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The First Telegram from Washington to Baltimore
On this day in 1844, the first telegram was sent from Washington, DC to Baltimore by Samuel F.B. Morse; the first words sent across the wire were, "WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT." This ominous phrase was suggested by Annie Ellsworth, the daughter of the Commissioner of...
Maryland’s “Little Vegas” in Charles County
Waldorf in Southern Maryland's Charles County, was once known for tobacco farming and referred to as Beantown after one of the town's founding families, and later in the mid-20th century Waldorf had a distinctive past as Maryland's Little Vegas. Gambling was...
Maryland’s Strawberry Legacy
Marion Station in Somerset County, Maryland was once locally considered to be the Strawberry Capital of the World! Marion Station's reputation as leader in strawberry production came with the arrival of a line of the Pennsylvania Railroad to the Eastern Shore in...
Coalition Calls on Cumberland to Embrace New Plan
In a letter addressed to Cumberland Mayor Brian K. Grim and the City Council, local homeowners, the Institute for Justice and Preservation Maryland called on the City to formally disavow the use of eminent domain and embrace an alternative vision. The letter to...
Origins of the Library “Bookmobile” in Washington County, Maryland
The Washington County Free Library in Maryland was the first national library to utilize a bookmobile, basically a transportable library on wheels, to reach rural areas and provide access to books in 1905. The ingenious idea, and the access to literature and...
James Rouse’s Vision for Columbia, Maryland
In 1933, British author James Hilton published Lost Horizon, a novel about a mysterious, fictional utopia named Shangri-La. Over time, the term became synonymous with idyllic but isolated places. In 1962, Shangri-La became the code name for a secret proposal to...
Discover Historic Cumberland this Preservation Month: Historic Brewing in Cumberland
The City of Cumberland and the Cumberland Economic Development Corporation, an instrumentality of City government, plan to demolish portions of the historic Rolling Mill neighborhood to build incompatible and economically unsustainable low-density sprawl....
Historic Hyattsville
The City of Hyattsville in Prince George's County, now known equally for history and art, has a development history closely linked to transportation to and from Washington, DC, and a connection with trade along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and more recent...
Baltimore Heritage and Preservation Maryland Propose Mitigation Strategy for State Demolition Program
In April, Baltimore Heritage and Preservation Maryland proposed a joint strategy to mitigate the loss of historic rowhouses under a new state program that is providing funding for demolition and stabilization of vacant buildings in Baltimore. The proposal focuses...
Events
Preservation Maryland participates in and hosts many events in and around Maryland. Take a look at our upcoming events to see where we’ll be next.