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Maryland seeks historic status for Fort Carroll
When she thinks of Fort Carroll, the abandoned 19th-century military installation in the Patapsco River, Beverly Eisenberg thinks of her grandfather — and of duckpin bowling balls. She visited the six-sided artificial island as a little girl, just...
Tags: Judges, Baltimore County, Defense, World War I (1914-1918), Patapsco
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Tubman getting much-deserved honor
We commend President Barack Obama for designating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument ("A monument to Md. abolitionist," March 26). Just days after the centennial of her death, Harriet Tubman is finally receiving the national...
Tags: Conservation Fund, Barack Obama, Martin O'Malley, Harriet Tubman, Dorchester County
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William D. Waxter III, securities analyst
William Deal Waxter III, a retired securities analyst and World War II veteran, died of a stroke Feb. 11 at Broadmead Retirement Community. The former Roland Park resident was 88.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Lombardy Place, he spent his summers at...Tags: Sociology, Genesis (music group), Labor Day, Baltimore County, Technology
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Mary D. Tilghman, Wye House owner
Mary D. Tilghman, who spent the past two decades preserving Talbot County's historic Wye House plantation, which has been occupied by her family since 1659, died there Friday of heart failure.
She was 93.
"She was quite a lady and the great steward of...Tags: Slavery, Architecture, Internists, Mount Vernon, Easton (Talbot, Maryland)
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Court of Appeals dismisses Angelos' Superblock lawsuit
Maryland's highest court has cleared the way for the city to move forward with its plans for the long-delayed $152 million Superblock project. The Maryland Court of Appeals dismissed Friday a lawsuit by Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos that challenged the...Tags: Laws, Carl Stokes, Trials, Economic Policy, Baltimore Development Corporation
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State delegate to re-introduce bond bill for water tower restoration
State Del. Shawn Tarrant says he will seek passage of a $300,000 bond bill to restore the Roland Water Tower. It's the second year in a row that Tarrant, who represents the 40th District, is introducing the bill. Last year's bond bill was for $250,000....Tags: Roland Park, Water Tower, Water Supply
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Waverly Town Hall was social hub
There's a lot going on in Waverly, in case you haven't noticed. Late last month, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake signed a bill designating the old Waverly Town Hall at Greenmount Avenue and 31st Street as the city's latest historic landmark. The...Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Baltimore County, Charles Village, Architecture, Johns Hopkins University
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Plan to sell Baltimore landmarks is a good start
It's a start. Baltimore City's decision to consider selling or otherwise turning over 15 city-owned historic landmarks to new ownership or management is a step in the right direction. But is it well thought out and does it go far enough? For decades... -
Town hopes 'endangered' status will help save New Windsor's Dielman Inn
For the better part of two centuries, the stately circa-1804 Dielman Inn has been a dominant features of New Windsor's quiet Main Street and a centerpiece of the town's architectural and cultural heritage. But for nearly a decade, this cornerstone of New...Tags: Crossroads, Bars and Clubs, Real Estate, Architecture, Dining and Drinking
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New Windsor's Dielman Inn on list of endangered historic properties
A New Windsor tavern turned inn, dating back to the early 19th century, is among the state's "endangered" historical properties, according to Preservation Maryland, a statewide advocacy group. The Dielman Inn in New Windsor, located at Main and High...Tags: Prince George's County, Bars and Clubs, Communicable Diseases, Dining and Drinking, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Preservation of Oella mill town brings honors for developer
Charles Wagandt is waiting patiently. When he stepped up nearly 40 years ago to help rescue a town whose very existence was being threatened, recession certainly wasn't on his mind. But now, the nation's sluggish economy is his primary foe as he waits...Tags: Baltimore County, Religious Events, Patapsco, Howard County, Ellicott City
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Congregants to celebrate 'Old Brick' church
The centuries-old church affectionately known as "Old Brick" is far from imposing. It more closely resembles a one-room schoolhouse than it does the newer, larger building that has housed its congregation since the 1990s.
Yet Old Brick's historic role as...Tags: History, Abraham Lincoln, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Howard County, Annapolis
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