Catoctin Mountain Park : an historic resource study /

Shipping list no.: 2008-0026-P."March 2000."Cover title.Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-229).Introduction -- Settling the Catoctin. Native Americans ; Early white exploration and settlement ; Settling western Maryland ; The French and Indian War ; The arrival of iron ; The road to revolution -- War and industry on the mountain, 1776-1859. Introduction ; Forging a revolution ; Revolution and the furnace ; Rumsey's steamboat ; Early industry ; Wheat and whiskey ; Catoctin Furnace from the top down ; Catoctin Furnace from the bottom up: slavery ; The 1838 riot ; The furnace after Brien -- Civil War and the decline of industry. Introduction ; Catoctin's Civil War ; "The sound of the STeam whistle twice a day" ; The furnace: a relict industry ; Life and labor at the Catoctin Furnace ; The rise of tourism -- The eve of acquisition. Introduction ; The end of industry on the mountain ; "Pleasure seekers": the growth of tourism ; The wreck of the Blue Mountain Express ; Fire and fire control ; Moonshining and blue blazes ; The mountain on the eve of acquisition -- A new deal for the mountain. Introduction ; The depression in Washington and Frederick Counties ; The New Deal in western Maryland ; Bessie Darling ; The birth of the park ; The ordeal of acquisition, part I ; Construction and labor at Catoctin, part I ; The ordeal of acquisition, part II ; Construction and labor at Catoctin, part II ; Use and segregation ; The CCC in the Catoctins -- War and politics shape the park. Introduction ; The winds of war ; War ; Shangri-la ; Wartime road construction ; The war reshapes the park ; The fate of the park ; Conclusion -- Prospects for future research.Mode of access: Internet