Stories of the real-life Spider-Men who climbed Washington County buildings will be included in Secrets of Washington County.

I thought I would share an update for my newest Secrets book. Secrets of Washington County was cruising along smoothly earlier this year until COVID hit, and the places I needed to visit for research were closed. With things opening up, I’ve been able to restart the work. It’s about two-thirds complete, and I’ve been finding out some interesting things about the county.

Did you know Hancock is earthquake central for Western Maryland?

Hagerstown, Williamsport, and Boonsboro were all considered for locations for the national capital.

While Fort Ritchie’s soldiers successfully fought Nazis during WWII, a single woodpecker was able to take out the fort’s power.

I’ve got a few leads on additional stories I’m trying to track down. I expect the finished book to have about three dozen little-known stories or forgotten history about the county and around 50 pictures.

Right now, I’m working on a chapter about the 1936 flood and what happened when the Potomac River’s worst flooding hit Washington County.

Here are links to the other books in the Secrets series.

• Secrets of the C&O Canal: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History Along the Potomac River
• Secrets of Catoctin Mountain: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History Along Catoctin Mountain
• Secrets of Garrett County: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History of Maryland’s Westernmost County
• Secrets of the Gettysburg Battlefield: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History from the Gettysburg Battlefield

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