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Enjoying the Water at Holloway Beach in Charlestown

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

While a family enjoys the cooling waters of Holloway Beach in the midst of the Great Depression, they take time to mail a postcard home to Lancaster, PA.  It was 1938, an era before air conditioning so the beaches of Cecil County were popular for folks from nearby cities trying to escape the oppressive heat and humidity of urban areas.

1 thought on “Enjoying the Water at Holloway Beach in Charlestown”

  1. Pamela Mahan says:
    September 7, 2023 at 2:10 pm

    I’m looking for any photo’s of Murphy’s Beach in Charlestown, MD beside Holloway Beach. Please contact me if you have any. Thank you so much.

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