Garrett County MD Archives - Page 2 of 3

Old ruins of Meshach Browning house, Grantsville MD 1928

Drinking a quart of whiskey neutralizes the poison without intoxicating the patient

It is likewise commonly reported that spirits of turpentine applied plentifully to the wound will draw out the poison and effect a cure.

snowy landscape in rabbit hollow cove md near accident md

February 21, 2019 Colonial Era / Maryland

The accidental town

There is a town in Maryland’s westernmost county of Garrett that got its name from a happy accident.

Amish or Mennonite wedding 1915 c. Beachy, Leo J.

November 21, 2017 Maryland / Old Order Amish

Old Order Amish

When you’re in Oakland or Grantsville, MD, you’re in Old Order Amish territory. You may be wondering just how that group got its name.

people posing with car on National Road 1928

August 9, 2017 Maryland / Photographers

A national treasure almost lost forever

Leo J. Beachy is thought to have taken 10,000 photographs a year on 5×7 inch glass plates of his beloved Garrett County, MD.

July 17, 2017 Appalachian celebrities / Maryland

Francis Scott Key’s descendants in western Maryland

A very deep love for Maryland’s Oakland & Garrett County is born into all the descendants of Francis Scott Key, who’ve spent summers at 79 Alder Street.

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