American Legion, Sinepuxent Post 166, Ocean City, Maryland

Synepuxent Post 166, Ocean City, Maryland was chartered in January 1946 and met at Sacco's Restaurant (which is no longer in existence) until 1948 when they moved to the Marlin Club and in 1953 obtained the land at 2308 Philadelphia Avenue. The original Post Home was a relatively small building that has seen much addition and renovation over the years. The last addition being the second floor which was added in 1999.

The first Commander was George B. Cropper, a well known eastern shore figure and the second Commander was Harry B. Kelly whom we all know better as one of the State's most colorful politicians and the Mayor of Ocean City from 1970 to 1985. Another Eastern Shore personage, Elbridge D. Tilghman, was the third Commander.

There were 40 Charter members of post 166 when it was Chartered January 28, 1946 and they were:

George B. Cropper	Edward Lee Carey	John P. Charrier	Lorenz P. Krueger
Robert L. Cropper	Alfred E. Harmon	Donald Cropper	Harold B. Gordy
Harold J. Rayne, Jr.	William H. Purnell	Turner B. Cropper	Perry H. Simpson
Talbot E. Bunting	D. Trimper, III	William W. Bounds	William Thomas Elliott, Jr
Robert Wilson Hall Ewell	Isaac L. Massey	Charles E. Clark	Woodrow E. Horton
William Bunting	William J. Simpson	Earl J. Simpson	Preston J. Wyatt
Louis W. Birch	John J. F. Sacca	Robert B. Jackson	Joshua J. Bunting
Harry Lee Jackson	Samuel Robert Coffin	Lewis Bunting	William A. Steger, Jr.
George W. Murray	Arthur H. Harris	Noah C. Bradford	J. William Garlich
John B. Garton	Edwin D. Taylor	John D. Showell, Jr.	Elbridge D. Tilgman

A Little History of Synepuxent Post 166

A Little History
of Synepuxent Post 166