Upper Marlboro High School - Elm Yearbook (Upper Marlboro, MD)

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NHS l-IISTCDRV CDF MARLBQRQ By EUNICE RITCHIE 45 Upper Marlboro became the county seat ot Prrnce Georges County rn the year 1721 The county seat was moved here from 1ts orlglnal place at Mount Calvert The name ot Upper Marl borough was grven to the town as an honor to the trrst Duke of Marlborough John Churchrll who lrved durmg the rergn ot Oueen Anne The Duke ot Marlborough was a great hero on the battle held and we now srng songs ot hrs heroxsm The f1ISf settlers of Marlboro dtd not remarn here long tor rn the low swamp lands were mosqurtos whlch carrted malarla to the people lt was evrdent that wtth th1s cond1t1on tt would be tmpossrble to make a settlement so they moved on to Bladensburg Later the town was resettled wrth success A court was establxshed whtch convened tor the TIISI tlrne 1n March of the year 1721 Th1s SECTION of Maryland has always been tobacco growrng country Tobacco was very much destred rn Europe Many shlps from European ports were moored 1n the Patuxent R1ver and barges were sent up the Western Branch to Marlboro The hogsheads ot tobacco were pulled along the Rollrng Road Know Water Street by elther slaves or hor es Numerous men who were promrnent rn County and State attatrs are mentroned rn the hrstory of thts town All c1t1zens ot Marlboro are proud ot the tact that Dr Beanes whose capture was a cause ot the wr1t1ng ot The Star Spangled Banner was from therr town On therr way to capture Washxngton the Br1t1sh marched through Marlboro ID August ot the year 1814 From the only records whxch anyone has found 1t 1S stated that Marlboro was left un touched except tor tts cattle and food supplres Several governors ot the state ot Maryland have been from the town ot Marlboro The old Marlboro House whlch 1S referred to tn Wrnston Churchlll s Fuchard Carvel has stood on Marn Street s1nce 1ts erectlon tn 1762 The oldest house rn Marlboro that ot Mr Fred W Wxlson was burlt by Edward Dtgges tn 1704 tor a tavern run by John Decora 134 4. ,. THE ELM 1945 1 , . ' J

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i945 THE ELM MHS Roy Scouts ol Pxmernca TRGQP Q30 Thxs rs an orgamzatlon under the excellent super v1s1on of Mr .Tones Thrs orgamzatron orrgmated 1n Slnce then the commandos have been a well organlzed group of boys who wnll soon go lnto the Army Thrs prepares them and helps them become adlusted to Army llle Bottom Row left to nght Ellsworth Boswell Roland Moore Mrlton Smlth Keene Moore Lewxs Dodd and Allen Burch Top Row leftto rrght B111 Werdman Luther Moore Hyatt Hamrlton Donald Moore and Thomas Baden C0 Z' MMANDQS O 1943 in the Victory Corps. I . I 1 . I ' ' -gs, . - - . l

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