Olney: Echoes of the Past

This guide to Olney's past compiles many snippets of area history found in manuscripts and reference books. Chapters include: A Road from the Past to the Present; Land Speculators, Early Settlers and Village Ghosts; A Dingy Old Place; The Farmer's Greatest Gift; The Civil War: A Community Divided; Cultivating the Mind and Soul; The Golden Age of Medicine; Death of Old Olney; The Community's Foundation; and The Birth of New Olney. Photographs, a map of area land grants, recollections of longtime residents, and an index to full-names, places and subjects add to the value of this work.

Author: Healan Barrow, Kristine Stevens
Publisher: Heritage Books
Published: 02/01/2013
Pages: 156
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d
ISBN13: 9780940907270
ISBN10: 0940907275
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,

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