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Autumn Beauty in Cecil County
AUTUMN IN CECIL COUNTY– Here are more photos of autumn’s beauty in Cecil County, as the colors of fall are near their height for the season. Click here to see earlier photos.
Autumn in the northeastern corner of Maryland on the Pennsylvania and Delaware Lines
Today was a perfect day for getting out an enjoying some of the beauty of Cecil County, historic and natural. The leaves are bright with fall’s color in many areas, especially when the sun is shining. So with the color near its most brilliant for the season, I decided to head up to the northeastern…
Annual Historical Society Meeting Honors Lucia Demond & Audience Gets Involved In Living History Program
On this fine autumn Saturday members of the Historical Society of Cecil County gathered for the organizations 82rd annual meeting. The crowd socialized, heard annual reports, elected officers, talked about the past, enjoyed dessert, and participated in some excellent historical programming, during the afternoon. President Paula Newton opened the assembly with remarks about activities this…
WDEL Radio News Journalist Covers Breaking News about Elkton Plane Crash
December 8, 1963, was a slow night for broadcast journalist Joe Mosbrook, who was working the Sunday evening shift at WDEL-AM in Wilmington. Nothing particularly remarkable filled the Delaware airwaves as Joe ripped network copy off the teletype, made phone calls to get updates on things around New Castle County and read weather reports about…
Last Survivor of the Battle of Baltimore Was From Cecil County
As decades slip all too quickly by once young soldiers grow old. While aging the defenders often recall their battles, remembering stirring times until that final voice is silenced. That time was rapidly approach in 1896 for soldiers of the War of 1812, when the Utica Morning Herald reported that only fourteen pensioners remained. In…
History on Demand: New Audio Tour Gives Modern Access to Port Deposit History
The Port Deposit Chamber of Commerce has entered the high-tech heritage tourism world by piloting a new product, becoming the first Cecil County destination spot to offer walking tours delivered over a wireless network. Strolling throughout the historic town nestled between granite cliffs and the east bank of the Susquehanna River, the past comes alive…
Additional Arrangements Announced for Flight 214 Remembrance Program
The Historical Society of Cecil County is holding a remembrance program on Dec 8th 2013, as it will be fifty years since Pan American World Airways Flight 214 crashed outside of Elkton, killing everyone onboard the jet. As we honor the memory of those on the flight and the first responders who answered the urgent…
Maintaining Water Access to the Head of Navigation at North East
Beginning after the Civil War, the Army Corps of Engineers worked to maintain water access to communities located at the head of navigation of many rivers on the Chesapeake. That ongoing struggle, extending well into the 1900s, required constant effort as the Corps mapped waterways, carried out dredging, removed shoals, and built dikes, making the…
After Nearly A Half-Century on the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Retiree Mulls Over Changes
H. W. Sherman, one of the assets acquired by the Federal Government with the purchase of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, was retiring from the Army Corps of Engineers in 1953. The 70-year-old administrative assistant spent 48 years on the waterway, having started with the corporate owner of the route across the Peninsula in 1905….