by Richard D. L. Fulton Clinton Austin Reed Clinton Austin Reed was born on August 24, 1924, in Thurmont to parents Samuel Howard and Daisy Reed.  Reed attended Thurmont High School and was subsequently employed at the Area Engineers Company at Camp Ritchie before entering the service. The (Frederick) News reported on July 26, 1944,…

Chocolate Park by Wib Davis   Submitted by Joan Bittner Fry This article appeared in the July 30, 1977 edition of The Record Herald, Waynesboro, PA. Remember Blue Mountain Chocolates? The Cascade area-based candy factory was operated by the B. R. Summers family. The chocolate factory came into existence in 1920 after Summers’ two sons, Harris…

Joan Bittner Fry Since 1942, when it was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as “Shangri-la,” this isolated camp in the hills of Western Maryland has served as an official Presidential retreat and has often been the site of conferences and decisions of national and international significance. Prior to its existence, diplomats vacationed at Pen…