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Baseball
Originally from: Letters from Linden Date: July 2011 BASEBALL, 1884 By the middle of the 19th century, baseball in America was here to stay. In 1884, local papers reported on contests involving Calvert County teams. How many were there? Who … Continue reading
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Lightning Strikes the Court House
Originally from: Letters from Linden Date: July 2011 LIGHTNING STRIKES THE COURT HOUSE, 1839 “Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot. PRINCE FREDERICK TOWN CALVERT COUNTY, July 30, 1839. “PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE. – We were visited this evening by one of the most … Continue reading
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Two Storms Strike
Originally from: Letters from Linden Date: June 2011 TWO STORMS STRIKE WITHIN A WEEK, 1896 “During a violent thunderstorm Tuesday evening [June 7th] lightning struck the residence of Mr. George Garner, on Broome’s Island, Calvert county, wrecking one side of … Continue reading
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The Civil War and Southern Maryland– 150 Years Later
Originally from: Letters from Linden by Fred Dellinger, CCHS Member Date: June 2011 Last month in this Civil War feature we presented letters from both Commanding Officers involved in the April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter bombardment which was the opening act … Continue reading
The Civil War and Southern Maryland
Originally from: Letters from Linden by Fred Dellinger, CCHS Member Date: May 2011 THE CIVIL WAR AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND – 150 YEARS LATER contributed by CCHS Member Fred Dellinger Last month in this Civil War feature we presented excerpts from … Continue reading
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Tobacco Fly A Menace
Originally from: Letters from Linden Date: May 2011 TOBACCO FLY A MENACE, 1819 The following appeared in Charlestown, West Virginia’s Farmer’s Repository on May 12th, urging farmers to test methods to rid the vexatious fly from ruining tobacco beds. “Calvert … Continue reading
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150 Years After the Civil War
Originally from: Letters from Linden by Fred Dellinger, CCHS Member Date: April 2011 THE CIVIL WAR AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND – 150 YEARS LATER contributed by CCHS Member Fred Dellinger Last month in this Civil War feature we stated that the … Continue reading
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Civil War 150th Anniversary
Originally from: Letters from Linden by Fred Dellinger, CCHS Member Date: March 2011 CIVIL WAR: 150TH ANNIVERSARY The following article, contributed by one of our CCHS members, is offered as the first in what we hope will be a series … Continue reading
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Fox Hunting
Originally from: Letters from Linden Date: March 2011 FOX HUNT DRAWS CROWD, 1887 “CHANEYVILLE, Md., March 5. – The big fox hunt of the season occurred from this place, in the upper section of Calvert county, a few days ago. … Continue reading
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Equality at Sea
Originally from: Letters from Linden Date: February 2011 EQUALITY AT SEA Contributed by CCHS member Michael Kent Part of the oral history of my family is that a Black merchant seaman brought a Japanese wife from the Philippine Islands to … Continue reading
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