Once Upon A Time in Franklin County…
Just north of the Mason Dixon Line in southcentral Pennsylvania, Franklin County broke away from Cumberland County to grow into a thriving location for business, while still maintaining a lot of its natural beauty. It is also a location filled with interesting stories and rich history. In his new book, Secrets of Franklin Mountain: Little-Known…
Dinosaurs of the Mason Dixon Line
New Find Enhances Record Richard D L. Fulton There was a time when Frederick and Adams counties looked more like an alien world than that which exists today. A primordial lake (dubbed Lake Lockatong) existed from Rocky Ridge, growing in size towards the northeast, as it sprawled through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and into New York…
DAY TRIPPIN’
Waynesboro Becoming Destination Town by Blair Garrett With the world’s gradual return to normalcy looming on the horizon, the need to make up for lost time is ever-growing. There are countless great restaurants and places locally to have an awesome experience, and more seem to be popping up every month. Just over the Mason Dixon…
Fighting the War Underwater
by Priscilla Rall John Henry Lehman was born in Reed near Hagerstown in 1922 to J. Henry and Elizabeth Hege Lehman. His grandfather, a Mennonite, owned and operated the Lehman’s Mill on Marsh Creek, one mile south of the Mason Dixon Line. The mill, first built in 1869, had been rebuilt three times, the last…
DAY Trippin’
What’s Afloat on The Monocacy Blair Garrett The perfect relaxing day for an August Day Trip lies in the heart of the Catoctin area. With the sun beating down, not much feels better than sitting on the water surrounded by good people. Fortunately, the Monocacy River is a natural lazy river, which flows from the…
A Road by Any Other Name...
BY James Rada, Jr. Depending on who you might talk to and where you are along the U.S. Route 15 corridor that runs through the heart of the Catoctin Region, the highway could be referred to by at least nine different names and that’s not even counting the names of the business routes and auxiliary…
Pond Hockey Tradition
For four generations, the Wivell family has strapped on ice skates and taken to the ice for some pond hockey. Deb Spalding Many of you can probably recall a memory of sitting by a camp fire, enjoying the glow of the flames, the toasty warmth on your legs, and the occasional pop of a spark.…
New Museum Remembering Battle of Monterey Pass in Blue Ridge Summit
James Rada, Jr. As the Confederate Army retreated from Gettysburg on July 4, 1863, they encountered Union troops in the area of Blue Ridge Summit. A two-day battle ensued in the middle of a thunderstorm that eventually spilled over the Mason-Dixon Line into Maryland. “It is the only battle fought on both sides of the…
