Ken -- Deputy was a "flag stop" a little less than a mile west of Ellendale (roughly paralleling current day State Route 16 from what I can tell). There is no trace of any structure today to my knowledge. Flag stops were common on the peninsula and in many rural areas in the 19th century and early 20th century. They were normally little more than shacks and did not constitute regular stops. Timetables would normally list such a station with the time trains were expected to pass by, and you (or the station agent if there was one) would "flag" a train down. The train would then stop, allowing you to climb aboard and buy a ticket from the conductor. Similarly, if someone on board the train wanted to stop there, he or she would inform the conductor who would signal to the engineer to stop. The concept is similar to modern trolley or tram systems -- unless the driver/engineer sees someone waiting or knows someone wants to get off they keep on going. A great resource for local railroads is *Rails along the Chesapeake : a history of railroading on the Delmarva Peninsula* by John Hayman. It was published in 1979 and has been out of print for close to 30 years. Most of the local libraries however stock multiple copies. It has maps, timetables, locomotive rosters, etc -- everything for the local train buff. Jim

Ken -- Deputy was a "flag stop" a little less than a mile west of Ellendale (roughly paralleling current day State Route 16 from what I can tell). There is no trace of any structure today to my knowledge. Flag stops were common on the peninsula and in many rural areas in the 19th century and early 20th century. They were normally little more than shacks and did not constitute regular stops. Timetables would normally list such a station with the time trains were expected to pass by, and you (or the station agent if there was one) would "flag" a train down. The train would then stop, allowing you to climb aboard and buy a ticket from the conductor. Similarly, if someone on board the train wanted to stop there, he or she would inform the conductor who would signal to the engineer to stop. The concept is similar to modern trolley or tram systems -- unless the driver/engineer sees someone waiting or knows someone wants to get off they keep on going. A great resource for local railroads is Rails along the Chesapeake : a history of railroading on the Delmarva Peninsula by John Hayman. It was published in 1979 and has been out of print for close to 30 years. Most of the local libraries however stock multiple copies. It has maps, timetables, locomotive rosters, etc -- everything for the local train buff. Jim