Talbot County, Maryland
Easton Real Estate and Local Guide
The county seat of Talbot County and the cultural hub of Maryland's Eastern Shore, Easton pairs a preserved 18th- and 19th-century downtown with art museums, galleries, and festivals. It grew from a 1710 courthouse settlement into a historic small town on the Chesapeake tidewater.
Living in Easton
Home to The Hill, documented as one of the earliest free Black communities in the United States, dating to about 1790. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Easton
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Easton home
Avalon Theatre
Art Deco theater built in 1922 for vaudeville, now a live music and performance venue
Third Haven Meeting House
Quaker meeting house built between 1682 and 1684, among the oldest frame houses of worship in the United States
Easton Rails-to-Trails
Nearly 3-mile multi-use trail on a former railroad corridor, opened in 1998
Idlewild Park
About 15-acre town park with ball fields, tennis courts, a walking track, and gardens
Easton areas to know
The Hill
One of the earliest free Black communities in the United States, dating to about 1790