Looking Back
Where the White Frogs Frolic In 1932, Charles Clyde (C.C.) Moler was shopping at Lilypons goldfish nurseries in Frederick County when something in the water caught his eye. The water rippled with activity from the thousands of goldfish in the ponds that been drained to a low level for harvesting. C.C. saw flashes of orange…
Looking Back
Frederick County’s Golden Immigrants by James Rada, Jr. Note: This is part three of a series about goldfish farming in Frederick County. In the early 1900s, goldfish farming produced a major cash crop in Frederick County. “By 1920, Frederick County was producing 80 percent of the goldfish in the United States, and they were being…
LOOKING BACK
by James Rada, Jr. Note: This is part one of a series about goldfish farming in Frederick County. Frederick County’s Golden Immigrants Hunting Creek Fisheries, Courtesy of the Author History is obscure on how goldfish first came to the United States. The first recorded shipment was in 1878, but the specially bred Oriental fish were…
Gone Fishin’ — Frederick County Once the Largest Producer of Goldfish
James Rada, Jr. When Luther Powell and his brothers attended the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, they saw a presentation about raising goldfish. Upon returning home, they realized that their farm had a good water supply, so they dug ponds and began a new business venture. The idea caught on with other farmers who…
