User contributions for HistoryCommission2

24 October 2019

• 15:0215:02, 24 October 2019 diff hist +81 N File:Flood of 1936 The Roundhouse in the flood.jpg (Photo courtesy of Marsha New) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 15:0115:01, 24 October 2019 diff hist +133 N File:Flood of 1936 The Roundhouse from another angle.jpg Another view of the Roundhouse in the 1936 Flood. (Photo courtesy of Marsha New) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 15:0015:00, 24 October 2019 diff hist +145 N File:Flood of 1936 the WB Tower.jpg The WB Tower in the 1936 Potomac River flood in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of Carol Wheatley) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 14:5914:59, 24 October 2019 diff hist +339 N File:Flood of 1936 From left to right are John Sigafoose, Douglas Howe and Irv Ephraim.jpg Three young Brunswick men who became part of "The Greatest Generation" about 5 years later when they were drafted as soldiers during WWII. The photo was taken during the 1936 flood. From left to right are: John Sigafoose, Douglas Howe and Irv Ephraim... current
• 14:5714:57, 24 October 2019 diff hist +169 N File:Flood of 1936, Walnut Street.jpg Walnut Street in the 1936 flood from the photos of Dorothy Shelton Snoots. (Photo courtesy of Patricia Moore Snoots) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 14:5414:54, 24 October 2019 diff hist +388 N File:Flood of 1936. Water is up to the wheels on this steam engine..jpg (Photo courtesy of Kathy Hale Cage) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.): Not only what could be on the tracks, but if there were tracks under that water that hadn't been washed out. Our Railroaders were tough, brave men. Nancy Wayne Drozynski Hmm. Th... current
• 14:4914:49, 24 October 2019 diff hist +764 N File:Flood of 1936. This photograph appears to have been taken from the YMCA.jpg 1936 Flood. This photograph appears to have been taken from the YMCA. Looking west, you can see from left to right: --The B&O signal bridge that went over tracks 1, 3, and 5 (next to the railroad crossing) --the Westbound Train Station --the old Ameri... current
• 14:4614:46, 24 October 2019 diff hist +293 N File:Flood of 1936 on S. Maple Avenue with the train station to the right.jpg 1936 Flood on S. Maple Avenue with the train station to the right. According to a notation on the back of the photo, the man in the boat is Sonny Cannon. (Photo courtesy of Patricia Moore Snoots from the collection of Dorothy Shelton Snoots) [[Catego... current
• 14:4414:44, 24 October 2019 diff hist +38 File:Flood of 1935 row boat near the station led by Sonny Cannon.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:4414:44, 24 October 2019 diff hist +159 N File:Flood of 1935 row boat near the station led by Sonny Cannon.jpg We've seen another shot of men in a row boat near the station led by Sonny Cannon. Can you spot him in this photo? (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers)
• 14:4214:42, 24 October 2019 diff hist +80 N File:Flood of 1936 between the box cars.jpg (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 14:4114:41, 24 October 2019 diff hist +172 N File:Flood of 1936 back porch of the B&O YMCA.jpg Back porch of the B&O YMCA in the 1936 flood. Great perspective on how high the water was. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 14:4014:40, 24 October 2019 diff hist +35 N File:Jason and Brandy Greenawait 2019.jpg Category:People current
• 14:3914:39, 24 October 2019 diff hist +224 N File:Flood of 1936 shows the flooded Brunswick railyard.jpg 1936 Flood. This photo shows the flooded Brunswick rail yard, the roundhouse, the tracks and what appears to be a steam engine in the photo. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 14:3414:34, 24 October 2019 diff hist +51 N File:Flood of 1936, The B&O roundhouse.jpg Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 14:3214:32, 24 October 2019 diff hist +169 N File:Flood of 1936 Coal Tipple in the distance.jpg Coal Tipple in the distance behind the box cars and water tanks during the 1936 flood. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Great Floods
• 14:3114:31, 24 October 2019 diff hist +196 N File:Flood of 1936 from the YMCA.jpg Another likely taken from the back porch of the Y. Who can tell us more? Looks like the coal tipple in upper left. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Great Floods
• 13:5113:51, 24 October 2019 diff hist +261 N File:Flood of 1936 view of the eastbound station,.jpg A wider perspective on what the flood of 1936 covered. See the eastbound station, the men in the rowboat and the B&O signal bridge. Can anyone pinpoint where the photo was taken? (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 13:4913:49, 24 October 2019 diff hist +38 File:Flood of1936 taken from the foot of Virginia Avenue, looking across the railroad tracks.jpg No edit summary current
• 13:4813:48, 24 October 2019 diff hist +275 N File:Flood of1936 taken from the foot of Virginia Avenue, looking across the railroad tracks.jpg 1936 Flood, taken from the foot of Virginia Avenue, looking across the railroad tracks. See how high the water level is under the old bridge. The mill is on the left and the lockhouse at lock 30 is just to the right of the bridge. (Photo courtesy of K...
• 13:4713:47, 24 October 2019 diff hist +227 N File:Flood of 1936 at the South Maple Avenue crossing..jpg Another dramatic shot of the 1936 flood at the S. Maple Avenue crossing. The B&O signal bridge is on the left & westbound train station on right. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 13:4513:45, 24 October 2019 diff hist +597 N File:Flood of 1936 The Gross Store.jpg The Gross Store in the 1936 flood. The store was located at the bottom of S. Maryland Ave across from Karn's lumberyard. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers Very prominent Brunswick merchants and community leaders starting with the founder of the business,... current
• 13:4213:42, 24 October 2019 diff hist +405 N File:Flood of 1936 men in a rowboat.jpg Here is the first of several dramatic photos of the 1936 flood in Brunswick. See the men in a rowboat on the left, the roundhouse on the right and the coal tipple in the center. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) John Darr Jr: My Grandfather Lancaster die... current
• 13:4013:40, 24 October 2019 diff hist +38 File:Flood of 1924 shows an unusual view of the railroad siding.jpg No edit summary current
• 13:4013:40, 24 October 2019 diff hist +791 N File:Flood of 1924 shows an unusual view of the railroad siding.jpg This photo was taken during the 1924 flood. It shows an unusual view of the railroad siding that switched off from the main B&O tracks to deliver coal, grain, feed and other raw materials to the mill next to the canal. For over 100 years, the mill was...
• 13:3813:38, 24 October 2019 diff hist +287 N File:Flood of 1924 at Lock 30 in Brunswick, MD.jpg (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.): The lock house was at the bottom of S. Virginia Avenue on the western side of the street [[Category:Smo... current
• 13:3513:35, 24 October 2019 diff hist +116 N File:Flood of 1924 at Lock 30. The right-angled ramp to the old Brunswick Bridge is visible to the left.jpg (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
• 13:3413:34, 24 October 2019 diff hist +37 File:Flood of 1924 at Lock 30.jpg No edit summary current
• 13:3413:34, 24 October 2019 diff hist +41 N Category:Smoketown Great Floods Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection " current
• 13:3313:33, 24 October 2019 diff hist +522 N File:Flood of 1924 at Lock 30.jpg (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) This is a photo from the old River Bridge. The 2 buildings across the street from the Mace Building (now King's) are hard to identify. Our guess is th...
• 12:3812:38, 24 October 2019 diff hist +705 N File:B&O YMCA a couple weeks after the November 7, 1980 fire.jpg Sad photo of the B&O YMCA a couple weeks after the November 7, 1980 fire. According to records, the street was closed and the building was put under constant watch for a few days. The Veterans Day Parade was re-routed in fear of a rekindling, yet it st... current
• 12:3412:34, 24 October 2019 diff hist +484 N File:YMCA - The day after the fire, November 8, 1980,, Photo courtesy of Dixie Kagey Teagle.jpg Reuben Moss: Spark from an old worn wire started a small fire in the wall insulation in the basement. It is suspected the fire had started around 8:30 then spread for about an hour before anyone noticed smoke, and the building was immediately evacuated... current
• 12:3112:31, 24 October 2019 diff hist +485 N File:YMCA - The day after the fire, November 8, 1980..jpg (Photo courtesy of John Brubaker) Jeana Fawley Harmon: We all watched it burn. My aunt Yonnie who was a waitress there most of her life cried for two days. It was a very traumatic night for many people. Gary Free: when the YMCA burned, the whole town... current
• 12:2612:26, 24 October 2019 diff hist +731 N File:B&O YMCA, the morning after the fire that destroyed the historic structure on November 7, 1980..jpg The remains of the old B&O YMCA, the morning after the fire that destroyed the historic structure on November 7, 1980. The fire was caused by a spark in the electrical system that ignited in the cloth insulation of the basement walls and quickly sprea... current
• 12:2112:21, 24 October 2019 diff hist +1,004 N File:YMCA from across the eastbound tracks in 1974.jpg Our beloved, long-lost YMCA from across the eastbound tracks in 1974 in its latter days. Frank Wenner's barber shop across E. Potomac Street on the left? Junior Moler's store on the right. (Ray Soderberg photo courtesy of Baltimore & Ohio Fans Worldw... current
• 12:1512:15, 24 October 2019 diff hist +182 N File:B&O Railroad YMCA and WB Tower at Brunswick, MD on Aug. 17, 1974..jpg (Photo by Stan Short) Richard Cummings: My father in law, Bill Wilt, worked in this tower. He was the signal maintainer for the B&O. Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
• 12:1312:13, 24 October 2019 diff hist +863 N File:The B&O YMCA in its latter days - 1975.jpg (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Jim--Some of the waitresses in the cafeteria were Annabelle Taulton, Rex Merriman, Clara Mentzer, Helen Lust, Yonnie Longerbeam. James Cox J... current
• 12:0912:09, 24 October 2019 diff hist +161 N File:Back porch of the YMCA, was from a cover story in the Washington Post in October, 1967..jpg This picture, taken on the back porch of the YMCA, was from a cover story in the Washington Post in October, 1967. Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
• 12:0612:06, 24 October 2019 diff hist +218 N File:Marvin Younkins greeting an unknown railroader in the 1950’s.jpg Marvin Younkins greeting an unknown railroader in the 1950’s on the western steps of the Y. This was a promo shot for a membership campaign. (Courtesy of John Younkins) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
• 12:0512:05, 24 October 2019 diff hist +542 N File:Marvin Younkins behind the counter at the B&O YMCA circa early 1930’s.jpg Marvin Younkins behind the counter at the B&O YMCA circa early 1930’s. Does anyone recognize the men posing at the counter? Mr. Younkins started as a cashier at the Y right after graduation from Hagerstown High School. In this period he rode the tra... current
• 11:5311:53, 24 October 2019 diff hist +34 File:Pool room at the YMCA.jpg No edit summary current
• 11:5311:53, 24 October 2019 diff hist +63 N File:Pool room at the YMCA.jpg (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum)
• 11:5111:51, 24 October 2019 diff hist +34 File:Dominoes in the lounge at the Y..jpg No edit summary current
• 11:5111:51, 24 October 2019 diff hist +174 N File:Dominoes in the lounge at the Y..jpg More dominoes in the lounge at the Y. (L-R) Cus Wellen, Talley Shewbridge, ?, Mr. Matthews, ? (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum)
• 11:5011:50, 24 October 2019 diff hist +156 N File:Playing dominoes at the YMCA. Anybody recognize these railroaders.jpg (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
• 11:4811:48, 24 October 2019 diff hist +156 N File:Piper Mills, Harry Allgire and Earl Cage playing cards at the B&O Y..jpg (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
• 11:4711:47, 24 October 2019 diff hist +2,457 N File:B&O Railroad YMCA was a longtime social hub in Brunswick, not only for railroaders, but for the Brunswick community.jpg The B&O Railroad YMCA was a longtime social hub in Brunswick, not only for railroaders, but for the Brunswick community at large. It housed a restaurant, barber shop, meeting spaces for local clubs, card games and storytelling, as well as a bowling all... current
• 11:3611:36, 24 October 2019 diff hist +253 N File:Chair, pole and other artifacts from the B&O YMCA barber shop.jpg The chair, pole and other artifacts from the B&O YMCA barber shop. This is part of "The Way We Worked" exhibit, which is still going on at the Brunswick Heritage Museum through Railroad Days on 10/7-8, 2017 Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
• 11:3411:34, 24 October 2019 diff hist +157 N File:Evelyn Webber Darr and Glen Moler in the president's office at the Y..jpg (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
• 11:3311:33, 24 October 2019 diff hist +488 N File:YMCA president Glen Moler next to the stained glass window of the Y in 1977.jpg YMCA president Glen Moler next to the stained glass window of the Y in 1977. This may have been a chapel. In looking at several photos of the Y over the years, it appears this glass was moved elsewhere from the eastern front of the building. The inscr... current