An eerie electronic whine carried over the fields around the Hamilton Willard Shafer Farm in Jefferson on Saturday afternoon as a man operating a metal detector swept over the rows of corn stalk stumps, looking for remnants of a battle that happened more than 150 years ago.
Monocacy National Battlefield held it’s annual Living History weekend beginning Saturday, showing visitors what life was like, through sight and sound, during the Civil War.
From the bloody battles of South Mountain and Monocacy to the churches turned makeshift hospitals, the roots of the Civil War run deep through Frederick County.
More than half a century and an entire ocean separated the classical compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the rabble-rousing battle songs of the American Civil War.
Three local residents are questioning a city Historic Preservation Commission approval to remove a bust of Roger Brooke Taney from outside Frederick City Hall.
Whether hate speech or history, the controversial Roger Brooke Taney bust will no longer stand guard outside Frederick City Hall.
A controversial proposal to remove a bust of Roger Brooke Taney from outside Frederick City Hall remains one vote away from a final decision.
The push to remove a bust of Roger Brooke Taney from outside Frederick City Hall is advancing after considerable delays.
A year ago, the name Roger Brooke Taney may not have conjured up much more than vague memories from high school history class.
The National Park Service awarded $139,505 to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to purchase 5.24 acres of the South Mountain State Battlefield, according to a Thursday news release from the agency.
ELDERSBURG — Flag day meant a special celebration for Jay Barringer as a child. His parents would humor him as he decorated his front lawn with flags for all of his neighbors in Bahama, North Carolina, to see.
City officials emphasized Thursday that their unanimous decision in support of moving the Roger Brooke Taney bust from outside City Hall is just a resolution.
After nearly two decades of discussion about Frederick’s Roger Brooke Taney statue, words turned into action Thursday as elected officials approved a resolution to move the figure away from City Hall.
Heightened debate surrounding a local statue of Roger Brooke Taney will climax Thursday night as elected officials are set to vote on Alderwoman Donna Kuzemchak’s proposal to relocate the bronze bust from its current location outside Frederick City Hall.
"They had no rights which the man was bound to respect"
An eerie electronic whine carried over the fields around the Hamilton Willard Shafer Farm in Jefferson on Saturday afternoon as a man operating a metal detector swept over the rows of corn stalk stumps, looking for remnants of a battle that happened more than 150 years ago.
Monocacy National Battlefield held it’s annual Living History weekend beginning Saturday, showing visitors what life was like, through sight and sound, during the Civil War.
From the bloody battles of South Mountain and Monocacy to the churches turned makeshift hospitals, the roots of the Civil War run deep through Frederick County.
More than half a century and an entire ocean separated the classical compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the rabble-rousing battle songs of the American Civil War.
Three local residents are questioning a city Historic Preservation Commission approval to remove a bust of Roger Brooke Taney from outside Frederick City Hall.
Whether hate speech or history, the controversial Roger Brooke Taney bust will no longer stand guard outside Frederick City Hall.
A controversial proposal to remove a bust of Roger Brooke Taney from outside Frederick City Hall remains one vote away from a final decision.
The push to remove a bust of Roger Brooke Taney from outside Frederick City Hall is advancing after considerable delays.
A year ago, the name Roger Brooke Taney may not have conjured up much more than vague memories from high school history class.
The National Park Service awarded $139,505 to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to purchase 5.24 acres of the South Mountain State Battlefield, according to a Thursday news release from the agency.
ELDERSBURG — Flag day meant a special celebration for Jay Barringer as a child. His parents would humor him as he decorated his front lawn with flags for all of his neighbors in Bahama, North Carolina, to see.
City officials emphasized Thursday that their unanimous decision in support of moving the Roger Brooke Taney bust from outside City Hall is just a resolution.
After nearly two decades of discussion about Frederick’s Roger Brooke Taney statue, words turned into action Thursday…
Heightened debate surrounding a local statue of Roger Brooke Taney will climax Thursday night as elected officials ar…
"They had no rights which the man was bound to respect"
