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The History of The Blue Ridge Summit Free Library

Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary Joan Bittner Fry Statement Concerning the Monterey Library: From private undated papers. Previous to a library being housed at the Episcopal Church property, a library was located at Dunbrack Inn. The Dunbrack Library was originated by the leaders of the summer community around Monterey and Blue Ridge Summit in 1894.  Located…

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Looking Back 1915

The Wreck of the Blue Mountain Express, Part 1 by James Rada, Jr. Note: This is the first of two articles about the wreck of the Blue Mountain Express between Thurmont and Sabillasville in 1915. On June 25, 1915, the Blue Mountain Express, bound for Hagerstown, pulled into the Western Maryland Railroad Station in Thurmont…

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