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==History==
==History==
−===European settlement===
In 1643, the Burton family originally landed in [[Directory:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Directory:Virginia|Virginia]], around the Accomac area, then eventually came to Long Neck. The family endeavored to farm the marshy land, impressed with its relative elevation above sea level, so close to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
In 1643, the Burton family originally landed in [[Directory:Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Directory:Virginia|Virginia]], around the Accomac area, then eventually came to Long Neck. The family endeavored to farm the marshy land, impressed with its relative elevation above sea level, so close to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
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The area described encompasses about 5,000 acres, but the deed incorrectly referred to it as 1,000. One of the Burton sons, Woolsey, constructed a house in an area that now bears the building's name, White House Beach. The house remains occupied today.
The area described encompasses about 5,000 acres, but the deed incorrectly referred to it as 1,000. One of the Burton sons, Woolsey, constructed a house in an area that now bears the building's name, White House Beach. The house remains occupied today.
−===20th century===
+By the 1900s, the sandy trail that would become Long Neck Road was home to several churches and schools. Oak Orchard resident Aubrey Murray recalls his early memories of the Long Neck area, circa 1920, "There were farms from one end to the other. Oh, there were fishermen and clammers... Occasionally, a group would meet near Massey's Landing and have a big fish fry. But all in all, it was a sleepy area a long way from anywhere.
+In the 1930s and 1940s, Long Neck retained its sleepy character, but the agrarian economy began to see some diversification. Some residents went to sea on tug boats or sailing ships operating out of [[Directory:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] or [[Directory:New York City, New York|New York City]]. Many smaller vessels carrying potatoes, lumber, and grain began heading out the old Indian River Inlet to bigger markets along the Eastern Seaboard. In fact, the iron used in the Philadelphia Eastern Penitentiary was forged in nearby [[Directory:Millsboro, Delaware|Millsboro]] at the head of the Indian River Bay.
+In the 1960s, a [[Directory:Nanticoke, Maryland|Nanticoke]], [[Directory:Maryland|Maryland]] oyster plant owner named Palmer purchased a commercial corner on Long Neck Road to be called Palmer Center. Palmer's daughter, Janie Palmer Miller, opened the Long Neck Dispensary in 1969, the area's first package store. Today the center is home to 13 different businesses.
For most of the second half of the 20th century, the area of Long Neck was sparsely populated, except for several [[mobile home]] communities that served mostly as summer [[vacation property|vacation properties]] for permanent residents of the [[Directory:Washington, DC|Washington, DC]], [[Directory:Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Directory:Maryland|Maryland]], [[Directory:Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Directory:Delaware|Delaware]], and [[Directory:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] metropolitan areas. However, in the late 1990s, more permanent, year-round communities began being built, such as the neighborhood surrounding the golf course at [[Directory:Baywood Greens|Baywood Greens]], and The Peninsula, which is being developed by golf legend [[Directory:Jack Nicklaus|Jack Nicklaus]]. Long Neck is now seeing unprecedented growth in permanent residents.
For most of the second half of the 20th century, the area of Long Neck was sparsely populated, except for several [[mobile home]] communities that served mostly as summer [[vacation property|vacation properties]] for permanent residents of the [[Directory:Washington, DC|Washington, DC]], [[Directory:Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]], [[Directory:Maryland|Maryland]], [[Directory:Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Directory:Delaware|Delaware]], and [[Directory:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]], [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] metropolitan areas. However, in the late 1990s, more permanent, year-round communities began being built, such as the neighborhood surrounding the golf course at [[Directory:Baywood Greens|Baywood Greens]], and The Peninsula, which is being developed by golf legend [[Directory:Jack Nicklaus|Jack Nicklaus]]. Long Neck is now seeing unprecedented growth in permanent residents.
