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Towson and the Villages of Ruxton and Lutherville
Contributor(s): Gunning, Brooke (Author), O'Donovan, Molly (Author)
ISBN: 073850226X     ISBN-13: 9780738502267
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 1999
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
Dewey: 975.271
LCCN: 99065672
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.5" W x 9.22" (0.62 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Maryland
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
 
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Towson and the Villages of Ruxton and Lutherville is a pictorial which documents the historical people, places, and events of these vital communities.


Before there were beltways and byways, there were fields and farms. Towson was situated on an increasingly busy route used by farmers, travelers, and merchants heading to the port of Baltimore. The community's idyllic setting began to change when, in 1854, the local populace voted Towson the new seat of Baltimore County. The neighboring communities of Ruxton and Lutherville once consisted mainly of farmland but also became popular summer retreats. Both areas have since made the shift from vacation spot to suburb, but many of the charming, historic houses found there capture the spirit of an earlier time and have been preserved for posterity. With images culled from such sources as the Baltimore County Historical Society, the Baltimore County Public Library, the archives of Towson University and Goucher College, as well as the cherished albums of local residents, this pictorial retrospective documents the people and places, events and organizations that have helped to shape these three vital communities.


Contributor Bio(s): Gunning, Brooke: - Ask for Brooke Gunning and Molly O Donovan s newest title by Arcadia, Baltimore s Halcyon Days, which chronicles Baltimore s social elite, their homes, and their lifestyle from the dawn of the Republic to the demise of the fingerbowl.