Reflections on Yesterday — Cecil County History
Many times, each day alerts go out in Elkton for an emergency and first-responders dash straight for a nearby Singerly Fire Station. Within minutes, emergency vehicles, sirens screaming and lights flashing, roll out of a firehouse, rushing to a blazing inferno, a serious accident, or some other emergency. Scenes of this type have been happening …
Copied from the Upper Shoreman, June, 1972 (this informative regional magazine, focusing on local history, art, & culture was published in the 1950s, ’60s, and early ’70s) ————————- Just before the burning of Frenchtown during the War of 1812, the citizens of Elkton and the surrounding country were frightened by a false alarm. Somehow the story …
Continue reading “Hiding the Bank’s Money During the British Raid on Elk River During War of 1812”
In the heyday of downtown Elkton, Chief William White or one of his police officers directed Friday evening traffic at the heart of the business district, Main and North streets. Lines of automobiles, hundreds of shoppers, and more than a few strollers streaming into town from throughout Cecil County moved through that intersection. This activity, …
Continue reading “Looking Back on Main Street: The Decades Bring Changes”
On this historic day when people all along the northeast corridor between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. greeted the nation’s 44th president, Barack Obama, we look at a few other times when the nation’s leaders came through the county on the rails. It was a frequent occurrence in the era before air travel became common. —————– Riding Cecil’s First …