Nearly five decades old, the Maryland House is set to reopen on the state’s main superhighway next month as a new, ultra-modern rest stop.
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Read More »December 29, 2013 Comments Off on 50-year-old Md. House gets makeover
Nearly five decades old, the Maryland House is set to reopen on the state’s main superhighway next month as a new, ultra-modern rest stop.
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Read More »October 1, 2013 Comments Off on Stargazing from within Old St. Paul’s
The stars have aligned at Old St. Paul’s Church on Charles and Saratoga Streets. You need to look no further than the ceiling of the beautiful downtown church.
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Read More »August 21, 2012 Comments Off on Another disaster has Main Street merchants reeling
On Main Street in Historic Ellicott City, business owners are reeling after a deadly train derailment around midnight on Tuesday left much of the area inaccessible to traffic — and their customers.
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Read More »March 5, 2012 Comments Off on Historic western Maryland bridge closed to visitors
GRANTSVILLE — A nearly 200-year-old bridge spanning the Casselman River in western Maryland has been closed indefinitely for repairs. The Cumberland Times News reports that parts of a stone wall have crumbled and fallen from the Casselman River Bridge near ...
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Read More »October 18, 2011 Comments Off on Inn at Government House sold to local investor group
The ornate and historic Inn at Government House was sold by Baltimore to a group of local investors who hope to redevelop the city’s official guest house and two adjoining rowhouses into a 17-room boutique hotel and restaurant. The city’s ...
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Read More »September 13, 2011 Comments Off on Historic Howard County property will stay untouched
Ringed by crowded residential developments in central Howard County, much of what remains of the nearly 300-year-old Doughoregan Manor property will stay untouched. The county settled a preservation deal this month with the owners of the property, descendants of founding ...
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Read More »July 14, 2011 Comments Off on Woodsboro historical group restores town’s train station
WOODSBORO — The Woodsboro Historical Society is seeking the public’s help in completing its restoration of the Frederick County town’s historic train station. The society is in the midst of a fundraising campaign, titled “Driving the Last Spike,” and members ...
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Read More »June 23, 2011 Comments Off on Old Otterbein officials worry that Grand Prix could damage church
Inside the Old Otterbein United Methodist Church at Conway and Sharp streets hangs a 114-year-old chandelier with hundreds of crystal prisms. The white walls contain about 20 windows dating from 1785, and each window has 40 individual panes from the ...
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Read More »June 22, 2011 Comments Off on Work starts on site of St. Stanislaus church
After a decade of uncertainty, the first of 19 new luxury condominiums are being built on a portion of the historic St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church site in Fells Point. The Union Box Co., developers of Merchant Point on ...
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Read More »June 20, 2011 Comments Off on Looking for a lighthouse? Three in Delaware Bay are free
WILMINGTON, Del. — The federal government is trying to give away some lighthouses. Schools, museums and other public entities are invited to apply for ownership of three Delaware Bay lighthouses made available through the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. The ...
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