The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Chrisman, David F. "Pro Baseball Came to Hagerstown in 1915; first pennant in 1917." Maryland Cracker Barrel 19 (July 1989): 16.
Greatman, Bonnie M. A Dialect Atlas of Maryland. Ph.D. diss., New York University, 1970.
Ott, Cynthia. "A Sportman's Paradise: The Woodmont Rod and Gun Club." Maryland Historical Magazine 92 (Summer 1997): 218-37.
Categories: Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Washington County
Preston, Robert M. "The Great Fire of Emmitsburg, Maryland: Does a Catastrophic Event Cause Mobility?" Maryland Historical Magazine 77 (Summer 1982): 172-82.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County
Allen, Bob. "U.S. Route 40 in Maryland." Maryland 24 (Winter 1991): 38-43.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Chesapeake Region
Astarita, Patti, and Jim Tomlin. "The C & D Canal." Heartland of Del-Mar-Va 12 (Sunshine 1990): 152-55.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Cecil County
Baer, Christopher T. Canals and Railroads of the Mid-Atlantic States. Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, 1981.
Notes: Excellent maps.
Davis, A. Vernon. "Eighteen Employees Operate Successful Freight-Carrying Railroad." Cracker Barrel 17 (March 1988): 3-5.
Notes: Maryland Midland Railway.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Transportation and Communication, Washington County
Donnelly, Ralph. "Prize-winning National Pike History." Maryland Cracker Barrel 19 (July 1989): 6-7.
Categories: County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Washington County
Durrenberger, Joseph A. Turnpikes: A Study of the Toll Road Movement in the Middle Atlantic States and Maryland. Valdosta, GA: Southern Stationery and Printing Co., 1931; reprint, 1968.
Notes: A fine treatment of the subject with an excellent bibliography.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication
Footner, Hulbert. Rivers of the Eastern Shore: Seventeen Maryland Rivers. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1944 (1979).
Notes: Another of the famed "Rivers of America" series and a Maryland classic, illustrated by Baltimore artist Aaron Sopher.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Maritime, Transportation and Communication
Ghega, Carl von. The Baltimore--Ohio Railroad over the Alleghany Mountain Range, etc. Wien, Kaulfuss, Witwe, Pranke and Comp.:1844.
Notes: In German, but portions have been translated. The superb illustrations, of early locomotives, bridges, etc., have appeared in many railroad histories.
Grimsley, George P. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. N. p. 1933.
Notes: The author, a geologist, takes the reader through the country--coastal plain, Blue Ridge, Appalachian valley and plateau, and interior plains--traversed by the railroad.
Harwood, Herbert H., Jr. Blue Ridge Trolley: The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway. San Marino, CA: Golden Books West, 1970 (reprinted, 1994).
Categories: County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Frederick County, Washington County
High, Mike. The C&O Canal Companion. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Notes: A practical guide with good maps and interesting historical commentary.
A History of Road Building in Maryland. Baltimore: State Roads Commission of Maryland, 1958.
Notes: A good summary with many interesting references.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Geography and Cartography, Science and Technology, Transportation and Communication
Hollis, Jeffrey R., and Charles S. Roberts. East End: Harpers Ferry to Cumberland, 1842-1992. Baltimore: Barnard Roberts, 1992. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Categories: County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Washington County
Jacobs, David, and Anthony E. Neville. Bridges, Canals, and Tunnels; the Engineering Conquest of North America. New York: American Heritage, 1968.
Notes: This readable general discussion of the subject with fine illustrations includes material on Maryland. Robert M. Vogel, former curator of mechanical and civil engineering at the Smithsonian Institution was the consultant.
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Science and Technology, Transportation and Communication
LeViness, Charles T. History of Road Building in Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission, 1958.
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication
Levitas, Susan, ed. Railroad Ties: Industry and Culture in Hagerstown, Maryland. Crownsville, MD: Maryland Historical Trust Press, 1994.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Washington County
McGrain, John. "Roads to Philadelphia." Nuts and Bolts 14 (Spring 1996): [7-9].
McGrain, John. Roads to Philadelphia: Historic Background, Philadelphia Roads Study. Towson, MD: Baltimore County Office of Planning and Zoning, 1990.
McGuinness, Marci Lynn. Along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad From Cumberland to Uniontown. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998.
Nicoloro, Aminda Louise. Washington County's Instructional Television Project and Program, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1947-1992: A Case Study. Ed.D. diss., Boston University, 1992.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century, Washington County
Reaves, Ronald E. "Inventor of Telephone Visited Westminster Exchange in 1884." Cracker Barrel 18 (November 1988): 13, 15.
Categories: County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Washington County