage. The initiative serves as a flagship model for preservation where descendant communities lead the narrative from its inception.