Tag: Maryland history
Deep Creek Lake Celebrates 91 Years
Betsy Spiker Holcomb, Deep Creek Lake’s Favorite Realtor
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Deep Creek Lake Celebrates 91 Years. Deep Creek Lake is coming up on its 91st anniversary of existence! Maryland’s largest freshwater lake is loved by many and has an interesting history. Deep Creek Lake encompasses about 3900 acr...
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Drane House-Garrett County’s Past
Betsy Spiker Holcomb, Deep Creek Lake’s Favorite Realtor
The Drane House, Accident Maryland
The Drane House Garrett County’s Past. I took a ride on an unusually warm winter day just a few miles outside of Deep Creek Lake to the historical Drane House in sleepy Accident, Maryland. Garrett County’s past is vast a...
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Einstein visits Deep Creek Lake Maryland in 1946
Einstein visits Deep Creek Lake Maryland in 1946
Deep Creek Lake had a brief relationship with one of the world’s most incredible minds in September, 1946. Einstein has been associated with the making of the atomic bomb, something that he indeed had come up with in theory, but did not implement as a war weapon; he wa...
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Casselman River Bridge State Park
Casselman River Bridge State Park
Casselman River Bridge State Park is a 4-acre parcel located east of Grantsville in Garrett County on U.S. Route 40. It is a popular area for fly fishermen, photographers, and history enthusiasts. When the 80-foot span was erected in 1813, it was the longest single spa...
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Deep Creek Lake History-How was McHenry Maryland named?
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes favorite Realtor
DID YOU KNOW?
Deep Creek Lake History-How was McHenry Maryland named?
Dr. James McHenry, Secretary of War during the administrations
of Presidents Washington and Adams, purchased
almost 1,000 acres in the Buffalo Marsh area
which is today known as Marsh Run Cove or McHenry...
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Maryland in the War of 1812-A Living Historical Event
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The Short History of the War of 1812 in Maryland
John Miller
Maryland in the War of 1812-A Living Historical Event.The most forgotten war in America’s history is the War of 1812. Overshadowed by the Napoleon’s War in Europe, the War of 1812 today is a forgotten war. Although the major campaigns were fought in the G...
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Deep Creek Lake, Maryland-Fast Facts
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite Realtor
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland-Fast Facts
Total Shoreline: 65 miles
The Length the Lake:11.6 miles
Lake Elevation: 2,462
Area of Lake: 3,900
Summer Bottom H20 Temperature: 49F
Summer Surface H20 Temperature: 73F
Average Depth: 26.5 feet
The Maximum Depth: 72 feet
Appr...
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1884 Oakland Train Station-Deep Creek History
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite Realto
1884 Oakland Train Station-Deep Creek History
1884 Oakland Train Station
History Buffs, have I got something to share with you that is a mere 15 minutes up the road from Deep Creek Lake. Next time you are here at the lake get on 219 south and head to Oak...
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Deep Creek Lake-Garrett County History
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite Realtor
Deep Creek Lake-Garrett County History
A Little Deep Creek Lake Garrett County History
Deep Creek Lake-Garrett County History. Long before Deep Creek Lake came into existence it had plenty of history pre-dating the area as we know it now. Native American arti...
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Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
Betsy Spiker Holcomb Deep Creek Lakes Favorite Realtor
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Just a hair west of the Eastern Continental Divide on a large Plateau called Tablelands, and just a bit East of Morgantown, West Virginia home of the Mountaineers, you will find t...
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