History
Sidetracked
Point of Rocks Station Reflects Victorian Age, Reveals Uncertain Future By Guy Fletcher, Photography by Turner Photography Studio With its brick walls, gothic windows and prominent steeple, the historic Point of Rocks Station could almost be confused for a country...
Windows Through Time
By Amy L. Metzger Hunt, Curator, Heritage Frederick Two tiny panes of glass cover the glowing images of a man in uniform and a young woman with golden ringlets. The woman is Ann Matthews Johnson Clark, born in Frederick in 1814, the daughter of James and Anne Richards...
Art Exhibit Pays Tribute to Secretariat
An exhibit by local artist Rebecca Pearl will appeal not only to the fans of her painting, but to those who love horses. The show, scheduled for the ArtistAngle Gallery, 124 S. Carroll St., will be June 9 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. and is celebrating the racehorse Secretariat...
Roads Before Rails
By Jody Brumage, Archivist, Heritage Frederick When Myersville residents began digging up the dirt road that was Main Street in 1898 to install tracks for a new trolley line, they could hardly imagine the rapid transformation their town would experience during the...
Never-Ending Story
More than 160 Years Later, the Civil War Continues to be Re-Discovered By Lisa Gregory and Photography by Turner Photography Studio Joseph Shelton grew up in Frederick hearing the stories of his family who first came to the area in 1780, and more specifically hearing...
Stitches in Time
by Jody Brumage, Archivist, Heritage Frederick The Lincoln Tailoring Association operated from 1945 until the late 1950s, during the peak of Frederick County’s garment industry. Despite its brief existence, Lincoln Tailoring is significant to the history of...
Where was Miss Weagly?
Decades After Her Travels, a Schoolteacher’s Global Journeys are Revealed By Kate Poindexter and Photography by Louise A. Weagly Louise A. Weagly was hard to pin down. The Frederick County math teacher had local roots, but they crawled around the globe. Literally....
Rock Solid
by Jody Brumage, Archivist, Heritage Frederick James William LeGore was born in 1854 to John and Eliza LeGore near New Oxford, Pa. In 1861, the family relocated to a farm near Woodsboro. James’ father and elder brother, John H. LeGore, established a lime kiln where...
Examining the Past
A Walk (or Drive) Through African American History By Kate Poindexter, Photography by Turner Photography Studio The path through Black history in the United States includes such well-visited destinations as Selma, Montgomery, Atlanta and Memphis, but it also reaches...
Best of Frederick 2023 Winners
Posted on 02.01.23 Change, as they say, is inevitable, and our annual poll of our readers'’ favorite things about Frederick County is not immune to changing tastes and styles. This year’s “Best of Frederick” list includes many new names, including Cugino Forno (first...
