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High Rock: 1903
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 3:45pm.
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Circa 1903. "High Rock Observatory near Pen Mar Park, Maryland." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Waltzing across the state line
Submitted by Speechless on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 11:17pm.
How wonderful to see this. Pen-Mar is there on the line between PA and MD, and I've heard there used to be a big stage for ballroom dancing at this lookout. My granfather's family had a hotel in Pen-Mar and in summers from about 1905-1915, as a boy, he used to drive the little train that met passengers in Waynesboro, and carry them up to Pen-Mar. Visited here a couple of times and climbed onto the now one story look-out. As you can see in this shot, it's quite a view!
Watch for low-flying planes
Submitted by CGW on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 4:53pm.
The pavilion is gone but some traces of its foundations remain, along with a great deal of graffiti. It's a popular spot to launch your hang glider, as long as the prez isn't up at Camp David.
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