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Pratt Library Celebrates Grand Reopening After Three Year Historic Renovation
The historic ca. 1930s Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore City reopened last weekend after undergoing a $115 million dollar building renovation and technology upgrade project. The project was completed under the supervision of the Maryland...
The Aftermath of Antietam
As the sun set on September 17, 1862, Sharpsburg, Maryland had just witnessed the single bloodiest day in American history – a day that also forever changed the tiny rural town. Much has...
Structural Work on Iconic Phillips Packing Stacks Nears Completion
International experts are nearing completion of structural repairs to the iconic smokestacks of the Phillips Packing House in Cambridge, Maryland visible all the way from Route 50. This August, Preservation Maryland toured the active preservation-site of the...
Six-to-Fix Update: “Finding Fellowship” Documentary Tells the Story of Pleasant View Historic Site
In 2016, Preservation Maryland announced the Pleasant View Historic Site in Montgomery County as one of the organization's first Six-to-Fix projects and working with the site's Trustees to complete essential repair work. In tandem, the Trustees and the broader...
Bay Crossing Study: Smart Growth Maryland Encourages Advocacy for No-Build Option
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has narrowed the potential third Chesapeake Bay bridge to three corridors, all of which originate in Anne Arundel County. Smart Growth Maryland supports the no-build option. Support the No-Build Option: For decades the...
Victory Update: Smart Growth Win in Southern Maryland
In a major win for the environment and smart growth, earlier this week the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) denied a controversial application to construct two utility-scale solar developments proposed for forested land in western Charles County. Both...
Preservation Maryland Announces New Class of Six-to-Fix Projects
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the new class of Six-to-Fix projects. The Six-to-Fix program is an innovative impact-focused effort designed to help provide real solutions to big preservation challenges across the state. For 2019, Preservation Maryland...
Support for New and Expanded Rural Legacy Areas in Charles County
Smart Growth Maryland and our partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County are supporting a proposed expansion of the Zekiah Rural Legacy Area, as well as creation of a new Nanjemoy-Mattawoman Rural Legacy Area in 2020. Show Your Support: The County...
Maryland State Fair: The Best Days of Summer
Step right up, folks! Don’t be shy! It’s time for the Best Days of Summer; the Maryland State Fair. Maryland’s State Fair has operated from the same fairgrounds in Lutherville since 1879, when fairgoers arrived via wagons and carts driven along the York Turnpike,...
Six-to-Fix Update: WWII-Era Crane Repainted on Baltimore Museum of Industry Campus
One of the largest and most visible artifacts of the Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI) is the WWII-era shipbuilding crane towering over the campus. In partnership with the BMI through our Six-to-Fix program, Preservation Maryland successfully advocated for state...
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