Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a federal judge in TX appointed by JFK, was raised on Myrtle Avenue in west Baltimore City. She administered the oath of office to LBJ on AF1 on 11/22/63.
She graduated from Western High School(Baltimore City) in 1913.
Aug 3, 2025
There was chatter about German becoming the state language in MD, and Germans were a large immigrant population in Baltimore , particularly in the 1800s. WW1 put an end to that chatter.
I studied the German language for four years at Poly(1973-77) and recall Mr Griswold calling me an RC(Roman Catholic). He was a solid language instructor, who during one six week period taught us English grammar during German class time, because he thought we lacked the necessary grammar skills to learn a foreign language.
Ms Denzel was my freshman year teacher, and Mr Griswold, the Lutheran, was my teacher the next three years. High German , not Low German, was taught.
August 12, 2025
Gunter Hotel in Frostburg, Maryland contained a jail, a speakeasy, and for a while a cockfighting ring in the basement.
New owners have kept the jail intact.
Sept 1, 2025
One of the notable ferry operators was Thomas Cresap, a frontiersman from MD, who established the “Blew(Blue) Rock” ferry operation near his “Pleasant Garden” plantation.
He was nicknamed the Maryland Monster for the armed phase his skirmishes he directed until May 1738 when King George II's intervention led to a cease-fire and established the PA/MD border 15 miles south of Philadelphia. It was not officially defined until 1867 when British astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon completed their work on the Mason–Dixon line in 1767.
Zimmerman Center for Heritage stands on what was Pleasant Garden. Address: 1706 Long Level Rd, Wrightsville, PA 17368
Sept 7, 2025
Redwood Street in downtown Baltimore was originally German Street, and the City Council re-named it in 1918 to honor First Lieutenant George Buchanan Redwood, the first Baltimorean to die in WW1 action.
Prior blog: Rappin Brown
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