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Elkton: Marriage Capital of the East

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Elkton Branch
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Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Cultural
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Event Details:

Historian Mike Dixon explores the time when Cupid beckoned thousands of people each year to Cecil County for quick marriages.  In its heyday, there was a hum and bustle to the matrimonial business here.  It was known as the elopement cap