Catoctin Mountain Park Historic Resource Study

Cover

Introduction

Chapter 1: Settling the Catoctin

A. Native Americans
B. Early White Exploration and Settlement
C. Settling Western Maryland
D. The French and Indian War
E. The Arrival of Iron
F. The Road to Revolution

Chapter 2: War and Industry on the Mountain, 1776-1859

A. Introduction
B. Forging a Revolution
C. Revolution and the Furnace
D. Rumsey's Steamboat
E. Early Industry
F. Wheat and Whiskey
G. Catoctin Furnace from the Top Down
H. Catoctin Furnace from the Bottom Up: Slavery
I. The 1838 Riot
J. The Furnace After Brien

Chapter 3: Civil War and the Decline of Industry

A. Introduction
B. Catoctin's Civil War
C. "The Sound of the STeam Whistle Twice a Day"
D. The Furnace: A Relict Industry
E. Life and Labor at the Catoctin Furnace
F. The Rise of Tourism

Chapter 4: The Eve of Acquisition

A. Introduction
B. The End of Industry on the Mountain
C. "Pleasure Seekers": The Growth of Tourism
D. The Wreck of the Blue Mountain Express
E. Fire and Fire Control
F. Moonshining and Blue Blazes
G. The Mountain on the Eve of Acquisition

Chapter 5: A New Deal for the Mountain

A. Introduction
B. The Depression in Washington and Frederick Counties
C. The New Deal in Western Maryland
D. Bessie Darling
E. The Birth of the Park
F. The Ordeal of Acquisition, Part I
G. Construction and Labor at Catoctin, Part I
H. The Ordeal of Acquistion, Part II
I. Construction and Labor at Catoction, Part II
I. Use and Segregation
I. The CCC in the Catoctins

Chapter 6: War and Politics Shape the Park

A. Introduction
B. The Winds of War
C. War
D. Shangri-La
E. Wartime Road Construction
F. The War Reshapes the Park
G. The Fate of the Park
H. Conclusion

Prospects for Future Research

Selected Sources

Endnotes

Maps and Appendices

Appendix 1: Catoctin Furnace Machinery Foundation
Appendix 2: Catoctin Furnace Village House
Appendix 3: Iron Master's House and Workers' Cottages
Appendix 4: Catoctin Clarion Ad for Amos Lucas, barber
Appendix 5: The Western Maryland Railroad
Appendix 6: Western Maryland Railroad scenery
Appendix 7: Post Offices
Appendix 8: Late Nineteenth-Century Tourism in the Catoctin Region
Appendix 9: Newspaper Photos of Crash of Blue Mountain Express
Appendix 10: Foxville Watch Tower
Appendix 11: Maryland State Planning Commission Maps
Appendix 12: Letter Protesting Catoctin Land Acquisition
Appendix 13: Promotional Material for Recreational Demonstration Areas
Appendix 14: Letter from Catoctin WPA workers
Appendix 15: Wood produced by Catoctin RDA Saw Mill
Appendix 16: WPA Workers at Catoctin Furnace School
Appendix 17: Boy Scout, Girl Scout, Maryland League for Crippled Children, and Federal Camp Council Use of Catoctin RDA
Appendix 18: Proposed African-American Use of Recreational Demonstation Areas
Appendix 19: Aerial View of Catoctin CCC Camp
Appendix 20: Narrative Report for Month of October, 1942
Appendix 21: President's Pool at Shangri-La
Appendix 22: Sketch of Main Lodge at Shangri-La
Appendix 23: FDR's Visit to Shangri-La
Appendix 24: Chicago Daily News Reveals Presidential "Hideway"
Appendix 25: Bituminous Resurfacing of Roads
Appendix 26: Shangri-La Pass

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