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18 December 2019

• 20:4120:41, 18 December 2019 diff hist +39 File:West Potomac Street view Summer of 2015.jpg No edit summary current
• 20:4020:40, 18 December 2019 diff hist +38 N File:West Potomac Street view Summer of 2015.jpg (Photo by Vaughn Ripley)
• 20:3820:38, 18 December 2019 diff hist +39 File:West end view from the bridge in Fall 2007.jpg No edit summary current
• 20:3820:38, 18 December 2019 diff hist +221 N File:West end view from the bridge in Fall 2007.jpg View of the west end from the bridge in Fall 2007. See the big hole across from the fire hall where the movie theater, confectionery, shoe store and Hudson Row used to be. (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)
• 20:2720:27, 18 December 2019 diff hist +131 N File:Brunswick West End in December, 1975.jpg The west end of Brunswick in December, 1975. (Photo courtesy of Ray Soderberg) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 20:2520:25, 18 December 2019 diff hist +140 N File:Brunswick View from the Potomac River Bridge - 2010.jpg View of Brunswick from the Potomac River Bridge - 2010 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 20:2420:24, 18 December 2019 diff hist +143 N File:Brunswick View from the Potomac River Bridge - 1971.jpg View of Brunswick from the Potomac River Bridge - 1971 (Photo courtesy of Joan Cook Hale) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 20:2320:23, 18 December 2019 diff hist +338 N File:Brunswick skyline, taken from the bridge in December, 1975.jpg Brunswick skyline, taken from the bridge in December, 1975. Many of these buildings are gone--the Gross Store in the foreground next to the tracks, the old American Legion where the new post is today, and the old high school up on the 4th Avenue hill.... current
• 20:2120:21, 18 December 2019 diff hist +434 N File:East Potomac 200 Block with High School.jpg The 200 Block of East Potomac Street with Brunswick High School standing majestically on the hill in what looks like the late 1920s or early '30s. From the left on the main street, at different times, were the Whistle Stop restaurant, the laundromat,... current
• 20:1920:19, 18 December 2019 diff hist +810 N File:East Potomac Street Commercial Area Circa 1940s or early 1950s.jpg Great view of the old commercial area in the 100 block of E. Potomac Street in Brunswick across from the B&O YMCA and emergency hospital in the late 1940s or early '50s. The WB Tower is visible behind the Y. The Werntz store on the corner of 1st Avenu... current
• 20:1020:10, 18 December 2019 diff hist +202 N File:Traveling man on the steps of Kaplons.jpg A traveling man on the steps of Kaplons. From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 19:2219:22, 18 December 2019 diff hist +810 N File:Maryland Avenue Looking North Circa1950s.jpg Looking north up Maryland Avenue sometime in the 1950s. This was after the First Methodist Church was expanded in 1941 and before the white steeple was added in 1960. Going up the hill we have the Gross home in the foreground; Victor Kaplon's family h... current
• 19:2019:20, 18 December 2019 diff hist +237 N File:Maryland Avenue Aerial View from the bridge in the late '60s.jpg Aerial view of Maryland Avenue from the bridge in the late '60s. See Karn's, the Roundhouse, the old American Legion and the YMCA through the trees. (Washington Post, October 29, 1967) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 19:1919:19, 18 December 2019 diff hist +39 File:West Potomac Street View from the bridge in the late '60s.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:1919:19, 18 December 2019 diff hist +114 N File:West Potomac Street View from the bridge in the late '60s.jpg Looking east down Potomac St. from the bridge in the late '60s. (Washington Post, October 29, 1967)
• 19:1719:17, 18 December 2019 diff hist +262 N File:West Potomac Street and Georgia Avenue WPA Workers 1936.jpg 1936 photo of WPA workers on W. Potomac Street and Georgia Avenue in Brunswick. These houses are all still standing today. (Photo courtesy of the University of Maryland College Park Archives via David Reigada) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 19:1519:15, 18 December 2019 diff hist +263 N File:West. Potomac Street just past Litten's Chevrolet in the late '60s.jpg Approach to Brunswick on W. Potomac Street just past Litten's Chevrolet in the late '60s. These houses were built by the B&O Railroad in the early 20th century. (Photo courtesy of Brunswick History Commission) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 19:1419:14, 18 December 2019 diff hist +409 N File:Brunswick skyline from the new bridge in the mid-1950s.jpg Brunswick skyline from the "new bridge" in the mid-1950s. See the DC Weinbrenner wholesale warehouse in the lower foreground, the Methodist church before it was enlarged and of course, the old high school sitting majestically on the highest hill. (Fro... current
• 19:1219:12, 18 December 2019 diff hist +240 N File:Brunswick view from the newly completed Potomac River Bridge.jpg Lovely view entering Brunswick from the newly completed Potomac River Bridge. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 19:1019:10, 18 December 2019 diff hist +231 N File:Brunswick new entrance around the time of the bridge opening in 1955.jpg The new entrance to Brunswick around the time of the opening in 1955. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 19:0719:07, 18 December 2019 diff hist +1,441 N File:West Potomac Street around 1954.jpg Looking up West Potomac Street around 1954 from the former site of Swank's Hardware and later People’s Home & Auto, which had been razed for the right-of-way for the new Potomac River Bridge. To the far left with the Coca-Cola sign is Wenner's City... current
• 19:0519:05, 18 December 2019 diff hist +281 N File:Potomac River Bridge Early Construction on South Virginia Avenue 1955.jpg View of early construction of the 1955 Potomac River Bridge on S. Virginia Avenue with the old bridge in the distance. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category:Smoketown... current
• 19:0219:02, 18 December 2019 diff hist +300 N File:Potomac River Bridge Dedication Summer of 1955.jpg The crowd gathered for the dedication of the then new Potomac River Bridge in Brunswick in the Summer of 1955. A lot of folks turned out. This view is looking east towards West B Street and Petersville Road. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers) [[... current
• 18:5418:54, 18 December 2019 diff hist +776 N File:Petersville Road and East B Street junction.jpg The junction of Petersville Road and East B Street. The Wenner family called the 3-story house just above the Feete home on the corner at the bottom of the hill "The Junction" as a destination for visiting relatives coming to see the elderly ladies wh... current
• 18:4918:49, 18 December 2019 diff hist +320 N File:North Virginia and Maryland Avenues bulldozing.jpg Bulldozing the hill between N. Virginia and Maryland Avenues for the right of way to the "new" Potomac River Bridge - 1954? This was where the "bandstand" was at the foot of W. B Street where minstrel shows and other performances were given. (Photo co... current
• 18:4718:47, 18 December 2019 diff hist +303 N File:Maryland and N. Virginia Avenues Excavation 1955.jpg Another angle on the excavation of the hill between Maryland and N. Virginia Avenues for the right of way for the 1955 Potomac River Bridge. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)... current
• 18:4618:46, 18 December 2019 diff hist +355 N File:Feete warehouse building on Maryland Avenue.jpg Old Feete warehouse building on Maryland Avenue being razed for the right of way for the 1955 Potomac River Bridge. According to Geri Best, this was used by Lee Feete to house antique hearses. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Co... current
• 18:4418:44, 18 December 2019 diff hist +582 N File:West B Street Open Space.jpg This was an open space at the bottom of the hill on W. B Street where the town held carnivals, minstrel shows, celebrations and placed the annual Christmas Tree. This appears to have been a stage for a Halloween celebration or performance. Note the 19... current
• 18:4218:42, 18 December 2019 diff hist +39 File:Martha (Mattie) Sigafoose VanOsdale on Maryland Avenue.jpg No edit summary current
• 18:4218:42, 18 December 2019 diff hist +992 N File:Martha (Mattie) Sigafoose VanOsdale on Maryland Avenue.jpg Martha (Mattie) Sigafoose VanOsdale and canine friend on the front steps of sister Lena Troxell's house on Maryland Ave before the right-of-way was built for the present Potomac River bridge. Interesting to see how much Maryland Avenue changed to make...
• 17:3017:30, 18 December 2019 diff hist +452 N File:Brunswick entrance before the 1955 Potomac River Bridge was built..jpg Old entrance to Brunswick before the 1955 Potomac River Bridge was built. This is Petersville Rd. looking south. Feete's Funeral Home is on the left and the Guenther and Old German beer trucks are parked in front of Hahn's Restaurant and Beer Garden on... current
• 17:2917:29, 18 December 2019 diff hist +39 File:Potomac River Bridge (current) under construction with the old bridge to the right.jpg No edit summary current
• 17:2917:29, 18 December 2019 diff hist +136 N File:Potomac River Bridge (current) under construction with the old bridge to the right.jpg The current Potomac River Bridge under construction with the old bridge to the right. (Photo courtesy of Bill Shewbridge)
• 17:2717:27, 18 December 2019 diff hist +292 N File:Potomac River bridge from the Virginia durning new bridge construction.jpg Another view of the old Potomac River bridge from the Virginia side during the construction of the new bridge in the early 1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category... current
• 17:2517:25, 18 December 2019 diff hist +204 N File:Potomac River bridge from the Virginia side.jpg Photo of the entrance to the old Potomac River bridge from the Virginia side in the early '50s from Minnie Mentzer. (Clipping Brunswick Citizen - 2016) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:2417:24, 18 December 2019 diff hist +295 N File:Bridge over the Potomac, Brunswick, MD, January 15, 1908.jpg Bridge over the Potomac, Brunswick, MD Post card dated January 15, 1908 with original one cent stamp. Published by L & M Ottenheimer, Baltimore, MD (Post Card courtesy of Joe Stine, Past and Present Antiques, 24 W. Potomac St, Brunswick, Md) [[Categ... current
• 17:2317:23, 18 December 2019 diff hist +571 N File:Gum Springs, drinking from the spring.jpg Drinking from the old Gum Springs, as referenced in the poem by Rev. Luther Martin. (From the Potomac River Bridge Dedication program - 1955) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) When we lived on Park Ave Mom and Dad would send us down with containers... current
• 17:2017:20, 18 December 2019 diff hist +441 N File:Gum Spring Hollow with Rev Luther Martin Poem.jpg Gum Spring Hollow - The inscribed poem "A Brunswick Boy's Resolve" by the Rev. Luther Martin reads as follows: I’m going back to Brunswick Like a bird upon the wing I’ll dart down in the hollow Take a drink at old GUM SPRING And I’ll think of li... current
• 17:1817:18, 18 December 2019 diff hist −5 File:Civil War Marker - Located just west of the train station.jpg No edit summary current
• 17:1817:18, 18 December 2019 diff hist +41 N Category:Smoketown In and Around Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection " current
• 17:1817:18, 18 December 2019 diff hist +2,567 N File:Civil War Marker - Located just west of the train station.jpg Civil War Marker - Located just west of the train station in Railroad Square Park, it reads as follows: "Union troops pursuing the Confederate army to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 crossed the Potomac River here. Called Berlin a...
• 17:1117:11, 18 December 2019 diff hist +243 N File:Brunswick Boy's Resolve.jpg A Brunswick Boy's Resolve This is the full poem that only a part of it is written on the plaque at Gum Spring. Thank-you goes out to Jeanell Morsberger Willis for finding this for us. Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current
• 17:1017:10, 18 December 2019 diff hist +247 N File:Gum Spring Renovation August 3, 2010 Craving on the Bridge.jpg Gum Spring Renovation (08/03/10) The bridge to Gum Spring was rebuilt 08/02/86 as Bill Ward's Eagle Scout Project BSA Troop 277. Part of this renovation it received a new coat of paint. Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current
• 17:0817:08, 18 December 2019 diff hist +60 N File:Gum Spring Renovation August 3, 2010 View of the Bridge.jpg Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current
• 17:0717:07, 18 December 2019 diff hist +92 N File:Gum Spring Renovation August 3, 2010 Eagle Scout Project.jpg Gum Spring Renovation (08/03/10) Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current
• 17:0617:06, 18 December 2019 diff hist +247 N File:Gum Spring Renovation July 28, 2010, Conor Christian.jpg Gum Spring Renovation (07/28/10) Photo was captured after a long day of hard work on Gum Spring. Conor Christian is doing this as his Eagle Scout Project. Photo by Nancy Merchant Langley Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current
• 17:0417:04, 18 December 2019 diff hist +384 N File:Gum Spring Renovation words to Poem, August 3, 2010.jpg Gum Spring Renovation (08/03/10) - - - GUM SPRING - - - I'm going back to Brunswick, Like a bird upon the wing, I"ll dart down in the hollow Take a drink at old Gum Spring And I"ll think of living waters, That the FATHER gave of old, He whose thoughts... current
• 17:0317:03, 18 December 2019 diff hist +98 N File:Gum Spring Renovation Plaque August 3, 2010 After.jpg Gum Spring Renovation (08/03/10) After Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current
• 17:0117:01, 18 December 2019 diff hist +243 N File:Gum Spring Renovation August 3, 2010 After.jpg After all the hard work Gum Spring looks a lot better. Unfortunately it is no longer a spring head. Pipes were laid to drain the water into the creek. Thank-you for all the hard work. Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current
• 17:0017:00, 18 December 2019 diff hist +92 N File:Gum Spring Renovation, August 3, 2010,.jpg Gum Spring Renovation (08/03/10) Category:Smoketown Gum Spring Renovation current