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Take Opportunity to Participate in Historic Events
Publication Year: 2009
This promises to be a very eventful year…beginning with the inauguration of America’s first African American president.
Union Bridge Man Built General’s Casket
Publication Year: 2009
By the time the Civil War had begun in earnest, the Western Maryland Railroad stretched across central Carroll County from Finksburg in the east to Union Bridge in the west.
Black Schools Established After War
Publication Year: 2009
After the war, the Freedmen’s Bureau helped establish black schools throughout the South.
Manchester a Strategic Travel Location
Publication Year: 2009
Few would guess that what lies beneath Main Street in Manchester is really an ancient Indian trail!
Business Goes Back Nearly 200 Years
Publication Year: 2009
It’s delightful to find names in the phone book which have been around Carroll County for several hundred years. The same holds true for certain businesses.
Take Time to Pass Down Family Stories
Publication Year: 2009
Time marches on and pretty soon all of us are faced with condensing our belongings.
Warfield Once Well-known
Publication Year: 2009
The accompanying portrait of Susanna Warfield shows her with an ermine drape around her shoulders.
Sykesville Site of 1831 Labor Riot
Publication Year: 2009
Sykesville’s attractive, newly-printed brochure with a walking tour of the town also mentions several important incidents that occurred in the area during the 1800s.
Fairgrounds Hosted Agricultural Events
Publication Year: 2009
Nothing except the name “Fairground Village Shopping Center” at the east end of Main Street in Westminster.
Carroll Countians Lured Out West in 19th Century
Publication Year: 2009
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.” This famous piece of advice attributed to Horace Greeley.
Book Focuses on Vietnam Vets
Publication Year: 2009
Memorial Day conjures up so many powerful images - images we should not forget amidst the pleasures of family picnics and other outings.
Cooperation Typical of Residents
Publication Year: 2009
John Heywood, a sixteenth century English playwright, coined the phrase, “Many hands make light work.”
Odd Fellows Hall Was Magnet for Events
Publication Year: 2009
Some buildings just happen to sit in the midst of history. While you can say that many places on Westminster’s Main Street fall into that category.
Baseball Has Deep Roots In Carroll County
Publication Year: 2009
Baseball came to Westminster the year after the end of the Civil War. Bat-and-ball games had been played since time immemorial.
Trevanion Rich With History
Publication Year: 2009
Lots of fascinating Carroll County history is associated with Trevanion, the Italianate/Gothic house on Trevanion Road between Taneytown and Uniontown.
Help Keep History Groups Going
Publication Year: 2009
Readers of this column surely know what the current economy is doing to cultural organizations nationwide.
Political Conflict Heavy After War
Publication Year: 2009
After the turbulence of the Civil War, the years 1866 through 1868 were calm in Carroll County – well, relatively.
Two Floods Caused Major Damage to Carroll
Publication Year: 2009
If you are over the age of fifty, the words Hurricane Agnes will likely conjure up vivid images of the flooding which occurred over most of Carroll County in June 1972.
Church Served Many Functions
Publication Year: 2009
Each Memorial Day, Westminster honors the dead of America’s wars at that revered spot.
Railway Line Began With A Dream
Publication Year: 2009
That wonderful, lonely sound of a train whistle first echoed across central Carroll County in June 1861 when the Western Maryland Rail Road finally reached Westminster.