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24 Sites Around D.C. Compete For Preservation Funds
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s home in Arlington, Va., and Clara Barton’s downtown Washington office, where she ran an operation to search for missing Civil War soldiers, are among 24 sites around the nation’s capital competing for $1 million in historic preservation grants.
Students Document Cumberland Historic Sites
Photography students at Allegany College of Maryland are documenting historic buildings in Cumberland with help from the Maryland Historical Trust.
Project Captures Life Of Frederick Buildings
A new online database provides information about historic buildings in the city of Frederick.
Teen Birth Rate Hits Historic Low
U.S. birth rates are continuing their decline and dropped to just under 4 million births in 2011.
Historic Baltimore City District Listed As Top 10 U.S. Neighborhood
One of the city’s historic districts was just placed on the top 10 list of best neighborhoods in the county, so where is it?
Baltimore To Sell Senator Theatre To Operators
The city of Baltimore plans to sell the historic Senator Theatre to its current operators.
Md. Man’s Bookstore Packed With Unique Items
You won’t find any Danielle Steele, James Patterson, or Jennifer Weiner novels at Back Creek Books. And not because owner Rock Toews is sold out. They’re missing by choice from the Annapolis shop.
Historic Guidelines Frustrate Building Restoration
Restoring the pre-Revolutionary War-era General Engineering building in downtown Frederick after a fire last summer has not been as simple as owner Rusty Hauver hoped.
Annapolis Market House Reopens
A Maryland landmark reopened Monday. The cloud over Market House at City Dock in Annapolis appears to have lifted.
Historic Marine Base Gets 1st-Ever Female General
For the first time in its 96-year history, a female general is taking charge at the famed Marine Corps training depot at South Carolina’s Parris Island.
Md.’s Historic Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Opens
Maryland’s historic Oxford-Bellevue ferry is opening for the year and celebrating its 328th year of operation.
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Pork Trumps Preserving History
One of the first victims of Washington’s new tough-on-spending culture is a historic preservation program that saved the flag that inspired “The Star-Spangled Banner” and preserved thousands of other fragile national treasures.
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