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17 December 2019

• 13:1913:19, 17 December 2019 diff hist +32 File:Potomac River - JC Dockery and Bob Anderson Circa 1950s.jpg No edit summary
• 13:1713:17, 17 December 2019 diff hist +86 N File:Junie Streight, Earl Forest, Thelma Forest, Clarence E. Streight, Sr., 1940’s (L-R). Photo courtesy of Barbara Streig.jpg Jknight moved page File:Junie Streight, Earl Forest, Thelma Forest, Clarence E. Streight, Sr., 1940’s (L-R). Photo courtesy of Barbara Streig.jpg to File:Potomac River - Along the river in Brunswick - World War II era.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 13:1713:17, 17 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:Potomac River - Along the river in Brunswick - World War II era.jpg Jknight moved page File:Junie Streight, Earl Forest, Thelma Forest, Clarence E. Streight, Sr., 1940’s (L-R). Photo courtesy of Barbara Streig.jpg to File:Potomac River - Along the river in Brunswick - World War II era.jpg current
• 13:1613:16, 17 December 2019 diff hist +494 File:Potomac River - Along the river in Brunswick - World War II era.jpg No edit summary
• 13:1313:13, 17 December 2019 diff hist +86 N File:George W. (Heff) Heffner (left) and Eugene (Gandy) McGaha (right). Photo courtesy of Willa McGaha.jpg Jknight moved page File:George W. (Heff) Heffner (left) and Eugene (Gandy) McGaha (right). Photo courtesy of Willa McGaha.jpg to File:Potomac River - Fishing and camping on an island on the Potomac.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 13:1313:13, 17 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:Potomac River - Fishing and camping on an island on the Potomac.jpg Jknight moved page File:George W. (Heff) Heffner (left) and Eugene (Gandy) McGaha (right). Photo courtesy of Willa McGaha.jpg to File:Potomac River - Fishing and camping on an island on the Potomac.jpg current
• 13:1213:12, 17 December 2019 diff hist +248 File:Potomac River - Fishing and camping on an island on the Potomac.jpg No edit summary
• 13:1113:11, 17 December 2019 diff hist +652 N File:Potomac River - ladies at Camp Bea-Jack Summer of 1942.jpg Young Billy Wenner with the ladies at "Camp Bea-Jack" at suppertime 75 years ago in the Summer of 1942. This river camp belonged to BHS coach Jack Brady and his wife Bea, who was the sister of Eleanor Watkins Wenner. It was located on the Potomac Rive... current
• 13:0913:09, 17 December 2019 diff hist +451 N File:Potomac River - Swimming in the River Circa 1940.jpg Another river shot from the "wayback machine", circa 1940. Clockwise are Ann Wenner, Mark Van Pelt, Ginny Van Pelt, Mackie Van Pelt. Anyone know where on the river this is? Looks like near Point of Rocks. Photo read "Bells Mill". Mark Van Pelt was te... current
• 13:0713:07, 17 December 2019 diff hist +355 N File:Potomac River - Local ladies picnicking at a Potomac River camp Circa 1930s.jpg Local ladies picnicking at a Potomac River camp in the 1930s. On the left is Virginia Lutman. On the right is Dot Schnauffer. This camp was owned by then BHS coach Jack Brady and his wife Beatrice. It was near where Catoctin Creek meets the Potomac.... current
• 13:0613:06, 17 December 2019 diff hist +367 N File:Potomac River - Albert (Ab) Sigafoose at Ben Sigafoose' s camp on the River.jpg Another look at the Summer leisure activities of Brunswick people. This is Albert (Ab) Sigafoose at Ben Sigafoose' s camp on the Potomac River at Brunswick. Note the cookware, coffee pots, a large US flag, small flags and Chinese lanterns that made the... current
• 13:0513:05, 17 December 2019 diff hist +175 N File:Potomac River - Brunswick Family Campground - 1970s.jpg (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 13:0013:00, 17 December 2019 diff hist +208 N File:Potomac River - Brunswick Family Campground in 2013.jpg Current view of the Brunswick Family Campground - a great place for families to come and relax! (Courtesy of the Brunswick Family Campground) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:5912:59, 17 December 2019 diff hist +518 N File:Potomac River - Brunswick Family Campground - Mile 54 on the C&O Canal Towpath.jpg Brunswick Family Campground - Mile 54 on the C&O Canal Towpath This campground was built where the old air field was and made into a two hundred site campground. Brunswick Family Camp Ground is on a secluded stretch of land between the Potomac River a... current
• 12:5812:58, 17 December 2019 diff hist +318 N File:Potomac River - Brunswick Family campground in the 1970s, Cubby, Stella and Kathy Baer.jpg Summer's almost here and here were Cubby and Stella Baer with daughter Kathy from Sandy Hook at the Brunswick Family campground in the 1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)... current
• 12:4812:48, 17 December 2019 diff hist +376 N File:Canal - C.F. Wenner's original flour mill at Lock 30.jpg All that's left of C.F. Wenner's original flour mill at Lock 30 that burned to the ground in 1972. This was one of the many mills that served as the foundation of communities formed along the C&O canal from its inception in 1834. It was later owned by... current
• 12:4512:45, 17 December 2019 diff hist +442 N File:Canal - Weverton Lock 31 - Mile 58 on the C & O Canal Towpath.jpg Weverton Lock 31 - Mile 58 on the C & O Canal Towpath Casper W. Weaver attempted to establish an industrial area here and harness the power from the Potomac River for manufacturing, much like what had been done at Harper's Ferry. He was never able to... current
• 12:4412:44, 17 December 2019 diff hist +1,006 N File:Canal Lock 27 lock house circa early 1960s - Ed Sigafoose.jpg Ed Sigafoose, youngest child of Ben Franklin Sigafoose, at the C&O Canal Lock 27 lock house circa early 1960s. The Sigafoose family has a unique connection to both Locks 27, otherwise known as Lock 27, "Spinks Lock" and "Campbell’s Lock", as well as... current
• 12:4312:43, 17 December 2019 diff hist +105 N File:Canal - The recently restored Lockhouse at Lock 29, Lander.jpg (Photo by Peter Wenner - November 2011) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:4212:42, 17 December 2019 diff hist +158 N File:Canal - Lockhouse at Lock 29, Lander.jpg The recently restored Lockhouse at Lock 29, Lander. (Photo by Peter Wenner - November 2011) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:4112:41, 17 December 2019 diff hist +97 N File:Canal - The old gate at Lock 30.jpg (Photo courtesy of Curt Webber) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:3912:39, 17 December 2019 diff hist +276 N File:Potomac River - J.P. Karn, Inc. float.jpg A timeless message form J.P. Karn, Inc. on a float in a Brunswick Summer parade in the 1950s. Looks like a promotion enjoying the Potomac River. Note the boat! (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) [[Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C... current
• 12:3712:37, 17 December 2019 diff hist +667 N File:Potomac River - Les Conner's residence between the canal and the river.jpg Les Conner's residence between the canal and the river. Later on, he acquired another bus or two. (Photo courtesy of the C&O Canal Visitor Center) Cheryl Shrey: The Washington Post did a nice article on Great Great Uncle Les and Polly in the 1970s. W... current
• 12:3412:34, 17 December 2019 diff hist +177 N File:Canal - Another creatively designed domicile using an old canal boat.jpg Another creatively designed domicile using an old canal boat. (Photo courtesy of the C&O Canal Visitor Center) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:3212:32, 17 December 2019 diff hist +270 N File:Canal - Foot bridge over the (Grand Old Ditch) at Lock 30.jpg Foot bridge over the "Grand Old Ditch" at Lock 30 in Brunswick behind the old mill - Mid '60s (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Can... current
• 12:2912:29, 17 December 2019 diff hist +290 N File:Potomac River Bridge - Wrecked car under the old bridge..jpg Wrecked car under the old bridge. Looks like it may have fallen over the side judging from the broken rail above. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category:Smoketown Potom... current
• 12:2812:28, 17 December 2019 diff hist +194 N File:Canal at Glen Echo..jpg We're not sure, but we think this is a picture of the canal at Glen Echo. Can anyone help us identify? (Courtesy of Robert Day) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:2612:26, 17 December 2019 diff hist +297 N File:Canal - short tunnel at Point of Rocks in 1868,.jpg Before this short tunnel was completed at Point of Rocks in 1868, B&O trains had to pick their way along a narrow ledge between Catoctin Mountain and the C&O Canal. (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) [[Category:Smoketow... current
• 12:2412:24, 17 December 2019 diff hist +492 N File:Potomac River Circa 1930 - Dot Schanuffer, Virginia Lutman, Ann Jenkins and Mrs Wilbur Devilbiss.jpg Let's go way back. Here are some Brunswick ladies on the river in the 1930s. In order, Dot Schnauffer and Virginia Lutman are the 2 on the left. The other 2 ladies are believed to be Mrs. Ann Jenkins, wife of the rector of Grace Episcopal Church and M... current
• 12:2212:22, 17 December 2019 diff hist +518 N File:Bakerton, WVA in the early-1930s, Mohler Farm.jpg This photo was taken at Mohler farm in Bakerton, WVA in the early-1930s. The Brunswick ladies noted on the back of this photo were: (L-R) Mrs. Wade Watson (wife of Brunswick's longtime dentist), E. Virginia "Patty" Wenner, Eleanor Wenner with her arms... current
• 12:2012:20, 17 December 2019 diff hist +182 N File:Canal - Lady boaters on the canal..jpg Lady boaters on the canal. Lena Sigafoose Troxell is in the foreground on the left. (Photo courtesy of Robert Day) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:1912:19, 17 December 2019 diff hist +213 N File:Canal - Getting ready to swim in the canal around the turn of the 20th century..jpg Getting ready to swim in the canal around the turn of the 20th century. Lena Sigafoose Troxell is second from the right. (Courtesy of Robert Day) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:1712:17, 17 December 2019 diff hist +180 N File:Canal - Preparing for the plunge at Lock 26, circa 1900.jpg Preparing for the plunge at Lock 26, circa 1900 (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:1512:15, 17 December 2019 diff hist +199 N File:Potomac River - Ben Franklin Sigafoose spending time with his family.jpg Ben Franklin Sigafoose spending quality time with family on the Potomac River in the early 20th Century. (Photo courtesy of Bob Day) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:1312:13, 17 December 2019 diff hist +319 N File:Canal - Canal boat with the old mill in the background.jpg Canal boat with the old mill in the background. We think the 1920s because of the Model T Ford and a team with a cart or wagon beneath the flags as noted by Bobby George. (Courtesy of the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)... current
• 12:1212:12, 17 December 2019 diff hist +99 N File:Canal - U.S. Geological Survey workers cruising the canal in 1915.jpg (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Canal current
• 12:1112:11, 17 December 2019 diff hist +205 N File:Canal - A band playing on the top of a canal boat.jpg A band playing on the top of a canal boat. Wonder what was the occasion? (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 12:0912:09, 17 December 2019 diff hist +335 N File:Canal - a woman was usually at the tiller of canal boat.jpg According to the caption to this photo at the Brunswick Heritage Museum, a woman was usually at the tiller of canal boats on the C&O since she could wash clothes, sew or mind children while she steered. (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick... current
• 12:0812:08, 17 December 2019 diff hist +53 File:Potomac River Bridge - a brave woman showing off on the old bridge Circa 1920s.jpg No edit summary current
• 12:0812:08, 17 December 2019 diff hist +338 N File:Potomac River Bridge - a brave woman showing off on the old bridge Circa 1920s.jpg This is a brave woman showing off on the old Potomac River bridge in the 1920s. The fearless lady is Gladys Katherine Conner (1901-1992), eldest daughter of Florence Myrtle Coffman and William Edgar Conner. She was affectionately known as Sis not only...
• 12:0612:06, 17 December 2019 diff hist +305 N File:Canal - A mule driver's view of Lock 30.jpg A mule driver's view of Lock 30, its pivot bridge (left), and the old 1890s Potomac River Bridge (above) heading downstream past the Crampton Mill in Brunswick, circa 1922. (Photo and information courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) [[Category:... current
• 11:4411:44, 17 December 2019 diff hist +295 N File:Potomac River Bridge - old bridge next to the new one going towards Lovettsville in 1955.jpg The old bridge next to the "new one" going towards Lovettsville in 1955. The boy on the right is Larry Temin, the grandson of Brunswick merchant Myer Kaplon, who took this photo. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) [[Category:Smoketown... current
• 11:4211:42, 17 December 2019 diff hist +309 N File:Canal - Lock keeper and child at Lock 30.jpg Lock keeper and child at Lock 30 in Brunswick. Bob Day believes this is John Scoll Sigafoose, who was lock keeper for the C&O from 1910-1924. He began his career as a mule driver for the Jordan & Wenner Mill. (Credit Brunswick Heritage Museum [[Categ... current
• 11:3811:38, 17 December 2019 diff hist +309 N File:Canal - old lock 30 in ruins grown up in weeds.jpg The old lock 30 in ruins grown up in weeds. Photo caption said 1938. The lovely water gap is a constant whatever the circumstances. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Categ... current
• 11:3711:37, 17 December 2019 diff hist +355 N File:Canal - back of the old mill.jpg Here's the back of the old mill with the canal grown up in weeds in the days before the 1955 Potomac River Bridge was built. Note the cigarette ad to the right of the old bridge. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Librar... current
• 11:3611:36, 17 December 2019 diff hist +345 N File:Potomac River Bridge entrance underneath the Old Bridge.jpg Entrance to Brunswick underneath the old Potomac River Bridge with a Camel Cigarette advertising sign on the old mill. The sides of the C&O Canal are grown up in weeds. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederi... current
• 11:3411:34, 17 December 2019 diff hist +427 N File:Potomac River Bridge looking down on the old mill and train.jpg Artistic Kaplon shot from the bridge looking down on the old mill and train coming up the railroad siding from the 1955 Potomac River bridge. Do we need a reminder Berlin was a "Canal Town" at about the same time it became a "Railroad Town" in 1834?... current
• 11:3111:31, 17 December 2019 diff hist +308 N File:Canal - Justice William O. Douglass on the C&O Towpath at Brunswick.jpg Justice William O. Douglass on the C&O Towpath at Brunswick, MD in March, 1954 during his 8-day hike from Georgetown to Cumberland. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Catego... current
• 11:3011:30, 17 December 2019 diff hist +545 N File:Canal - Justice William O. Douglas as he passed through Brunswick.jpg Justice William O. Douglas as he passed through Brunswick on his march from Georgetown to Cumberland on the C&O towpath in March, 1954. Brunswick businessman Richard Bowers is to the Justice's left. Justice Douglas' demonstration prevented the towpath... current
• 11:2811:28, 17 December 2019 diff hist +645 N File:Canal - Justice William O. Douglas meets resistance from Brunswick.jpg Justice William O. Douglas meets resistance from Brunswick mayor Jim Cummings and residents during his 8-day hike in March,1954 from Georgetown to Cumberland. Justice Douglas was walking to attract attention to his mission to preserve the towpath again... current