Table of Contents
Chapter
One ~ Cracklin Town 1
Who Lived Here First, the
Hungerford Resolves, the American Revolution
Cracklin Town, the
Crossroads, Northwest and Southwest Corners
Going West
Chapter
Two ~ The Civil War 9
Civil War Days in
Laytonsville
1890 Census of Civil War
Veterans from the Laytonsville Area
Chapter
Three ~ The Town Expands 17
After the Civil War
Homes and Businesses, Stores
and Shopping
From Blacksmiths to Garages
The Modern Woodmen Hall
The 1929 Tornado
Fighting Fires, the Water
Tank
Chapter
Four ~ Brooke Grove 29
Vachel Duffie’s Purchase
Brooke Grove Methodist Church and
Goshen United Methodist Church
Families in the Community
Chapter
Five ~ From Crossroads to Town 35
The Crossroads in 1891
Incorporation in 1892
Town Government and Town
Council Members
Chairs of Commissioners and
Mayors
History of Laytonsville
Roads, The Good Roads League
Taverns, Temperance,
Prohibition, and Snuffy’s
The Historic District and
the HDC
From Farm to Landfill
The 1984 Annexation
Chapter
Six ~ The Community Grows 49
The Stup Apartments
Howard and South Montgomery
Streets
LenMar Park
The Triangle
Laytons Crest Estates
Rolling Ridge
Laytonsville Preserve
Town Projects 2013
Chapter
Seven ~ Good Dirt! 59
Agriculture in the
Laytonsville ARea
Farming in the 1800s - G. G.
Griffith Interview
Benson’s Roller Mill
Thomas & Co. Cannery
Fairview Farm
Chapter
Eight ~ People 71
The Early Residents
Community Activist, Doctors,
Nurses, Midwives
Educators, Historians,
Journalists
Farmers, Businesspersons,
Builders, Gardeners
Chapter
Nine ~ Growing Up 87
The 1901 Diary of Ethel Bell
Ruby Hawkins Howard
Kathryn “K. D.” Schumacher
Pearl Cuthbertson
Plucky Lucky
Chapter
Ten ~ Schools 95
The Early Years
Cracklin District
100 Years Ago – Our Schools
in 1913
The Laytonsville School and
Community League
Brooke Grove School
Longview Elementary School
Laytonsville Elementary
School
Principals of Laytonsville
Elementary School
Appendix ~
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History of the Laytonsville
Historical Center
About the Authors
Resource List
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