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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: Book, Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Human Interest, Arts and Culture
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Karen Lewand, preservationist
Karen Lewand, a preservationist and educator who launched a series of walking tours while establishing programs for children to learn about architecture, died of cancer Dec. 20 at her home in the Radnor-Winston section of North Baltimore. She was 67....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chelsea (Staten Island, New York), Mount Vernon, University of Baltimore, Tourism and Leisure
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Historic Burleigh Cottage sells for $1.1 million
Burleigh Cottage, an historic Howard County house whose origins go back to the late 1700s, sold in October for $1.1 million. The house at 10250 Burleigh Cottage Lane in Ellicott City started out as a log cabin used as a hunting retreat. Additions were...
Tags: Rentals, Human Interest, Howard County, Arts and Culture, Ellicott City
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Balto. Co. bill would protect Middle River Depot development in zoning fight
It would be easier to redevelop large, historic manufacturing sites in Baltimore County under legislation approved Monday by the County Council. Under the bill, tracts of land 40 acres or larger that are zoned for heavy manufacturing and include...Tags: Randallstown, Cathy Bevins, Referenda, Kenneth N. Oliver, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
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Bel Air receives $175,000 state grant for armory garages 'marketplace' project
The Town of Bel Air has been awarded a $175,000 state Community Legacy Program grant to be used for the installation of infrastructure in the 1950s-era cinder block garages at the rear of the Bel Air Reckord Armory on Main Street. The town plans to...Tags: Small Businesses, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Science and Technology, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Coffman Farms Road Bridge to undergo rehabilitation work because of poor condition
davem@herald-mail.comTwo officials with the Washington County Division of Public Works outlined plans Tuesday night for the rehabilitation of the Coffman Farms Road Bridge over Little Antietam Creek near town hall. The one-lane bridge was built in 1832 and is rated in... -
Preservation group working to restore historic Cape St. Claire house
In a few months, a historic house on a hill in Cape St. Claire will sport a new roof to go with its new paint job and the garden beside it, the latest moves to save a piece of the county's past. The goal is to bring back into use a vacant, dilapidated...
Tags: Human Interest, World War II (1939-1945), Halloween, Teaching and Learning
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What's Wrong With This Picture? - Sept. 10
A follow-up: In September 2011, The Herald-Mail printed an inquiry from Eldon Hawbaker of Hagerstown, who wrote that a historical marker along U.S. 40, about a mile west of Conococheague Creek, was rusty, difficult to read and in danger of falling down....
Tags: The Herald-Mail, Arts and Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Property in market limbo grows weeds, frustration
arnoldp@herald-mail.comFrom his modern home, it pains Henry Stiles to look a few hundred yards down Reno Monument Road and watch the deterioration of the historic farmhouse where he was raised. The overgrown yard and wild-weed fields around it have alarmed neighbors Tim...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Government, Maryland State Police, Loans, Homes
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Civil War-era farm a witness to history
arnoldp@herald-mail.comIn the mid-1700s, British soldiers on the way to battle might have marched right past the property on the old road crossing South Mountain. A century later, just after a battle nearby, Civil War armies did rush past on the same road, barely 12 paces away...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Financially Distressed Companies, Wars and Interventions, Road Transportation, Middletown
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Reopening of Market House may be delayed
The reopening of Annapolis' Market House, set for October, is likely to be delayed.
"It may not be Oct. 1, so I may be walking the plank after all," said Mayor Joshua Cohen. He had vowed to take a plunge into the harbor if the historic building at City...Tags: Annapolis, Tropical Storms, Bonds, Human Interest, Renovation
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State considers removing Patapsco River dam
Fish making the spring spawning run from the Chesapeake Bay upstream into the Patapsco River swim about 11 miles of cool, shallow, flowing water before hitting a concrete wall nearly three stories high: the Bloede Dam. The wildlife obstacle and human...
Tags: Natural Resources, Catonsville, Human Interest, Howard County, Building Material
Dec 28, 2012
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Jun 22, 2012
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