Joseph Cobb Lore was a New Jersey-born seafood merchant who settles in Solomons, Maryland, and develops the Patuxent River oyster trade. His work in buying, shipping, and packing oysters forms the basis of the community's early maritime industry. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1888/00/00 | J C Lore arrives in Solomons, Maryland, to buy and ship locally caught oysters for his uncle R T Lore's Philadelphia packing house, beginning the family's long association with the Chesapeake Bay seafood trade. | Work | Solomons, MD | Maryland | Chesapeake Bay Oyster | ||
| 1920/00/00 | J C Lore establishes his own oyster packing plant at Solomons, Maryland, building a waterfront operation that becomes one of the defining seafood houses in the Patuxent River region. | Work | J C Lore Oyster House | Solomons, MD | Chesapeake Bay Oyster |
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