Keedysville, fomerly called Centerville, is a small town in Washington County. The area is known for a high concentration of caves, as it lies on Tomstown Dolomite, a carbonic rock formation. The only show-cave in Maryland, Crystal Grottoes,...
Flags--United States; United States. Marine Corps--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; War posters, American;
Color poster made from a 1913 painting by Sidney H. Riesenberg (1885-1972) that shows two United States Marines raising the flag over a tropical seaside fort. In the background are a formation of Marines standing at attention and three battleships...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense; Air raid wardens
Booklet dating from January 1943 titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes...
World War, 1939-1945; Military Order of the Purple Heart. Dept. of Maryland.; Veterans;
Printed pamphlet of the official proceedings of the first annual convention of the Maryland chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, held in Hagerstown, MD on Dec. 13, 1942.
(Editor's note: The Military Order of the Purple Heart...
