baltimore and ohio railroad
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An arts collective is one of two retailers winning a neighborhood competition for a spot in a renovated gas station in Remington.
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A memoir tells of a young girl's time in Laurel during the Civil War.
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Thomas Webb sang in the chorus of his high school and the choir of Messiah United Church of Christ.
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Raymond Edwin Hardy Jr., a retired music teacher who spent three decades making fine classical instruments played in symphony orchestras, died of Alzheimer’s disease complications March 10 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of Howard County. The Catonsville resident was 86.
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A little girl went missing 97 years ago, her body was found, and we know nothing more today
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The Great Fire of 1904 continues to live on the city's memory.
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If you or someone you know graduated from Mount Airy High School between 1912 through 1967, the Historical Society of Mount Airy is collecting graduation photos for those years.
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Baltimore’s celebration of the end of World War I began in the early morning of Nov. 11, 1918.
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Arthur H. Schmersal, a retired Baltimore County high school music teacher who had served as music director of the old Baltimore Colts Marching Band, died of cancer Oct. 12 at the Bob Hooper Hospice House. He was 82 and lived in the Phoenix area of Baltimore County.
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Baltimore and B&O Railroad Museum officials broke ground Tuesday on a $2.5 million stable for the country’s oldest continuously operating mounted police unit.
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This Sunday, Sept. 23, everyone is welcome to the Shaking Hands with History program, where the attendees will have the opportunity to be part of hands-on activities and enjoy the creative and interactive stations to explore and experience the life in Carroll County.
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Plans to demolish a group of buildings on Ellicott City's historic Main Street have both pros and cons.
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In 1971, the Capitol Limited left Union Station in Washington for the last time. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s luxury passenger train had been in service
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With so much music, art, humor, creativity, film and dance to take in, here are five Artscape 2018 experiences you don’t want to miss.
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Mostly Main Street columnist describes her first visit to the Ellicott City's historic street after the flood.
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Donna Drew Sawyer has been named the new CEO for the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
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Sykesville is located on Carroll County's southern border with Howard County along the Patapsco River. A portion of the town once spanned the river, but a
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Mount Airy is located in the southern part of the county on the border between Carroll and Frederick counties, which is also an intersection with Howard and
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The doorway at Mount Vernon’s 101 West Monument St. is inlaid in brass, and clearly states: Hotel Revival. It’s a new name, and a thoroughly new take for a landmark that has undergone a two-year transformation into a 107-room boutique-style hotel.
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James D. Dilts, a former Baltimore Sun reporter who wrote widely on railroads, architecture, historical preservation and jazz, died Tuesday from heart failure at Union Memorial Hospital. He was 81.
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Today’s column features the story of a courageous Irishwoman named Hannah Dougherty who came to Baltimore to escape the Potato Famine of the 1840s and 1850s and ended her life in Carroll County.
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A model of Aberdeen's historic B&O train station is on sale now for $10 each to raise funds to support restoration efforts.
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Jon Dupski, mathematics instructional team leader and varsity baseball coach at Atholton High School, said the school hosted the first game of the season for the League of Dreams.
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A vast network of trails stretches throughout Howard County — following rivers, traversing through developments and leading hikers to historic ruins.
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In 1971, the Capitol Limited left Union Station in Washington for the last time. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s luxury passenger train had been in service
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Celebrate Earth Day with Spring Fest on Main Street and visit an art gallery or two while visiting. Stay a night at one of two newly restored historic properties.
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Tammy Galvin Beideman was named Maryland's Small Business Person of the Year. Beideman's shop, Sweet Elizabeth Jane, was destroyed in the flood of 2016. She brought back in a new location on Main Street to great success.
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Sister Madonna Gies of the Sisters of Mercy was a teacher and principal at several schools throughout the region, and counted her time as a volunteer in the Appalachian Mountains among her most rewarding experiences. She died March 7.
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In 1827, Baltimore chartered the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The first line opened in 1830, providing service to Ellicott’s Mills (now Ellicott City). The B&O
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Courtney B. Wilson — whose tenure included a massive rebuilding project after a roof collapse during a 2003 snowstorm — has announced he will be leaving in the fall.
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Johns Hopkins' history with slaves and slavery is an honorable one.
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Set squarely between the nation’s capital and Baltimore, Howard County is a well-blended mix of the bucolic, the urban and the suburban.
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Howard County’s state delegation has approved nearly $2 million in funding for county projects, ranging from renovations to Columbia’s Gateway Innovation Center to the county’s Harriet Tubman Community Center.
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Three restaurants on Main Street are participating in Howard County Restaurant Weeks. Other restaurants remember past eateries by displaying doors and other objects that were washed away in the flood.
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Sharon Schwemin has added a Little Free Library to her property and encourages people of all ages to visit. Ellicott City also offers two train gardens for people to visit.
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Historic Ellicott CIty celebrates the holiday season with the return of a bustling main street filled with art galleries, restaurants and shops
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John Work Garrett, who was the legendary president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, is the subject of a new biography by Kathleen Waters Sander.
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Veterans Day falls on a Saturday this year and the historic district has a a series of events honoring it all weekend. There will be a parade down Main Street on NOv. 11, starting at 1 p.m.
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This is where Olivia Cushing Whitridge's body is. Her small, plain headstone is tucked away into the corner of the Whitridge plot at Green Mount Cemetery, the
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This weekend, museums will waive admission costs as part of “Museum Day Live.”
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Thumbs up to Cops on Rooftops, Westminster cleanup; thumbs down to PNC leaving Union Bridge, caboose fire in Sykesville
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The Blue Caboose, a Sykesville historic landmark, was damaged in a fire Sunday morning that is being investigated as arson
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Officials from Baltimore and the B&O Railroad Museum on Monday announced a joint effort to raise $2.5 million in charitable donations to build new digs for the police department's mounted unit.
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