User contributions for HistoryCommission2

19 December 2019

• 17:4017:40, 19 December 2019 diff hist +271 N File:Doubs Railroad Crossing.jpg Railroad crossing at Doubs. Back in the heyday of the B&O, this was a scheduled stop. The white building across the tracks was both a train station and a general store run by the Hickman family. (Photo by Peter Wenner) [[Category:Smoketown In and Aro... current
• 17:3917:39, 19 December 2019 diff hist +124 N File:Adamstown entrance from Mountville Road.jpg The entrance to Adamstown from Mountville Road. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:3817:38, 19 December 2019 diff hist +456 N File:Potomac Water Gap from atop Sugarloaf Mountain.jpg Here's a view of the Potomac Water Gap from atop Sugarloaf Mountain on a hazy day in late November, 2013. At 256 feet, it is the lowest crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains. U.S. Route 340 and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad both pass through the Poto... current
• 17:3617:36, 19 December 2019 diff hist +137 N File:Buckeystown - Sugar Loaf Mountain.jpg Sugar Loaf Mtn from Bishop Claggett Center near Buckeystown. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:3417:34, 19 December 2019 diff hist +284 N File:Buckeystown - Jack's Garage.jpg Night photo in Buckeystown, Dec., 1956 on the site of the current convenience store in the middle of the village. This garage was owned for many years by Jack Harris, who was loved by many. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs) [[Category:Smoketo... current
• 17:3317:33, 19 December 2019 diff hist +382 N File:Frederick Fair - Burlesque shows.jpg Burlesque shows featuring Hoochie Koochie girls were a long-time tradition at the Great Frederick Fair. Judging by the jackets and coats, it must have been a cool late September in 1962 about a month before the Cuban Missile Crisis. The last year for... current
• 17:3117:31, 19 December 2019 diff hist +274 N File:Frederick Fair Circa 1940s.jpg Time for The Great Frederick Fair (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) This was taken in the mid-late 1940's; most likely 1945, according to Walker Smith (son of the photographer). [[Category:Smoketown In and... current
• 17:3017:30, 19 December 2019 diff hist +200 N File:Frederick Fari 2010.jpg The Great Frederick Fair, 2010. Note the gentle background of the Blue Ridge Mountains beyond the racetrack and grandstand. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:2817:28, 19 December 2019 diff hist +90 N File:Frederick clustered spires.jpg (Photo by Peter Wenner - October 2011) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:2717:27, 19 December 2019 diff hist +695 N File:Gulf Station Watercolor by Carroll Kehne.jpg This watercolor and print was the creation of former BHS art teacher, Carroll Kehne, of his father's Gulf station in Frederick at Patrick & Jefferson Streets. Carroll H. Kehne, Sr.,the proprietor of the station, who once served President Harry S. Trum... current
• 17:1417:14, 19 December 2019 diff hist +163 N File:Frederick Baker Park, fountain and carillon.jpg The fountain and carillon at the entrance to Frederick's Baker Park. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:1217:12, 19 December 2019 diff hist +148 N File:Braddock Heights, Pony Rides.jpg The ponies at Braddock Heights. (Credit - You're Probably From Frederick, MD If You Remember... Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:1117:11, 19 December 2019 diff hist +318 N File:Braddock Heights, Blue Mountain Railway.jpg Blue Mountain Railway train at Braddock. Of course, there was a tunnel. Roland Z Huffer owned all of the rides until the family sold everything the fall of 1963. This photo is from another postcard. (Credit - You're Probably From Frederick, MD If Yo... current
• 17:1017:10, 19 December 2019 diff hist +156 N File:Braddock Heights, Sliding Board top view.jpg View of the top of the Braddock sliding board from the 1950s. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:0917:09, 19 December 2019 diff hist +163 N File:Braddock Heights, Sliding Board.jpg The sliding board at Braddock Heights. 1940s? (Credit - You're Probably From Frederick, MD If You Remember...) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:0817:08, 19 December 2019 diff hist +202 N File:Braddock Heights, Ferris Wheel.jpg The ferris wheel at the old Braddock Heights amusement park. Was the merry-go-round in the pavilion behind it? (Photo courtesy of Richard Allen High) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:0717:07, 19 December 2019 diff hist +141 N File:Braddock Heights, Swimming Pool Circa 1960s.jpg A crowded Braddock Heights pool in the Summertime - 1960s? (Photo courtesy of Rick Hahn) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:0617:06, 19 December 2019 diff hist +234 N File:Braddock Heights, Swimming Pool.jpg Nothing like swimming in the pool at Braddock Heights. The old bath house is long gone, but the pool is still there. (Credit - You're Probably From Frederick, MD If You Remember...) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:0417:04, 19 December 2019 diff hist +183 N File:Braddock Heights, circa 1906.jpg Braddock Heights, circa 1906. This was among a series of photos commissioned by Dr. A.G. Horine. (Photo courtesy of Phil Graves) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 17:0317:03, 19 December 2019 diff hist +1,090 N File:Braddock Heights Post Office and Soda Shop - Post Card.jpg Beachley's on the corner in Braddock Heights Park. The store is still there. It was originally a multiple-use building, post office, store/confectionery, and trolley station. Strategically placed at the entrance to Braddock Heights Park, the trolley m... current
• 17:0217:02, 19 December 2019 diff hist +328 N File:Braddock Heights Merry Go Round - Post Card.jpg As Summer winds down, we'll give you a few more from Braddock Heights. The Merry Go Round was located up the hill just above the skating rink on the same side and the pony rides were behind the merry-go-round. (Credit - You're Probably From Frederick... current
• 16:5816:58, 19 December 2019 diff hist +317 N File:Braddock Heights Skating Rink an Institution.jpg The old roller rink on Braddock Heights was an institution in Frederick County and Brunswick. In days gone by, buses would leave from the Brunswick square corner in front of Horine's for kids to ride up to Braddock on Saturday nights. (Photo courtesy... current
• 16:5716:57, 19 December 2019 diff hist +343 N File:Braddock Heights Skating Rink Circa 1990.jpg Skating Rink - Braddock Heights Early 1990's (Photo by Dixie Kagey Teagle) Kara Hubble: I used to go see bands play there in the basement when I was like 10-12, even had a couple birthday parties there. I remember when it burned down, you could see... current
• 16:5516:55, 19 December 2019 diff hist +129 N File:Braddock Heights Roller Rink (then and now).jpg The roller skating rink at Braddock Heights, then and now. (By John Spitzer) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 16:5216:52, 19 December 2019 diff hist +205 N File:Braddock Heights Roller Rink.jpg Most Brunswickians of the Baby Boomer era remember this spot at Braddock Heights well. (Credit - You're Probably From Frederick, MD If You Remember...) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 15:3615:36, 19 December 2019 diff hist +131 N File:Jefferson Motel in Jefferson, MD.jpg Jefferson Motel as it's looked for at least 50 years. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 15:3415:34, 19 December 2019 diff hist +492 N File:H.C. Summers Feed & Supply on the Jefferson Pike.jpg H.C. Summers Feed & Supply on the Jefferson Pike--early 1950s? This business dates back to the early 1900s, when L.E. Summers started it to serve the local agricultural community. Despite a devastating arson fire several years ago, it's been fully ren... current
• 15:3315:33, 19 December 2019 diff hist +608 N File:Bill Weber at roadhouse on old 340 between Jefferson and Feagaville.jpg From the collection of Eleanor Wenner Bissett is a photo of a sharp-dressed man showing off his '39 Chevy, sometime in the early-1940s since the tag reads 1942. The man is Bill Webber from Knoxville, brother to Dennis, Arthur, Lawrence, Mary and Margar... current
• 15:3115:31, 19 December 2019 diff hist +1,634 N File:Jefferson History November 15, 1774.jpg On November 15, 1774, Eleanor Medley signed a deed that marked the birth of Jefferson. The small town was originally known as "New Town" and was laid out by Leonard Smith for Mrs. Medley. New Town was an 18th century turnpike route between Frederick an... current
• 15:2815:28, 19 December 2019 diff hist +74 N File:Jefferson at twilight..jpg Jefferson at twilight. Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 15:2715:27, 19 December 2019 diff hist +293 N File:Gathland - Vern Grams 1940s.jpg The 1940’s photos of Gathland we've posted were given to Bill Van Gilder by Vern Grams, who was raised in a now-gone log cabin that was located near the arch. Vern is the child being held by his mother. (Photo courtesy of Bill Van Gilder) [[Categor... current
• 15:2515:25, 19 December 2019 diff hist +455 N File:Townsend Gathland estate runis in the 1940s.jpg Ruins of the Townsend Gathland estate in the 1940s. This was the Lodge, the main entertaining and dining space on the estate. This was also the location of the kitchen. The Lodge remains standing today, though the pitches and frame portions are gone. I... current
• 15:2415:24, 19 December 2019 diff hist +367 N File:G.A. Townsend manor house Gapland Hall Ruins.jpg Ruins of the G.A. Townsend manor house Gapland Hall, at Gathland in the 1940s. It was an eleven-room house, built in 1885. After Townsend's death, Gapland changed hands three times before it was acquired by the Department of Forests and Parks and named... current
• 15:2215:22, 19 December 2019 diff hist +220 N File:George Alfred Townsend estate barn at Gathland.jpg The old barn on the grounds of the former George Alfred Townsend estate at Gathland. The stone foundation is all that's left today. (Photo courtesy of Bill Van Gilder) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 15:2115:21, 19 December 2019 diff hist +594 N File:War Memorial Gathland State Park Mid 20th Century.jpg Mid 20th Century picture of Gathland State Park, which was once the mountain home of George Alfred Townsend, a Civil War journalist. Perched on South Mountain above Burkittsville, it is the site of a unique collection of buildings and structures that T... current
• 15:2015:20, 19 December 2019 diff hist +489 N File:War Corespondents Memorial at Gapland in the 1940s.jpg View of the War Corespondents Memorial at Gapland in the 1940s when it was a dirt road coming up from Burkittsville. According to Bill Van Gilder: "I’ve learned that mountains were bare of trees because the valley farmers used the wood for farm house... current
• 15:1915:19, 19 December 2019 diff hist +620 N File:Mount Gath Lodge Construction.jpg This photograph captures the construction of Mount Gath Lodge, a guest house Townsend built for the estate and one of the few structures that still stand today. The photographer is standing in the road that became the Gapland Turnpike, one of the short... current
• 15:1715:17, 19 December 2019 diff hist +926 N File:War Correspondents' monument under construction.jpg The Civil War Correspondents' monument under construction on the Frederick County side of South Mountain approaching Gathland in 1890. The toll house now sits on the left behind the rail fence. Gathland State Park was once the mountain home of George... current
• 15:1615:16, 19 December 2019 diff hist +330 N File:War Correspondents' memorial at Gapland, Pleasant Valley View.jpg Pleasant Valley view through the arch at the War Correspondents' memorial at Gapland, 1960. It was the first monument in the world dedicated to journalists killed in combat; several similarly dedicated memorials have been raised since. (Photography by... current
• 15:1515:15, 19 December 2019 diff hist +664 N File:Gordon's Grocery store on the square corner in Burkittsville.jpg Wintery shot of the old Gordon's Grocery store on the square corner in Burkittsville in the late 1960s. According to the website: "From the 1920s until the late-1970s, three general stores operated in Burkittsville, each selling groceries, hardware, w... current
• 15:1015:10, 19 December 2019 diff hist +421 N File:S.L. Brown's grocery & feed store in Burkittsville.jpg S.L. Brown's grocery & feed store in the center of Burkittsville's Main Street in the 1950s or earlier? Samuel L Brown Sr. was the proprietor. He became postmaster about 1946. He owned and operated both the store and post office until the late ‘60s w... current
• 15:0915:09, 19 December 2019 diff hist +242 N File:Burkittsville Post Office Facsimile.jpg A facsimile of the old Burkittsville Post Office, which was located in the middle of main street, at the South Mountain Heritage Society. (Photo courtesy of City of Burkittsville, Maryland) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 14:4214:42, 19 December 2019 diff hist +702 N File:Guyton Store on the Burkittsville square.jpg The old Guyton Store on the Burkittsville square corner in the 1970s. You entered the store on the right where you see the screen door and a sign. This was back when Burkittsville was served by 3 stores selling gas, groceries and other items. It's cut... current
• 14:3414:34, 19 December 2019 diff hist +2,015 N File:Burkittsville Rt. 17 and Main Street.jpg At the intersection of Rt. 17 and Main Street in Burkittsville. Burkittsville has a rich heritage and is a a historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975. The town was founded by two property owners: Major... current
• 14:3214:32, 19 December 2019 diff hist +608 N File:H. W. Shafer farm house (aka Mary Motherway House).jpg A 2014 photo of the H. W. Shafer farm house (aka Mary Motherway House). It is a federally recognized 501(c)3, developed for preservation in the Town of Burkittsville. The farm was headquarters to the Union during the Civil War Battle of South Mountain... current
• 14:3014:30, 19 December 2019 diff hist +900 N File:David Arnold farm painting by Walter Bartman.jpg Painting of this historic old stone house just outside Burkittsville as you head up South Mountain toward Gathland. Here is the history of this farm: "The David Arnold farm was established in 1789. It was the home of Burkittsville's founder, Revolutio... current
• 14:2714:27, 19 December 2019 diff hist +424 N File:Forest of Needwood, the estate of Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819) Sign.jpg State Roads' sign on Route 17 marking the Forest of Needwood, the estate of Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819). Lee was Governor of Maryland, Delegate to the Continental Congress and member of the state convention, which ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1788.... current
• 14:2614:26, 19 December 2019 diff hist +105 N File:Burkittsville Skyline - 2010.jpg Burkittsville Skyline - 2010 (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 14:2314:23, 19 December 2019 diff hist +1,237 N File:Middletown on Alternate Rt. 40.jpg The heart of downtown Middletown on Alternate Rt. 40. See the old Main's Ice Cream sign on the left in front of the Main Cup restaurant on the site of the iconic ice cream shop, which closed in 1969. The highway's path was blazed in the mid-18th centu... current
• 14:2114:21, 19 December 2019 diff hist +423 N File:South Mountain Inn atop Turner's Gap.jpg Poised atop scenic, historic Turner’s Gap on the National Road, the Old South Mountain Inn originated as early as 1732. More information on the Inn's history, including its occupation by Confederate Gen. D.H. Hill, who used it as his headquarters dur... current