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| 15:25, 19 September 2021 | 1971 BHS JV Football.jpeg (file) |  |
4.49 MB | The BHS Junior Varsity football team in the Fall of 1971. After losing it's first two games to Boonsboro and Smithburg, the Railroaders finsihed the season by reeling off 6 straight victories to finish 6-2. Here's who was on the team: First row: Mike Barker (Manager), David Deavers, Kevin Barker, Chris Hoffman, Tim Schuster, Mike Stack, Steve Barnhart, David Hamilton, Todd Cummings, Tommy Ayers, Drew Hawes (Manager) Second Row: Steve Smith (Manager), Randy Carey, Steve Utterback, David Hou... | 1 |
| 15:41, 10 October 2021 | Camp Greentop Dining Hall.jpeg (file) |  |
233 KB | Here's a photo of the Camp Greentop dining room and recreation hall, just as many will remember it in the Fall of whatever was your 6th grade year in elementary school all around Frederick County. There were some ghost stories and it was cold in the mountains. Here are some memories from Smoketown followers: Kelly Leigh I went to Valley Elementary. In 1977, I remember our camp counselor Tim Fogle died in a jeep accident the week after we went. We did a fundraiser for him. He was from Middle... | 1 |
| 16:07, 10 October 2021 | Camp Greentop Cabin.jpeg (file) |  |
4.28 MB | The cabins where we slept at Camp Greentop looked a lot like this, but the beds weren't as nice in the late Sixties. Some memories include: Angela Berry Selby I stayed there in 92 and my cabin had metal cots. My cabin also had a fireplace. Not that we used it, but a baby ring-necked snake fell down the chimney and into the fireplace. đł Peter Wenner In the Fall of 1968, Marty Cusack kept us up laughing most of one night reciting the Rowan and Martinâs Laugh-in line âlook that up in your Fun... | 1 |
| 16:10, 10 October 2021 | IMG 3357.JPG (file) |  |
270 KB | This photo was shot with an Olympus Pen F half frame camera on Agfachrome in the B&O railroad yard at Brunswick in 1976. According to Robert Foster, the engine looks like the engine was coming out of the roundhouse, just east of turntable. "Probably at fueling station that big Water Tank was on other side beside Roundhouse directly across from the Waste Treatment plant." (Photo by Ray Soderberg) | 1 |
| 16:24, 10 October 2021 | 15578271 10154262276795208 1518142801246346412 o.jpg (file) |  |
494 KB | This safe deposit bag was used by W.B. Wenner and family members to deposit daily earnings from The City Meat Market on W. Potomac Street into the bank. According to Judge Bill Wenner, only family members were allowed to staff the cash register and drop off the daily proceeds. The store stood where the Ambulance Company resides today. The People's National Bank building still stands proudly across from Beans in the Belfry. In recent years, it was the home office of a printing company? (Pho... | 1 |
| 16:27, 10 October 2021 | IMG 5860.JPG (file) |  |
33 KB | A promotional item from the Werntz Store on East Potomac Street that used to stand where the community garden is today. Introduced to Brunswick by the Kaplons, H.N. Werntz sold discount general merchandise to railroaders and their families (shoes, hats, work clothes, etc) , as well as groceries, which were available in the back of the building on 1st Avenue. (Photos courtesy of James R. Castle from the "History In Our Attics" series) | 1 |
| 16:28, 10 October 2021 | IMG 5861.JPG (file) |  |
38 KB | A promotional item from the Werntz Store on East Potomac Street that used to stand where the community garden is today. Introduced to Brunswick by the Kaplons, H.N. Werntz sold discount general merchandise to railroaders and their families (shoes, hats, work clothes, etc) , as well as groceries, which were available in the back of the building on 1st Avenue. (Photos courtesy of James R. Castle from the "History In Our Attics" series) | 1 |
| 16:31, 10 October 2021 | Jimmy Dean's Engine.jpg (file) |  |
72 KB | According to Jason Russell, this is the famous pumper that was dubbed "Jimmy Dean's Engine". The 1957 Chevrolet fire engine was so named because Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats appeared so often at the Brunswick Fire Hall in the 1950s, the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Dept was able to buy it. (Photo courtesy of Jason A. Russell) | 1 |
| 16:40, 10 October 2021 | Delivery of 1956 Chevy Pumper.jpg (file) |  |
99 KB | Delivery of a then new 1956 Chevy Pumper to the old Fire Hall (now Smoketown Brewery).Like almost all service vehicles in those days, Litten's Chevrolet-Olds dealership supplied them. The business operated on the western edge of Brunswick, which used to be a main entrance to town. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) | 1 |
| 16:42, 10 October 2021 | 1956 Chevy Pumper Rolls Out.jpg (file) |  |
30 KB | The 1956 Chevy Pumper rolls out. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) | 1 |
| 16:43, 10 October 2021 | Sam Huffer & Carol Smith.JPG (file) |  |
106 KB | '70s flashback in real time to 2 beloved teachers at the recent 2021 Sizzling '70s Reunion. Sam Huffer and Carol Smith taught us how to let loose expressing ourselves in BHS plays, music and sports. (Photo courtesy of Joanna Feaster Henson) | 1 |
| 17:00, 10 October 2021 | Under the Bridge.jpg (file) |  |
723 KB | Great "under the bridge" photo of Brunswick by Jeff Pearl in September, 2020. This one is looking up S. Virginia Avenue towards W. Potomac Street. There are 4 historical landmarks, in addition to the bridge: 1) D.C. Weinbrenner Wholesale Warehouse: Red building to right of bridge at the foot of the hill. 2) The old Beall-McMurry house on the corner of Virginia Avenue and Potomac Street, which is possibly the oldest house in Brunswick. It is being restored after the terrible fire in June, 2... | 1 |
| 17:05, 10 October 2021 | BHS Football Fireworks.JPG (file) |  |
636 KB | Great shot of the fireworks after the BHS Railroaders' Homecoming Game on 10/8/21. They won 29-27 over Liberty to improve their record to 5-1. (Photo by Courtney Twayne Allison) | 1 |
| 21:49, 13 October 2021 | Mr. & Mrs. C.M. Wenner.jpeg (file) |  |
1.7 MB | Portraits of the young couple Charles Malcolm (C.M.) and Edna Garrott Wenner, circa 1880s. The Wenners raised 8 children, including Brunswick Distinguished Citizens E. Virginia (Educator) and William B. Wenner (Farmer & Merchant), as well as grandson William W. Wenner (MD Appellate Judge). Like his distant cousin, W.W. Wenner in the west end of early Brunswick, C.M. Wenner had visions of prospering his growing family by selling lots on the 500 acre family farm that bordered both sides of N.... | 1 |
| 11:46, 24 October 2021 | German Crossing Ferry.bmp (file) | Error creating thumbnail: File with dimensions greater than 12.5 MP |
4.75 MB | The areas of Lovettsville and Brunswick were originally known as âThe German Crossingâ because German settlers migrated from York and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania ("Pennsylvania Dutch" or "Deutsch") to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. This is an early photo of the ferry sometime in the mid- to late-19th Century. In the 1720s trader Abraham Pennington became the first permanent settler and established a ferry across the Potomac River in 1731. The ferry continued operating well into t... | 1 |
| 12:03, 24 October 2021 | S.W. George Store Foundation.jpg (file) |  |
113 KB | A view of the foundation being laid for the S.W. George Hardware Store on W Potomac St. (Wenner Street at the time) in 1907 or '08. The backs of houses on Walnut Street are visible in the background as are the old barn and stables directly on the left. According to Randy George, "the stables were built years before and was where draft horses, wagons and equipment for tinning roofs were kept." The old structures are still standing. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Mays) | 1 |
| 12:18, 24 October 2021 | Charlie & Evie McLane.jpg (file) |  |
111 KB | A beautiful young couple, Evie & Charlie McLane pose on the steps of the old Wenner family home on W. Potomac Street--late 1940s? (Photo courtesy of Kelley McLane Bender) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 12:22, 24 October 2021 | Family at Diamond Jubilee Parade.jpg (file) |  |
133 KB | A young family getting ready to watch a parade in front of Kaplonâs on W. Potomac Street. Judging from the period headware, this photo was likely taken during the 1965 Diamond Jubilee parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 15:39, 7 November 2021 | Cage Brothers.jpeg (file) |  |
96 KB | A happy photo of Bob Cage hoisting his little brother Pete up to the roofline of the Cage family home on W. B Street. This was Bobâs 16th birthday on May 21, 1961. (Photo courtesy of A.F. "Pete" Cage) Category:Smoketown Kids | 1 |
| 15:52, 7 November 2021 | James "Punk" Youtz.jpeg (file) |  |
49 KB | Punk Youtz at his desk working as a clerk at the Brunswick B&O Car Yard in the 1950s. He was a friend to many. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 16:02, 7 November 2021 | Railroad Doctor.jpg (file) |  |
517 KB | A B&O doctor examining a patient--maybe 1950s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 16:05, 7 November 2021 | Lena Troxell at Kaplons.jpg (file) |  |
150 KB | Mrs. Lena Troxell was a regular customer at Kaplon's Department Store. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) | 1 |
| 16:11, 7 November 2021 | Blair Harrington at Station.jpg (file) |  |
358 KB | Self portrait of Blair Harrington at the westbound train station? (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 16:13, 7 November 2021 | F&M Bank Staff.jpg (file) |  |
577 KB | Lee Smith behind the counter at the old F&M Bank on W. Potomac Street in 1982. The tellers on the right are Sheri Harrington and Ernestine Reynolds. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 16:23, 7 November 2021 | Downtown Businesses 1982.jpg (file) |  |
705 KB | The downtown business district on W. Potomac Street in 1982 when it was in its dying days as the railroad decreased its operations in Brunswick. Newberry's was still in business next door to the museum. Brunswick Market occupied the space where the Acme and Roelke's once operated. At the time, Jerry's Liquors was next door to the market. On the north side of the street were Ralph Brown's real estate and H&R Block offices. Further down were Burns' Liquors and Payne's Pharmacy. (Photo by Blai... | 1 |
| 16:29, 7 November 2021 | Old Shell Transition 1982.jpg (file) |  |
766 KB | Early part of the transition of the old downtown Shell station to Fast Eddie's in 1982. A Shell gasoline franchise had operated in this location on the corner of W. Potomac Street and Maryland Avenue for 40 years under different owners, including Bill Deener, Renace Painter, Dutch Miller, Donald Woods and others. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 16:31, 7 November 2021 | Fast Eddie's Construction.jpg (file) |  |
487 KB | Fast Eddie's gas station and convenience store taking shape in 1982. The historic Foster house on W. Potomac Street and Jordan House on Maryland Avenue above the station create an L-shaped perimeter that remains today. Fast Eddie's operated at this location until the 1990s and was known for it's delicious fried chicken and potato wedges. It later became headquarters for the Brunswick Citizen newspaper until its demise in 2020 during the global pandemic. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy o... | 1 |
| 16:36, 7 November 2021 | Railroad Yard in 1982.jpg (file) |  |
565 KB | A shot of what was left of the old railroad yard operations in 1982, taken from in front of the Westbound Station. See the WB Tower, roundhouse and water tower. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 16:45, 7 November 2021 | Majorettes.jpg (file) |  |
72 KB | Majorettes make their way down Florida Avenue towards the turn on W. Potomac Street when the parade used to run east. Late 1940s or early '50s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 16:47, 7 November 2021 | Cindy Porter, Kathy Myers, Kris Myers, Linda Sell.jpg (file) |  |
2.45 MB | One thing you might notice in our Veterans' Day Parade album is you can watch Kathy and Kris Myers grow up as Girl Scouts marching in the November parades through the years. Here they are leading the troop as Flag Bearers, circa 1959 or '60 on W. Potomac Street at the corner pf N. Virginia Avenue. Flanking them on the left and right are Cindy Porter and Linda Sell. According to Kathy Hale Cage: "Behind the first girl on the left in front of the banner ... over her right shoulder I see Lin... | 1 |
| 16:48, 7 November 2021 | Boy Scouts?.jpg (file) |  |
129 KB | Here we think are the Boy Scouts in a Veterans' Day Parade on W. Potomac Street, circa 1969. Bill Shewbridge is one of the older scouts inspecting the troops in the foreground. It was pointed out that these weren't Boy Scouts' uniforms. Developing... (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 16:50, 7 November 2021 | Ayres Fauble Thompson.jpg (file) |  |
55 KB | From a late 1960s parade, it looks like Charlie Flook behind the wheel of a 1929 Chrysler. Among the faces in the crowd from the left are young Tommy Ayres, Russell Fauble, Donald Ayres and then Police Chief Tommy Thompson, in uniform. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 16:51, 7 November 2021 | WWI Veterans 1968 .jpg (file) |  |
138 KB | Another angle of Brunswick WWI Veterans observing the 1968 Veterans' Day parade. Edward Shipley is the veteran on the far right in the 2nd row, wearing glasses. C (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 18:31, 7 November 2021 | Marching Band Florida Avenue.jpg (file) |  |
198 KB | A marching band makes its way from Florida Avenue to W. Potomac Street in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 18:33, 7 November 2021 | Marching Band W Potomac St.jpg (file) |  |
194 KB | Marching band moves into the crowd of onlookers on W. Potomac Street in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 18:34, 7 November 2021 | Reviewing Stand Veterans Park.jpg (file) |  |
92 KB | A ceremony at Veterans' Memorial Park on A Street. Maybe late 1940s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 00:57, 24 November 2021 | Robbie Grams.jpg (file) |  |
340 KB | Robbie Grams in the railroad parking lot in 1982. At the time, he was Yardmaster and WB Tower operator. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) | 1 |
| 00:59, 24 November 2021 | Charlie Selby-1982.jpg (file) |  |
416 KB | Charlie Selby poses in the Brunswick Westbound Station in 1982. Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 01:00, 24 November 2021 | Charles King.jpg (file) |  |
259 KB | Charlie King in the Brunswick yard in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) | 1 |
| 01:03, 24 November 2021 | Jessie Brown.jpg (file) |  |
595 KB | Railroader Jessie Brown-1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 01:07, 24 November 2021 | Dave Waters.jpg (file) |  |
524 KB | This is a portrait of Dave Waters in 1982. He worked in the car department. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 01:21, 24 November 2021 | Bill Sheckles.jpg (file) |  |
195 KB | Trackman Bill Sheckles in 1982 (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 01:23, 24 November 2021 | Buzzy Darr.jpg (file) |  |
210 KB | Buzzy Darr worked in the track department. He was also a crane operator. He posed here in 1982 (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 01:31, 24 November 2021 | Marianne Weidemann .jpg (file) |  |
582 KB | Marianne Weidemann - 1982 According to Denise Duncan Moore: "She was on the extra list. She worked a lot at WB Tower. Every now and then she would catch a checking job or the booking job at the yard office. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 01:33, 24 November 2021 | Vernon Strout.jpg (file) |  |
359 KB | Vernon Strout - 1982 (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 01:42, 24 November 2021 | Danny Swope.jpg (file) |  |
254 KB | Danny Swope poses in the Brunswick Westbound Station in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 22:45, 24 November 2021 | Trackman.jpg (file) |  |
346 KB | An excellent Blair Harrington portrait of a track department worker in the Brunswick railroad yard with the soft background of the bridge and old Gross store behind the railroader. The photo was taken in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 22:47, 24 November 2021 | Zane Hall.jpg (file) |  |
1,010 KB | Z.P. (Zane) Hall was the Chessy System railroad policeman shown in this 1982 photo taken at the foot of S. Maryland. The white building with the window visible to the left of his car was called the âRailroad Track Manâs Headquartersâ. It was where workers met in the mornings to get orders for the day. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) | 1 |
| 23:51, 24 November 2021 | Robys in 1930s.jpg (file) |  |
46 KB | JP & Barbara Ellen Roby pose in front of their home with a view down W. Potomac Street in the 1930s. See the billboard on the side of the Mace Building (now King's) directly behind Mr. Roby. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 23:56, 24 November 2021 | Old & New Bridges 1955.JPG (file) |  |
1.52 MB | Photo juxtaposition of the old and new Potomac River bridges spanning Loudoun County to Brunswick, MD in 1955 sometime after the then new bridge opened. (Magazine clipping courtesy of Frank Noe) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal | 1 |
