Shipwreck debris in Mallows Bay Photo Credit http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/potomac/mallow.htm What is often considered a best-kept secret of the Washington, DC area is an intrigue to archaeologists, conservators and adventurous explorers alike. Mallows Bay, on the Potomac River in Southern Maryland, is home to nearly 150 long since abandoned remnants of ships. The mile long cove may contain…
A Downtown in Danger
It was six years ago this January that I began an adventure that started as an internship, then led to a job, which finally inspired me to pursue an M.F.A. in historic preservation. The place it all began was at The Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, a stabilized ruin of a nineteenth-century school for young…
The insulation myth
So I was having a conversation on the couch with my mother when there was a knock on the door. When I answered I knew right away not to reveal that either of my parents were home when the man asked if the homeowners were present. He gave me a pamphlet and said that if…
They really couldn’t find a better place for this?
Is there no better way to add some character to your historic site than to place a garish, tacky speed gauge sign right in front of it? I honestly do not understand why the City of Bowie would add one of these cheap looking signs, that light up and flash your mph as you approach…
Nature reclaims Glenn Dale Hospital in Maryland
Glenn Dale Hospital, located in Glenn Dale, MD, currently sits vacant, awaiting a buyer willing to rehabilitate the hospital campus that closed its doors in 1982. The latest reports say there are two bids for the property, ‘as is.’ The only real protection on the property is a restrictive covenant mandating that the buildings be…
Divergent Wanderings 