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• 17:12, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Jimmy Dean Contract (2).jpeg (Tendered contract for 3 more return engagements for Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall in the Spring of 1956. At the time, Dean hosted the popular Washington, DC radio program “Town and Country Time” on WARL-AM and with his Texas Wildcats became popular in the mid-Atlantic region. Patsy Cline and Roy Clark both got their starts on the show and Clark played with the Wildcats. Jimmy Dean and his band performed so much in those days that a 1957 Chevrolet pumper was dubbed "...)
• 17:12, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Jimmy Dean Contract (2).jpeg (Tendered contract for 3 more return engagements for Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall in the Spring of 1956. At the time, Dean hosted the popular Washington, DC radio program “Town and Country Time” on WARL-AM and with his Texas Wildcats became popular in the mid-Atlantic region. Patsy Cline and Roy Clark both got their starts on the show and Clark played with the Wildcats. Jimmy Dean and his band performed so much in those days that a 1957 Chevrolet pumper was dubbed "...)
• 17:10, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Jimmy Dean Contract 1956 (1).jpeg (Signed contract by H.E. "Sonny" Cannon for a return engagement of Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall on February 17, 1956. (Courtesy of Mary Jo Brown) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 17:10, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Jimmy Dean Contract 1956 (1).jpeg (Signed contract by H.E. "Sonny" Cannon for a return engagement of Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall on February 17, 1956. (Courtesy of Mary Jo Brown) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:59, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Historic Piano.JPG (The old piano that was played on by big bands as well as honky tonk acts in the ballroom's heyday. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:59, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Cannon's Historic Piano.JPG (The old piano that was played on by big bands as well as honky tonk acts in the ballroom's heyday. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:31, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Dance Floor.JPG (This photo shows the large dance floor at Cannon's, which has been estimated at around 10,000 square feet. In a 1967 feature story on Brunswick, Sonny Cannon told the Washington Post: "Duke Ellington--you shoulda seen his face when he saw the size of this place!" (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:31, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Cannon's Dance Floor.JPG (This photo shows the large dance floor at Cannon's, which has been estimated at around 10,000 square feet. In a 1967 feature story on Brunswick, Sonny Cannon told the Washington Post: "Duke Ellington--you shoulda seen his face when he saw the size of this place!" (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:13, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Stage.JPG (The renovated ballroom located above the old fire hall, now Smoketown Brewery, which was built around 1948. Namesake Sonny Cannon was both fire chief and impresario, who booked big bands conducted by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Guy Lombardo, as well as bands fronted by country legends such as Jimmy Dean and Patsy Cline. Those acts helped pay for fire engines and other lifesaving technology of the time. (Photos courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:13, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Cannon's Stage.JPG (The renovated ballroom located above the old fire hall, now Smoketown Brewery, which was built around 1948. Namesake Sonny Cannon was both fire chief and impresario, who booked big bands conducted by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Guy Lombardo, as well as bands fronted by country legends such as Jimmy Dean and Patsy Cline. Those acts helped pay for fire engines and other lifesaving technology of the time. (Photos courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:11, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Entrance.JPG (This new back entrance to the ballroom is a revelation to those who remember the narrow stairs that led up to the ballroom in the days of the old Fire Hall dances. The old kitchen has been converted to modern bathrooms, another relief to those who remember the cramped, smokey spaces. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:11, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Cannon's Entrance.JPG (This new back entrance to the ballroom is a revelation to those who remember the narrow stairs that led up to the ballroom in the days of the old Fire Hall dances. The old kitchen has been converted to modern bathrooms, another relief to those who remember the cramped, smokey spaces. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 16:02, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:FDR-Willkie Bet (3).jpeg (Back in November 1940, the man on the right lost his bet that Wendell Willkie would defeat Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1940. He fulfilled his obligation to push the winner (left) up and down Potomac Street, which was a dirt road on the east side. Not an easy task. Looks like the business on the right was called Dyer's, perhaps a dry cleaner. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum)...)
• 16:02, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:FDR-Willkie Bet (3).jpeg (Back in November 1940, the man on the right lost his bet that Wendell Willkie would defeat Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1940. He fulfilled his obligation to push the winner (left) up and down Potomac Street, which was a dirt road on the east side. Not an easy task. Looks like the business on the right was called Dyer's, perhaps a dry cleaner. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum)...)
• 15:59, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:FDR-Willkie bet (2).jpeg (The loser of the FDR-Willkie bet prepares to chauffeur the winner up Potomac Street. See the old post office on East Potomac Street. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
• 15:59, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:FDR-Willkie bet (2).jpeg (The loser of the FDR-Willkie bet prepares to chauffeur the winner up Potomac Street. See the old post office on East Potomac Street. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
• 15:57, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:FDR-Willkie bet (1).jpeg (East Potomac Street scene across from the old YMCA in November 1940. These folks were watching two Brunswick men getting set to pay off a bet on the 1940 presidential election when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won an unprecedented 3rd term. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
• 15:57, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:FDR-Willkie bet (1).jpeg (East Potomac Street scene across from the old YMCA in November 1940. These folks were watching two Brunswick men getting set to pay off a bet on the 1940 presidential election when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won an unprecedented 3rd term. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
• 15:54, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Judge Gross 1983.jpeg (Classic news clipping of a recuperating Judge Bill Gross holding up a Brunswick Citizen issue that had incorrectly announced that he was either dead or dying. There was an article on him the next week featuring this picture showing him very much alive and quoting Mark Twain with the words "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." Judge Gross did pass away not much longer after this. (Brunswick Citizen clipping sometime in 1983) Category:Smoketown People)
• 15:54, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Judge Gross 1983.jpeg (Classic news clipping of a recuperating Judge Bill Gross holding up a Brunswick Citizen issue that had incorrectly announced that he was either dead or dying. There was an article on him the next week featuring this picture showing him very much alive and quoting Mark Twain with the words "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." Judge Gross did pass away not much longer after this. (Brunswick Citizen clipping sometime in 1983) Category:Smoketown People)
• 15:50, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:West End Elementary School Class Photo.jpg (Here is a class photo from the old West End Elementary School in Brunswick. It belonged to Elaine Koogle Bowers, who graduated in the BHS Class of 1939. We think these children may have been in the 5th or 6th grade. Mrs. Bowers attached a list of names she could remember. She started numbering from the top down. It's believed that the photo may date to the 1932-33 school year. Here is the list of students: Top row: Bill McLane, Mary Ellen Griffith, Mary Wood, Katie McLane, Jeanette House...)
• 15:50, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:West End Elementary School Class Photo.jpg (Here is a class photo from the old West End Elementary School in Brunswick. It belonged to Elaine Koogle Bowers, who graduated in the BHS Class of 1939. We think these children may have been in the 5th or 6th grade. Mrs. Bowers attached a list of names she could remember. She started numbering from the top down. It's believed that the photo may date to the 1932-33 school year. Here is the list of students: Top row: Bill McLane, Mary Ellen Griffith, Mary Wood, Katie McLane, Jeanette House...)
• 18:54, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:WB Tower New Location.JPG (On April 2, 2022, the B & O Westbound Tower was relocated to E. Potomac Street adjacent to the site of the old YMCA, which was destroyed by fire in November, 1980. Following years of planning and discussion, the City of Brunswick, Maryland finally moved the historic WB Tower off of CSX property. The interlocking tower, built around 1906-07, was removed from service a decade ago and residents feared the historic Baltimore & Ohio structure would be demolished. Coordination of engineering ser...)
• 18:54, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:WB Tower New Location.JPG (On April 2, 2022, the B & O Westbound Tower was relocated to E. Potomac Street adjacent to the site of the old YMCA, which was destroyed by fire in November, 1980. Following years of planning and discussion, the City of Brunswick, Maryland finally moved the historic WB Tower off of CSX property. The interlocking tower, built around 1906-07, was removed from service a decade ago and residents feared the historic Baltimore & Ohio structure would be demolished. Coordination of engineering ser...)
• 18:53, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:WB Tower on the move (2).JPG (Aerial view of the historic WB Tower on the move across the tracks to its new location on E. Potomac Street. (Photo courtesy of Jay Jay) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:53, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:WB Tower on the move (2).JPG (Aerial view of the historic WB Tower on the move across the tracks to its new location on E. Potomac Street. (Photo courtesy of Jay Jay) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:51, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:WB Tower on the move.JPG (WB Tower on wheels ready to move to its new location across the tracks. (Photo courtesy of Richard A. Foot) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:51, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:WB Tower on the move.JPG (WB Tower on wheels ready to move to its new location across the tracks. (Photo courtesy of Richard A. Foot) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:44, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:BHS Skating Patrol.jpg (Local boys who did good. They were the "skating patrol" when kids used to ice skate in the old canal lock 30. We believe this photo dates to 1974-75. In the photo are: Top Row: Mr. Wayne Carter, Ronnie Truitt, Tim Dawson, Kenneth "Boogie" Hawes Middle Row: Randy George, Howie Moore, Chris Hoffman, Kevin Nuse Front row: Mark Taylor, Andy Williams Not pictured were Mike Kersey and Marty Cusack (Brunswick Citizen news clipping courtesy of Andy Williams) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 18:44, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:BHS Skating Patrol.jpg (Local boys who did good. They were the "skating patrol" when kids used to ice skate in the old canal lock 30. We believe this photo dates to 1974-75. In the photo are: Top Row: Mr. Wayne Carter, Ronnie Truitt, Tim Dawson, Kenneth "Boogie" Hawes Middle Row: Randy George, Howie Moore, Chris Hoffman, Kevin Nuse Front row: Mark Taylor, Andy Williams Not pictured were Mike Kersey and Marty Cusack (Brunswick Citizen news clipping courtesy of Andy Williams) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 18:43, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Lion's Club Scholarships.jpg (Brunswick Lions Club sponsorships from the Spring of 1966. As many of us know, Kathy Crone went on to a distinguished teaching career and was a beloved teacher at Brunswick Elementary School. Unfortunately, we don't know what became of Sylvia's career path. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 18:43, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Lion's Club Scholarships.jpg (Brunswick Lions Club sponsorships from the Spring of 1966. As many of us know, Kathy Crone went on to a distinguished teaching career and was a beloved teacher at Brunswick Elementary School. Unfortunately, we don't know what became of Sylvia's career path. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 18:36, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Tri-State View 2021.jpg (A beautiful, timeless view of where 3 states come together--West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Kace McField) Category:Smoketown In and Around)
• 18:36, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Tri-State View 2021.jpg (A beautiful, timeless view of where 3 states come together--West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Kace McField) Category:Smoketown In and Around)
• 18:31, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Washington Monument Postcard.jpg (Here is an undated postcard of the Washington Monument outside Boonsboro. Judging from the attire of the people on the top of the monument, especially the ladies, the photo likely dates to the turn of the 20th Century or earlier. Built in 1827, the original tower was the first monument dedicated to George Washington to be completed. Although it was a popular meeting place for the citizenry of Boonsboro, weather and vandalism reduced the monument to rubble. In that condition, it was used by th...)
• 18:31, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Washington Monument Postcard.jpg (Here is an undated postcard of the Washington Monument outside Boonsboro. Judging from the attire of the people on the top of the monument, especially the ladies, the photo likely dates to the turn of the 20th Century or earlier. Built in 1827, the original tower was the first monument dedicated to George Washington to be completed. Although it was a popular meeting place for the citizenry of Boonsboro, weather and vandalism reduced the monument to rubble. In that condition, it was used by th...)
• 18:30, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:War Correspondents Arch Postcard.jpg (An old postcard of the War Correspondents Arch, located just over the Frederick County border in Washington County, Maryland, on the top of South Mountain at Gathland State Park on old Route 40. This is the only monument in the world dedicated to the memory of war correspondents. This unusual piece of masonry was erected by George Alfred Townsend, who was a famous author and war correspondent himself. The notation on the back of the postcard said that it is visited annually by thousands. is...)
• 18:30, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:War Correspondents Arch Postcard.jpg (An old postcard of the War Correspondents Arch, located just over the Frederick County border in Washington County, Maryland, on the top of South Mountain at Gathland State Park on old Route 40. This is the only monument in the world dedicated to the memory of war correspondents. This unusual piece of masonry was erected by George Alfred Townsend, who was a famous author and war correspondent himself. The notation on the back of the postcard said that it is visited annually by thousands. is...)
• 18:28, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Tri-State Postcard.jpg (This is the inscription on the back of this undated postcard about this focal point of the tri-state area: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Where Three States Meet One of the most picturesque spots in this locality is Harpers Ferry, often termed the "Switzerland of America". Steep wooded mountains surround the town and the waters of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers divide Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia at this point. Historically important because it was the scene of John Brown's rai...)
• 18:28, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Tri-State Postcard.jpg (This is the inscription on the back of this undated postcard about this focal point of the tri-state area: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Where Three States Meet One of the most picturesque spots in this locality is Harpers Ferry, often termed the "Switzerland of America". Steep wooded mountains surround the town and the waters of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers divide Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia at this point. Historically important because it was the scene of John Brown's rai...)
• 18:24, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Gathland Postcard.jpeg (This old postcard depicts the estate of George Alfred Townsend adjacent to the War Correspondents' Arch that he built in 1896. Townsend wrote under the pen name "Gath", which was derived by adding an "H" to his initials, and inspired by the biblical passage II Samuel 1:20, "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askalon." The backstory is that in 1884, Townsend began building this baronial estate in the Catoctin Mountains called "Gapland," near Burkittsville. Gapland was built...)
• 18:24, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Gathland Postcard.jpeg (This old postcard depicts the estate of George Alfred Townsend adjacent to the War Correspondents' Arch that he built in 1896. Townsend wrote under the pen name "Gath", which was derived by adding an "H" to his initials, and inspired by the biblical passage II Samuel 1:20, "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askalon." The backstory is that in 1884, Townsend began building this baronial estate in the Catoctin Mountains called "Gapland," near Burkittsville. Gapland was built...)
• 18:21, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Ceres Bethel AME Church 1975.jpg (The Ceres Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in 1975. Was it still in operation then? The old church is located above Burkittsville just before you reach the War Correspondent's Arch in Gapland. Situated next to a vineyard, the site includes a church and a cemetery. Graves in the cemetery date from 1870-2010 and it is the final resting place for some prominent African-Americans from Frederick County. (Photo courtesy of South Mountain Heritage Society) [[Category:Smoketown Afr...)
• 18:21, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Ceres Bethel AME Church 1975.jpg (The Ceres Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in 1975. Was it still in operation then? The old church is located above Burkittsville just before you reach the War Correspondent's Arch in Gapland. Situated next to a vineyard, the site includes a church and a cemetery. Graves in the cemetery date from 1870-2010 and it is the final resting place for some prominent African-Americans from Frederick County. (Photo courtesy of South Mountain Heritage Society) [[Category:Smoketown Afr...)
• 18:19, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:White's Ferry.jpg (An old photo of White's Ferry. White's Ferry was the last remaining cable ferry service that carried cars, bicycles, and pedestrians across the Potomac River between Loudoun County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland. The location offered fishing services and water recreation including canoeing. It transported approximately 600 customers daily until closing in 2020. The Ferry had a very long term lease with the landowner on the Virginia side. When it came time to renew the new the le...)
• 18:19, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:White's Ferry.jpg (An old photo of White's Ferry. White's Ferry was the last remaining cable ferry service that carried cars, bicycles, and pedestrians across the Potomac River between Loudoun County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland. The location offered fishing services and water recreation including canoeing. It transported approximately 600 customers daily until closing in 2020. The Ferry had a very long term lease with the landowner on the Virginia side. When it came time to renew the new the le...)
• 18:16, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Old High School 1964-65.jpg (Always a crowd pleaser for those of us who remember. The old Brunswick High School as it was captured on top of the 4th Avenue hill in it's final school year of 1964-65. The beloved old school fell into disrepair after it was abandoned in the years until it was finally razed in 1976. (Photo from the 1965 BHS Railroader Yearbook courtesy of Sherry Bowers Stull) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 18:16, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Old High School 1964-65.jpg (Always a crowd pleaser for those of us who remember. The old Brunswick High School as it was captured on top of the 4th Avenue hill in it's final school year of 1964-65. The beloved old school fell into disrepair after it was abandoned in the years until it was finally razed in 1976. (Photo from the 1965 BHS Railroader Yearbook courtesy of Sherry Bowers Stull) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 18:14, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Sandy Hook MD 1.jpg (A timeless photo of Sandy Hook by the tracks taken in the past 10 years. (Photo source unknown) Category:Smoketown In and Around)
• 18:14, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Sandy Hook MD 1.jpg (A timeless photo of Sandy Hook by the tracks taken in the past 10 years. (Photo source unknown) Category:Smoketown In and Around)