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About Berlin, MD

The town of Berlin had its start around the 1790s, part of the Burley Plantation, a 300-acre (1.2 km 2) land grant dating back to 1677. The name Berlin is believed [ by whom? ] to be derived from a contraction of "Burleigh Inn", a tavern located at the crossroads of the Philadelphia Post Road (now South Main Street) and Sinepuxent Road (Tripoli Street). This may be [ weasel words ] why the traditional pronunciation of the town's name is / ˈ b ɜːr l ən / BUR-lən , as opposed to the more modern pronunciations / ˈ b ɛər l ɪ n / BAIR-lin and / b ɛər ˈ l ɪ n / bair- LIN . Berlin incorporated as a town in 1868. In the early 20th century, Berlin was known as a rest stop for travelers on their way to the coastal resort of Ocean City, as well as a stop for tourists who enjoyed hunting and fishing on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.