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by the smaller population in the new Martin Rouzer and Joseph W.
county. Davidson, secretaries.
“Our neighbors across the By January 1872, the Clarion
Monocacy in the Taneytown District was declaring, “We are as near
by James Rada, Jr. have but a short distance to go to united up this way on the New
attend Carroll County Court. Why County Question as people generally
shall we on this side be deprived are on any mooted project—New
1871 — Catoctin County, Maryland privileges which were granted to County, Railroad, iron and coal
mines, or any other issue of public
them? Shall the people on one
side of the Monocacy be granted importance.”
Can you imagine a Catoctin Frederick county be divided and the immunities which are to be withheld Despite this interest in a new
County, Maryland? It would have new county of Catoctin be erected from citizens residing on the other county, by February the idea had
included Frederick County, north of into a separate organization?” the side?” the Clarion reported. vanished inexplicably from the
Walkersville, and Mechanicstown newspaper reported. Wicomico Besides northern Frederick newspapers. It wasn’t until ten
would have been the county seat. County had been formed in 1867 County, Phocion said that in Carroll years later that a few articles made
It was a dream that some people from portions of Somerset and County, residents of Middleburg, allusions as to what had happened.
in the northern Frederick County Worcester counties, so the idea of Pipe Creek, and Sam’s Creek were An 1882 article noted, “It was to
area pursued throughout 1871 another new Maryland county was also interested in becoming part of this town principally that all looked
and 1872. The Catoctin Clarion not far-fetched. In fact, Garrett Catoctin County. for the men who would do the hard
was only on its tenth issue when County would be formed from the “If a majority of the citizens fighting and stand the brunt of the
it carried a long front-page article western portion of Allegany County residing in Frederick, Carroll, and battle, for to her would come the
signed with the pen name Phocion. in 1872. Washington counties (within the reward, the court house of the new
Phocion was an Athenian politician, The main reason put forth for limits of the proposed new county) county. The cause of the sudden
statesman, and strategos in Ancient creating a new county was the favor a division, I see no reason why cessation of all interest is too well
Greece. distance and expense of traveling it should not be accomplished,” the known to require notices and only
The issue had been talked about to Frederick to register deeds and newspaper reported. comment necessary is, that an
within groups of people for a while, attend court. Opponents argued In deciding on what the interest in the general good was
and it was time to garner support by that creating a new county would boundaries of the new county would not, by far, to account for the death
taking the issue to a larger, general be costly for the citizens in the new be, there were three conditions that of the ‘New County’ movement.
audience. county. New county buildings would needed to be met in Maryland: (1) Frederick city, in her finesse in that
“Some sober sided citizens in have to be constructed and county The majority of citizens in the areas matter, gave herself a record for
our valley are quietly discussing the positions filled. All of this financial that would make up the new county shrewdness that few players ever
question among themselves, shall burden would have to be absorbed would have to vote to create the achieve.”
county; (2) The population of white A letter to the editor the
inhabitants in the proposed county following year said that the men
could not be less than 10,000; (3) leading the New County Movement
The population in the counties had been “bought off, so to speak,
losing land could not be less than by the promises of office, elective at
10,000 white residents. the hand of one party, appointive
Interest reached the point where a at the hands of the other, and thus
public meeting was held on January 6, the very backbone taken out of the
1872, at the Mechanicstown Academy movement.” The letter also noted
“for the purpose of taking the that the taxes in Frederick County
preliminary steps for the formation were now higher than they had
of a New County out of portions of been when a new county had been
Frederick, Carroll and Washington talked about, and that they wouldn’t
counties,” the Clarion reported. have been any higher than that in
Dr. William White was appointed the new county. “And advantages
the chairman of the committee, with would have been nearer and
Joseph A. Gernand and Isaiah E. communication more direct,” the
Hahn, vice presidents, and Capt. letter writer noted.
by the smaller population in the new Martin Rouzer and Joseph W.
county. Davidson, secretaries.
“Our neighbors across the By January 1872, the Clarion
Monocacy in the Taneytown District was declaring, “We are as near
by James Rada, Jr. have but a short distance to go to united up this way on the New
attend Carroll County Court. Why County Question as people generally
shall we on this side be deprived are on any mooted project—New
1871 — Catoctin County, Maryland privileges which were granted to County, Railroad, iron and coal
mines, or any other issue of public
them? Shall the people on one
side of the Monocacy be granted importance.”
Can you imagine a Catoctin Frederick county be divided and the immunities which are to be withheld Despite this interest in a new
County, Maryland? It would have new county of Catoctin be erected from citizens residing on the other county, by February the idea had
included Frederick County, north of into a separate organization?” the side?” the Clarion reported. vanished inexplicably from the
Walkersville, and Mechanicstown newspaper reported. Wicomico Besides northern Frederick newspapers. It wasn’t until ten
would have been the county seat. County had been formed in 1867 County, Phocion said that in Carroll years later that a few articles made
It was a dream that some people from portions of Somerset and County, residents of Middleburg, allusions as to what had happened.
in the northern Frederick County Worcester counties, so the idea of Pipe Creek, and Sam’s Creek were An 1882 article noted, “It was to
area pursued throughout 1871 another new Maryland county was also interested in becoming part of this town principally that all looked
and 1872. The Catoctin Clarion not far-fetched. In fact, Garrett Catoctin County. for the men who would do the hard
was only on its tenth issue when County would be formed from the “If a majority of the citizens fighting and stand the brunt of the
it carried a long front-page article western portion of Allegany County residing in Frederick, Carroll, and battle, for to her would come the
signed with the pen name Phocion. in 1872. Washington counties (within the reward, the court house of the new
Phocion was an Athenian politician, The main reason put forth for limits of the proposed new county) county. The cause of the sudden
statesman, and strategos in Ancient creating a new county was the favor a division, I see no reason why cessation of all interest is too well
Greece. distance and expense of traveling it should not be accomplished,” the known to require notices and only
The issue had been talked about to Frederick to register deeds and newspaper reported. comment necessary is, that an
within groups of people for a while, attend court. Opponents argued In deciding on what the interest in the general good was
and it was time to garner support by that creating a new county would boundaries of the new county would not, by far, to account for the death
taking the issue to a larger, general be costly for the citizens in the new be, there were three conditions that of the ‘New County’ movement.
audience. county. New county buildings would needed to be met in Maryland: (1) Frederick city, in her finesse in that
“Some sober sided citizens in have to be constructed and county The majority of citizens in the areas matter, gave herself a record for
our valley are quietly discussing the positions filled. All of this financial that would make up the new county shrewdness that few players ever
question among themselves, shall burden would have to be absorbed would have to vote to create the achieve.”
county; (2) The population of white A letter to the editor the
inhabitants in the proposed county following year said that the men
could not be less than 10,000; (3) leading the New County Movement
The population in the counties had been “bought off, so to speak,
losing land could not be less than by the promises of office, elective at
10,000 white residents. the hand of one party, appointive
Interest reached the point where a at the hands of the other, and thus
public meeting was held on January 6, the very backbone taken out of the
1872, at the Mechanicstown Academy movement.” The letter also noted
“for the purpose of taking the that the taxes in Frederick County
preliminary steps for the formation were now higher than they had
of a New County out of portions of been when a new county had been
Frederick, Carroll and Washington talked about, and that they wouldn’t
counties,” the Clarion reported. have been any higher than that in
Dr. William White was appointed the new county. “And advantages
the chairman of the committee, with would have been nearer and
Joseph A. Gernand and Isaiah E. communication more direct,” the
Hahn, vice presidents, and Capt. letter writer noted.
