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Vol. 7 - No. 45Wednt-Mlin, Jnniiiirv 2, 1991Braddock Heights pillars being moved in face liftBy FRANCES A. RANDALL Special to the News-PostBraddock Heights 's getting a face lift! At least the entrance to Maryland Avenue at Alternate U.S. 40 is receiving some changes, and soon the transformation should be complete.The project is a cooperative effort between the Braddock Heights Community Association and the State Highway Administration, which owns the right of way. New plantings will be provided by the association and the state will place curbs and gutters on both sides of the entry.The largest part of the work will be moving the pillars on the east and west sides of Maryland Avenue to a location about 6 feet from the original position. Work is being done by Bruchey Builders under contract with the state and community association. This will give motorists entering or exiting Maryland Avenue a better view of oncoming trafficwhile preserving the historic look of the gateway.The stone pillars have “always been there,” according to long-time residents and visitors of the area. The best date for the erection of the pillars is 1901, supplied by Harry Decker, Frederick historian.Before 1896 the area of Braddock Heights was completely undeveloped, and “Braddock’s Road,” over which the ill-fated general and his British troops had marched almost 150 years before, remained largely the way it had looked at that time. The road had been designated as a part of the first National Road in the early 1800s, and it was much later designated as U.S. 40. According to Williams’ History of Frederick County,” the state took over the maintenance of the National Road about 1910, as the automobile became more popular as a mode of travel and better roads were demanded.Braddock Heights was developed as a summerIn the photo, top left, one of the original pillars is shown near the trolley waiting station when Braddock Heights was linked by rail. Above, masons are shown rebuilding the Braddock Heights entrance pillars at Maryland Avenue and Alternate U.S. 40. The original pillars were built in 1901.resort. The Frederick and Middletown Railway was organized in 1896 and the amusement park was opened on the top of the mountain as a way to sell electricity. This proved to be a popular spot for Frederick residents tocome by trolley, to enjoy the cooler mountain air during the hot summers. The railway also went to Middletown and provided a better way to transport goods from and to the valley.The Braddock Heights Improvement Co. laid out streets and lots in the Maryland Avenue area in 1899, and the first houses were built shortly after that.(Continued on Page 2)
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