File:Flood of 1924 shows an unusual view of the railroad siding.jpg
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Summary
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 a critical business hub for the Berlin and Brunswick area's local economy as it transitioned from both a canal and railroad town to one focused on the B&O, the longest hump yard in the United States for much of the Twentieth Century.
As you can see, the siding came up to a second building next to the original mill in the foreground. Who knows the story of the 2nd mill building and when it was constructed?
(Photo courtesy of Brunswick History Commission; information from "Images of America: Brunswick" by Mary H. Rubin)
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