Event

22 March 1749

It is common belief that the 1749 Act of Parliament established the planned town of Maryport.

14 March 1854

On 14 March 1854, Fleming Coward shoots at his brother-in-law, James McNeil with intent to kill and murder him

27 May 1884

By the late 1870s, the Elizabeth Dock was proving inadequate to handle both the increasing coal trade and the larger ships using the port