Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Maryland

Cursed Land in Garrett County Scorches All Homes

In Garrett County, MD, somewhere around Swallow Falls or McHenry, there is a plot of land that may be “cursed.”

A 1926 account of Grantsville, Maryland’s oldest inn: Little Crossings (still standing and now known as Penn Alps Restaurant & Craft Shop.)

A selection from the Oakland High School Yearbook, 1930, Garrett County, MD. The more things change, the more they stay the same!

George A. Meyers was a founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. His 1930s drives brought millions into the labor movement.

Sometimes the official stories that make it into museum collections just don’t shed enough light on the complete context of an event.

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