Secret Service Agent Robs Maryland Bank
Now this is not something you’ll read everyday … or ever really. Except in 1981. We came across this article in The Baltimore Sun from September 23rd of that year. A 29-year-old White House guard has been...
Massive Head-On Train Collision in Laurel
This photo begs further investigation (click on it for high-resolution). Source: Shorpy This looks like a massive train wreck (obviously), and what continues to amaze me is in those days, people would rapidly gather around a...
Henry Elphinstone Wins the 1911 Laurel to D.C. Marathon
Technically, it wasn’t a full marathon as it was only 20 miles, but young Henry Elphinstone from Baltimore finished first with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes and 40 seconds. This was a full two...