Sharptown, Maryland
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Sharptown is a small Wicomico town of about 691 sitting on the banks of the Nanticoke River · once a thriving wooden-shipbuilding town in the 19th century, today a quiet river community with serious waterfront character. The historic district includes homes dating from the town's shipbuilding era, and the river itself is the centerpiece of the community.
Sharptown is a small but distinctive waterfront market · Nanticoke riverfront listings are the headline draw, with historic homes and modest in-town residences making up the rest.
“A 19th-century Nanticoke River shipbuilding town · waterfront homes, river-edge marina, and the kind of historic character that's now rare.”
What makes Sharptown cool.
- ◆Population of about 691 at the 2020 census
- ◆Major wooden shipbuilding town in the 19th century · Nanticoke River shipyards
- ◆Historic district contains homes dating from the shipbuilding era
- ◆Annual Sharptown Heritage Days celebrate the town's shipbuilding heritage
Why you'd want to live here.
- ✦Boat or paddle the Nanticoke River from town landings
- ✦Sharptown Marina · fish, boat, or just watch the river go by
- ✦Tour the historic district · 19th-century homes from the shipbuilding era
- ✦Annual Sharptown Heritage Days every summer
- ✦25 minutes to downtown Salisbury · 45 to Ocean City
Population · ~691
What drives value in Sharptown.
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Is Sharptown a waterfront market worth watching?+
For buyers who specifically want Nanticoke River frontage with historic-town character at small-town prices · Sharptown is one of the most underrated waterfront plays on the Lower Shore.