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    Dec 28, 2012 |Column| Herald Mail

  1. Gifts to historical society continue

    The Bell Pottery Collection was given to the Washington County Historical Society by Frank W. and Roy V. Mish in honor of Mary Vernon Mish. The first telephone service at the Miller House cost $4.80 a month, and installation cost $6. In August...

    Tags: American Legion, Local Government, Finance, Aetna Inc., Book

    2. Mar 9, 2012 |Column| Herald Mail

  2. Samples Manor Cemetery to start spring cleaning

    The Samples Manor Cemetery Committee will start spring cleaning for Easter.  The committee asks residents who have placed memorial items such as flowers and statues on the graves of loved ones to remove and collect these items by March 15, or the...

    Tags: Christianity, Anglicanism, Auction Service

    3. Nov 22, 2011 |Column| Herald Mail

  3. Fort Frederick was used during three conflicts

    The Washington County Historical Society chose as its first preservation efforts in 1911 the Washington Monument and Fort Frederick because of their importance to both local and national historic events. The history of the monument was covered in last...

    Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Executive Branch, Government, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Bedford County (Pennsylvania)

    4. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Paramount Pictures

  4. Maryland Historical Trust removes restriction on development of Crittenton property

    Opponents of a planned town house development on the grounds of the historic Crittenton House in Hampden drove two hours to Calvert County on June 6, hoping to convince the Maryland Historical Trust to keep in place an easement that prohibits new construction on the 2.5-acre site.
    Opponents of a planned town house development on the grounds of the historic Crittenton House in Hampden drove two hours to Calvert County on June 6, hoping to convince the Maryland Historical Trust to keep in place an easement that prohibits new...

    Tags: Patterson Park, Lobbying, Calvert County, Mary Pat Clarke

    5. May 30, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  5. Maryland Historical Trust to hold public hearing on Crittenton development

    The good news for critics of a plan to develop the old Crittenton Home for Girls in Hampden is that the Maryland Historical Trust will hold a pubic hearing June 6 on whether to modify an easement that prohibits new construction on the site.
    The good news for critics of a plan to develop the old Crittenton Home for Girls in Hampden is that the Maryland Historical Trust will hold a pubic hearing June 6 on whether to modify an easement that prohibits new construction on the site. The bad news...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Patterson Park, Sales, Calvert County, Business

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Sale of downtown Annapolis post office building will end era ... eventually

    Since 1901, Annapolis residents and downtown workers have been dropping off letters and buying stamps at the brick Georgian Revival-style post office on Church Circle.
    Since 1901, Annapolis residents and downtown workers have been dropping off letters and buying stamps at the brick Georgian Revival-style post office on Church Circle. But not for much longer. A vote by the state's Board of Public Works on Wednesday...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Advertising, Annapolis, Rental Service, Mail Order Industry

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. Residents oppose town house development on historic site in Hampden

    A developer's plan to turn a historic house into townhouses and apartments is sparking consternation among residents, who say their streets are already overly dense and congested.
    A developer's plan to turn a historic house into townhouses and apartments is sparking consternation among residents, who say their streets are already overly dense and congested. General contractor John Brooks wants to convert the old Crittenton Home...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Arts, University of Baltimore, Sales, Hampden

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Maryland agrees to buy Annapolis post office

    Maryland officials agreed Wednesday to buy the historic Annapolis post office building from the U.S. Postal Service for use as part of the government complex surrounding the State House.
    Maryland officials agreed Wednesday to buy the historic Annapolis post office building from the U.S. Postal Service for use as part of the government complex surrounding the State House. Without dissent, the three-member Board of Public Works agreed to...

    Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Annapolis, Mail Order Industry

    9. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. With opening of Mill No. 1, the Jones Falls Valley's makeover is nearly complete

    Standing amid his $44 million refurbished textile mill, now nearing completion, developer and one-time mayoral candidate David Tufaro observed a bird wading in the Jones Falls nearby.
    Standing amid his $44 million refurbished textile mill, now nearing completion, developer and one-time mayoral candidate David Tufaro observed a bird wading in the Jones Falls nearby. "That's our great blue heron," Tufaro said. Water birds fly up...

    Tags: Mount Vernon, Jones Falls, Whitehall, Ellicott City, Clipper Mill

    10. Apr 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. 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.
    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: Spanish-American War, Sculpture, Arts, Engineering, Statue of Liberty

    11. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Orlando Ridout V, architectural historian

    Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident was 59.
    Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident...

    Tags: Arts, Painting, Architecture, Crofton, Anne Arundel Medical Center

    12. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Abandoned Henryton hospital slated for demolition

    Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism. First opened in 1923, the 18-building complex that once housed the sick and handicapped now appears beyond hope of recovery itself.
    Perched on a wooded bluff in rural southeastern Carroll County, the old Henryton State Hospital bears silent witness to the ravages of decades of neglect and vandalism. First opened in 1923, the 18-building complex that once housed the sick and...

    Tags: Arts, Painting, Patapsco, Sykesville, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland)

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