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SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION

Harry Sinclair – Founder of Sinclair Oil Sinclair shaped the industry as we know it. I remember very well the

VILLAGE GREEN FOUNTAIN

Village Green Fountain - Indian Head, Maryland This page is being developed for the history of the Village Green and

John Harry Shannon (AKA “The Rambler”)

John Harry Shannon (AKA “The Rambler”) J.H. Shannon traveled many miles on horseback, taking hundreds of pictures from Washington, D.C.,

IN SEARCH OF GLYMONT – Part I

ORIGIN OF THE NAME GLYMONT I As a young child growing up in Potomac Heights, I never thought of this

IN SEARCH OF GLYMONT – Part II

Recreation Hall Several key dates should be noted when referencing Glymont. Glymont existed in 1654 Charles Roman Catholic Church old

Welcome to In Search of Glymont

In the past, we referred to America as the New World; we thought of ourselves as a new nation, with its innovations in government and law, its novel problems, and its absence of tradition.

Nevertheless, we know that it is not wholly new. Almost everything we had during the 1920s was a modification or adaptation of something brought across the seas. The only American contributions to the world are the sweet potato, the turkey, tobacco, Indian corn, and the American Indian.

America could not adopt European customs without change. The early settlers who tried to grow wheat in Virginia by English methods starved to death...

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