Richard D. L. Fulton Readers of November 27, 1897, issue of The Baltimore Sun, were greeted by this: “A fire, which at one time threatened to sweep away the whole town of Taneytown, Carroll County, began this evening (November 26) about 7 o’clock (p.m.)…” Those who resided in the Taneytown area at large were likely…

Richard D. L. Fulton “The home of the Sisters of Charity… came very near being destroyed by fire today.” – The Baltimore Sun, issue of March 21, 1885 (the story was actually filed the day before). Much of Emmitsburg’s remarkable history lies among the piles of old, long-forgotten newspapers, one of these stories being the…

by James Rada, Jr. 1922 – The marines Conquer Thurmont More than a quarter of the U.S. Marine Corps arrived in Thurmont on June 25, along with the equipment to outfit an even larger group. They had been on the march for six days. Their ultimate destination was Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but first, they had to…