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Berlin is a town in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,491 at the 2000 census.
The town of Berlin had its start around the 1790s, part of the Burley Plantation, a 300-acre (1.2 km2) land grant dating back to 1677. The name Berlin is believed to be derived from a contraction of "Burleigh Inn", a tavern located at the crossroads of the Philadelphia Post Road (now South Main Street) and Sinepuxent Road (Tripoli Street). This may be why the traditional pronunciation of the town's name is /bɜrlən/ bur-lən, as opposed to the more modern pronunciations /bɛərlɨn/ bair-lin and /bɛərlɪn/ bair-lin. The traditional pronunciation is rarely heard today.[citation needed]
Berlin incorporated as a town in 1868. In the early 20th century, Berlin was known as a rest stop for travelers on their way to the coastal resort of Ocean City as well as a stop for tourists who enjoyed hunting and fishing on the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland.