the Costen House. She had happy memories of playing in the adjoining gardens as a child and her lovely wedding there in the early twentieth century. They had a dream of one day restoring the garden in their families' memory.

The Hall-Walton Memorial Garden

The two people that took an interest in the preservation of Costen House were Ernest and Julia Hall Walton. Both were Pocomoke City natives, and Julia, a cousin of the Costen children, had grown up in a big brick house around the corner from

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In 1979, only two beautiful crepe myrtles remained of the once lovely garden. Mrs. Walton, widowed and in her 90's, bought the land and deeded it to the Spirit of Newtown Committee. Her dream had come true.

The lot was cleared, and a variety of trees and shrubs were planted. A curved brick walk and Charleston Battery benches were added, and a Phortina hedge marked the perimeter of the garden. A special fragrance garden was dedicated to Mrs. Walton's generosity. On May Day, 1983, she was the guest of honor at the garden dedication. A year later, the Pocomoke River Garden Club gave a Victorian gazebo in memory of Mrs. Walton and their own departed members.

The Hall-Walton Garden, like the Costen House, is a legacy which must be preserved for future generations.

The Costen House and the Hall-Walton Garden are managed under the auspices of the Spirit of Newtown Committee, Inc. whose mission is the preservation of these properties in order to exhibit the life of a small town and Doctor I. T. Costen and his family as they lived from 1870-1920.