The farm they started in what is now Showell, Maryland was over 10, acres in size and very successful. Lemuel Showell, a descendant, was involved in shipping and transportation. Tabor, who owned what is now downtown Ocean City, to create a town.
Most were local families with names that today are well recognized as well. They needed a way to bring guests to Ocean City so they approached Lemuel Showell, who loved the barrier island and already had a home there. The only way to get to the island back then was to sail across the bay. He agreed to be an investor in the Atlantic Hotel Company and extended the railroad, out of his own pocket, creating the first bridge to the island.
Ocean City was not the immediate success of its northern counterpart but, it was popular. People came down to walk the boardwalk to enjoy the fresh salt air. Few people sun bathed on the beach or played in the ocean. However, the ladies of the town made the trips to Ocean City memorable with the delicious food they prepared from wildfowl and the sea that the men brought home.
He worked in the family business which included the first swimming pool, a theater, restaurant, bowling alley and bath house. He was one of the first surfers and life guards of Ocean City. Though he lettered in nine sports and was drafted by both the Washington Senators and Redskins to play professional sports, he enlisted into the Marine Corps at age Most likely, because of his intimidating size and leadership ability, he was made an instructor on Parris Island.
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After the battle he received a field promotion for his efforts and was sent back to the States for reassignment. While there, the war drew to an end and he was given the choice to stay in the Marine Corps or become a civilian. He chose to return to school on an athletic scholarship to play football for Duke University. If you ever met Mr. Showell you would know he loved food, especially desserts! He had a tough choice.
