Historic Maryland Newspaper Essay: Catoctin Clarion
Historic Maryland Newspaper Essay: Catoctin Clarion
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2016-06
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Founded in 1871, the Catoctin Clarion chronicled the life and times of the small manufacturing town originally named Mechanicstown and later renamed Thurmont. The newspaper was edited for many years by the Cassell family, who reported on local developments, such as the arrival the the Western Maryland Railroad.