We here at the Yokel couldn’t make it to the hearing over the future of Trout Run today. According to Tony Ortega’s blog, things did not go well for disciples of L. Ron Hubbard. Here’s the account: We just had a telephone conversation with Mary McConnell, who gave us some basics on how the hearing went […]
In 2009, Frederick County Parks and Recreation began to notice a significant amount of bricks falling from the Fountain Rock Lime Kilns’ west side oven arch barrels. Frederick County’s Fountain Rock Park abuts Walkersville’s Community Park, and can be accessed from a nature trail in Walkersville. At the time, Frederick County Board of County Commissioners approved asking the National Park Service – Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) to complete a Condition Assessment Report to ascertain the reason for the brick failure. They also approved designs and plans to be made for repairs.…
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