Maryland Daily Photo

I used to drive by this place all the time to get to lunch from my old job.  One day I finally took a picture.  It fits today becase I took it from a parkign lot.  The real star of this picture is the name of the hair salon.  Seems strange right?  Well, not if […]

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Since the Olympics have been focusing on swimming and gymnastics for the last few days, I thought I’d look for a good picture to go with them.  
This is the sister shot to this one

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This is Darnall’s chance, one of the oldest homes in Upper Marlboro.  
 
It was built in 1742 by James Waldrop on lands formerly held by the Darnall family, from which the property takes its name.   Mr. Waldrop married a young woman named Lettice Lee, who lived on the land until 1776, when she passed away.  […]

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Did you ever ask why Francis Scott Key was on a British ship?    The answer is in this tomb, which holds the remains of William Beanes.   Beanes was a friend of Key and he had been arrested/detained/made prisoner by the British for him self “instigating the arrest of marauders” from England.  So he was arrested for […]

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There are two cannons of the Civil War era that survive in Fort Foote park.    One is original to the fort and the other was brought from another decommissioned fort across the river.   It’s not so unusual to see a cannon in a fort, right.  Well, these aren’t normal cannons.  They are 15 in Rodman […]

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Today is the anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.   Everyone associates this action with Ford’s theatre, and rightfully so.  However, the plot to kill the President and the escape route of the assassin encompass much more, including a manhunt through southern Maryland and northern Virginia.      
 
 This house in Prince Georges County […]

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Even in the dismal industrial complex where I have spent the last three years of my working life, nature is trying its best to bring up people’s spirits with some new blossoms.   The tree on the right, which isn’t growning as well is, of course, closer to my window.  . 

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Some of you might want to know what the home referenced in this picture actually looks like.   
What I find interesting about this place is that its primary function is that of a catering/banquet hall.   It seems like most of the historic houses that have not been adopted by the NPS are used for these purposes to raise […]

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Seabrook historic schoolhouse
 
This is the Seabrook historic schoolhouse in Seabrook/Lanham, MD.   It opened in 1893, when it serviced the 1st through the 8th grade.   By the time it was closed in 1953, it served as a classroom for only the 1st grade. 
 
In its lifetime it has served as a meeting house for a community […]

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I really like this photo and I’ve been holding on to it for just the right occasion.  I can’t think of anyting better than today, so here it is.  Lets all wish the Terps good luck in today’s tournament.  

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