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VFW - Jerry Skrivanek V.F.W. Post 8185

Now that you've taken the walking tour and probably worked up an appetite, why not drive to the nearby VFW, located just outside of town limits a half mile North up Main Street.  They are open to the public 7 days/week and all you need to do is sign in at the door!

On August 13, 1946 a charter was issued for the Jerry Skrivanek VFW Post #8185 in Port Deposit with 44 charter members. The first meeting was held in the Royal Bar at the foot of Jacob Tome Highway (Center Street), with subsequent meetings around town.

The VFW Post 8185 purchased the building at their current location in 1955. It was previously known as the Yellow Dog Tavern and quarrymen were known to pay a nickel a night just to have a space on the floor to sleep for the night.  This is also an excellent location to view the famed "Smith's Falls", where Capt. John Smith encountered such a rocky area of the river that his expedition in 1608 ceased to go any further.  Also of historical significance at low tide, are the stone piers of the former Rock Run Covered Bridge that existed from 1818 to 1857.

You can follow the Post's food and event specials on the Facebook page here:

https://www.facebook.com/VFW8185

The VFW Post 8185 sponsored this tour with the Port Deposit Heritage.

Port Deposit
  1. Rock Run Mill - North Main Street between Mill Street and Granite Avenue
  2. First Baptist Church - 282 North Main Street
  3. Bethel A.M.E. Church - 196 North Main Street
  4. Midtown Market - 190 North Main Street (area)
  5. St. Teresa's Roman Catholic Church - 162 North Main Street
  6. The Old Sorrel - 158-160 North Main Street
  7. Site of the former McNeilly House - 131-133 North Main Street
  8. Midtown Market (more recently) - 175 North Main Street
  9. (former) Tome Memorial Methodist Church - 102 North Main Street
  10. Paw Paw Building - Port Deposit Heritage Museum - 98 North Main Street
  11. Nesbitt Hall - 99 North Main Street
  12. Creswell's Marble Shop - 97 North Main Street
  13. The Blackburn House - 75 North Main Street
  14. The Swiss Chalet - 68 North Main Street
  15. Municipal Building - 55 North Main Street
  16. Boyle House - 29 North Main Street
  17. Abrahams Building - 15 North Main Street
  18. 1 Center Street
  19. Museum - U. S. Naval Training Center Bainbridge - 6 South Main Street
  20. Gerry House - 18 South Main Street
  21. Falls Hotel - 26 South Main Street
  22. Presbyterian Church - 44 South Main Street
  23. Touchstone House - 48 South Main Street
  24. Steps (to Liberty) - 64 South Main Street
  25. Archway to Washington Hall (site of former Tome School) - 60 block South Main Street
  26. The Carriage House - 80 South Main Street
  27. McClenahan Mansion - 90 South Main Street
  28. The Gas House - on the Promenade
  29. Jacob's Ladder - 98 South Main Street
  30. Promenade - along the waterfront
  31. VFW - Jerry Skrivanek V.F.W. Post 8185
  32. What's the background story of the V.F.W. organization?
  33. What's the story of a military tank in the parking lot at the VFW?
  34. Who was Jerry Skrivanek and why does he have a VFW named after him?