The Time And Times Of Catoctin Furnace
The article traces colonial iron history from English guilds to Maryland's iron development. It details chartered trading companies, Navigation Acts, and Maryland's shift from tobacco to iron under Lord Baltimore. The Principio Furnace and six Maryland furnaces emerge as England probes limits, while laws aim to curb American iron growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catoctin
Winthrop
England
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Lord Baltimore
North East
Benedict Charles Calvert
General Assembly
America
Ironmongers Company
House of Lords
Principio Company
Stephen Onion
Thomas Russell
Old North East Bloomery
Monocacy
Catoctin Mountain
Great Valley
Frederick
Frederick County
Russia
Sweden
Keen Sense of Smell Noted in Silk Moth
The male silkworm moth or Emperor moth shows the sharpest sense of smell, detecting a female's sex attractant from about 6.8 miles away, an almost unbelievable range.
Middletown Bloodmobile Visit Totals 83 Donors
The Red Cross Bloodmobile at Saint Joseph College in Emmitsburg on Friday March 10 gathered 83 donors, with 24 deferred and two unsuccessful, yielding 107 pints for Frederick County quotas. Students dominated turnout with 109. other donors included three staff and Mt Saint Mary’s attendees. Upcoming drive scheduled March 21 in Middletown at AmWects Home on Green Street from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Saint Joseph’s College
Emmitsburg
Saint Joseph College
Mt. Saint Mary’s College
Frederick County Blood Assurance Group
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Edwin C. Creeger Jr
Emmitsburg Veterans
Mt. Saint Mary’s Seminary
Emmitsburg Lions Club
Moore Business Farms
Thurmont
Shangri - la Det
Marine Corps League
Richard Hopkins
Wanda Clayton
Reba Sutely
Pauline Lippy
Mary Scott
Regina Little
Chata Carr
Bonnie Laws
Betty Baker
Catherine Michael
Lillian
St. Joseph's
James A. Grove
Debbie Rakowski
Karen Murphy
Debbie J. Denning
M. Susan Robinson
Raymond M. Sheaffer
Mary Patricia Kirwin
Joanne M. Ade
William A. Myers
Margaret King
Ann M. Smercak
Kathy A. Scott
Christine M. Class
Cathy M. Homan
Aileen C. Drennen
Carol Belka
Kathy M. Gawne
Jane F. Zeller
Francis G. Joy
Bernadette Sullivan
Mary E. Mertens
David Calabrese
Nancy E. Nugent
Elizabeth A. Kengla
Mary Ann H. Buehler
Cate M. Fleasner
Patricia A. Crosh
Susanne M. Palmer
Catherine M. McCary
Elaine J. Szaurlo
Paula A. Kozleski
Rosemary A
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J. Rolfe Castleman
Frank Mentzer
Europe
New World
London
Frederick's
Frederick Memorial Park
IH Model 60
Ta Ho di Unis Div
Farm Equip. Center, Inc
Church Street
Middletown
Bloodmobile
Hansberry
M. Phyllis Wivell
Rebecca Anne McCaffrey
Patricia A. Hubbard
Francesca L. Chatter
Barbara A. Blecher
Ivanka Antolin
Irene R. Hunter
Kathleen M. O’brien
Kathy M. Petrick
Barbara J. Mayer
Pamela Harrison
Rosemarie A. Hughes
Lorelei A. Wachter
Kathleen Warthen
Timothy J. Pagana
Chata I. Carr
Mary Ann McWhorter
George L. Welch
Marcia Hinton
M. Elaine Maddox
George D. Palmere
Joanne Wojiechowski
Joann H. Majewski
Suzanne G. Stadtler
Jeanne P. Forfar
Jane B. Davis
Susan T. Perdue
Nancy E. Trumbull
Terry L. Barker
Anne M. Fischer
Susan M. Sylvester
Joan Comerford
Clarence V. Favorite
Margaret A. Hughes Sr
Mary M. Morel
Richard
di F. Kidwell
Carol A. Ward
Anna H. Seiss
Margaret M. Zrebiec
James M. Kittinger
Karen L. Bell
Maureen A, Maloy
Suzanne I. Smith
Candy S. Jones
Catherine P. Bitzler
Barbara J. Herbig
Robert P. Schmidt
Margaret V. Dorsch
Margaret E. Bonish
Charles J. Champlain
John M. Trout
Aileen Savage
Ann L. Rosenbrook
Xavier L. Decaire
Ronald E. Sheeley
Marie Lepesba
Stephanie J. Bashore
Mary L. Quinnan
I$ & H Construction
Dailey’s
C.F. Cline & Son
Six Flags
Georgia
Cement Park
Daytona
Impala
Audomative Industries
Chevrolet
U.S.A
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