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Rt 11 bridge, Williamsport, 1936

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Photographs of flood damage

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ItemID
acfl047
IDEntry
7383
Creator
Kelley Studios, Hagerstown
Date
1936-03-18
Collection Location
Western Maryland Room
Coverage
Western Maryland, 1936
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This Kelley photograph taken from the church steeple in Williamsport shows the Potomac River and the Rt 11 bridge. The house on the far bank where the bridge reaches the West Virginia shore is Maidstone-on-the-Potomac. It was built by Evan Watkins, who operated Watkins Ferry on the Potomac.