Bygone Maryland

Offering a glimpse into the Maryland before our time

[Ocean City, Maryland @OCMaryland]

Never have I ever noticed this 1970's castle in OCMD. 🏰 Bonus points if you know what street it’s on.
#enjoyocmd #oceancitymaryland

[National Museum of Civil War Medicine @CivilWarMed]

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is known as the "most haunted building in #FrederickMD."

On Halloween Night, we are offering a special tour of the historic Carty Building in #DowntownFrederick.

Check it out! ➡ https://t.co/8X0IUbDOdM

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

How did nine ice cream cones end up costing Baltimore police Capt. John Carey $200 in 1930? https://t.co/O2j4B7k7gk

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

Have you seen the City of Westminster mural on Main Street in #CarrollCountyMD? https://t.co/pAB4EW0J0C

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

As this unbearable heat continues, we’re looking back on some ways ads and articles from the late 1800s/early 1900s recommended relief from rising temps: https://t.co/fghhedK5i8

[Boundary Stones @BoundaryStones]

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary Laurel Pop Festival in #MD. Just weeks before #Woodstock, this festival was the pinnacle of 1960's American youth and culture... despite a minor rain delay and one too many bonfires.
https://t.co/5kKNduvHtA

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

Who remembers staying at the Harrington Apartments in #OceanCityMD? I do: https://t.co/mYUttqcrFa

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

The 144th #Preakness is today! Check out some interesting facts from past events: https://t.co/p7ggV9oUyH

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

In Honor of Mother: https://t.co/JXquTGAfZi

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

In 1902, thieves believed to be from Washington, D.C. came to Montgomery County to steal goods of the feathered kind: https://t.co/1Iw3LN45MC

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

In 1922 Baltimore, a police investigation discovered the report of a woman’s bleeding body in a passing automobile was really a side of beef: https://t.co/sC8Ntzt83w

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

After a 10-day murder investigation in 1922, Baltimore police determine the bleeding body of a woman seen passing in an automobile was something less sinister: https://t.co/sC8Ntzt83w

[Maryland Commerce @MDBiz]

For 330 years, the Whitehaven Ferry has made the journey across the Wicomico River. Take a free ride on this fully-functioning, historic landmark.@FunWicomico https://t.co/Kv99Toewns

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

Beyond the Mason-Dixon Line: I’m excited to share that I’ve rejoined the @CelebrateGburg magazine team! Check out my cover story on the Gettysburg Garden Club and Artisan story on the beautiful works of Cedar Ridge Art Studio’s Paulette & Tom Brabender: https://t.co/bbWQ92sQQv

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

Snow, rain, sleet, wind and, finally, sun ... Baltimore weather on 1845 #StPatricksDay: https://t.co/uA7VTwU0kY

[Balt Museum Industry @BMIatWork]

#IndustrialSizedFact: In 1947, Highlandtown radio repair shop owner John Moscato purchased a build-it-yourself TV kit and became the first TV owner in #Baltimore. Crowds would gather outside the window of his shop to watch boxing matches on the 7" screen. https://t.co/mLI09n3BYL

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

This ghost sign for Stewart A. Geisbert Lunch, open in the early 1940s, is hidden in plain sight on North Market Street in downtown #FrederickMD https://t.co/Ms4MJ3Gb2m

[Visit Hagerstown @VisitHagerstown]

Mary Titcomb was the first librarian of the Washington County Free Library. She introduced the first bookmobile in the United States in 1904 in an effort to get books in homes throughout the county, not just in Hagerstown: https://t.co/j8NhIUzqfi #WomensHistoryMonth #FactFriday

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

The Mystery of Stewart A. Geisbert Lunch in #FrederickMD #bygonemd #ghostsign
https://t.co/Ms4MJ3Gb2m

[Bygone Maryland @bygonemd]

Accidents involving a trapdoor, splintered wood and a home improvement project gone wrong caused serious injuries to three women in Western Maryland in 1905: https://t.co/ySr5UvYEMk