Falmanac: The Fallston Almanac of American History
Jan 26, 2025
Removal of old bridge piers completed at site of Amtrak’s new Susquehanna River Bridge
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(Trains) An Amtrak contractor has completed the removal of 10 bridge piers dating to 1866 from the Susquehanna River, a required move in ...
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Jul 4, 2022
Maryland and the road to independence: Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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(Baltimore Sun) Charles Carroll of Carrollton wasn’t in Philadelphia when the Second Continental Congress voted to break from Great Britain...
Jun 16, 2022
Mary Katherine Goddard
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(Maryland Women's Hall of Fame) Mary Katherine Goddard, printer, newspaper publisher, and postmaster, was born in Connecticut on June 1...
Jun 14, 2022
Flag Day
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(LoC) On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued...
Jun 13, 2022
Second Battle of Winchester
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(Wikipedia) The Second Battle of Winchester was fought between June 13 and June 15, 1863 in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia as pa...
‘The Wire’ Stands Alone
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(NYTimes) “The Wire” premiered on HBO on June 2, 2002. In the two decades since, its reputation has only grown, as has its audience. It is ...
Jun 10, 2022
Ken Singleton
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(Wikipedia) Kenneth Wayne Singleton (born June 10, 1947) is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder/designated hitter and curr...
Jun 1, 2022
James Buchanan
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(Wikipedia) James Buchanan, Jr. (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States from 1857–1861 and the last to...
May 28, 2022
Battle of Jumonville Glen
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(Wikipedia) The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War fought ...
May 23, 2022
Marietta's forested ruins
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"The Musselman - Vesta Furnace was built in 1868 by Henry Musselman and Henry Miller Watts, both from Marietta. It was the las...
May 22, 2022
Before I got rid of my Maryland accent
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United Steelworkers Founded
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(Wikipedia) ... Early attempts to organize steelworkers encountered resistance, even violence. An example is the Homestead Strike. In 1889...
May 19, 2022
Mr. Johns Hopkins
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(Wikipedia) Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist who lived most of h...
May 17, 2022
Fissel Schoolhouse
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Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.
John Gunby
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(Wikipedia) John Gunby (March 10, 1745 – May 17, 1807) was an American planter and soldier from Somerset County, Maryland whom is considere...
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