The Linthicum Centennial Committee will hold the dedication ceremony of the J. Charles Linthicum Memorial Park, Anne Arundel County’s newest park honoring the congressman who introduced in 1918 a bill making “The Star-Spangled Banner” the official national anthem of the United States, on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 1 p.m.
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After more than 20 years of research and hard work, Linthicum's long journey toward historic recognition ended May 2 with pomp and circumstance. More than a dozen federal and state officials were on hand to celebrate the official designation of Linthicum Heights on the National Register of Historic Places, including Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes.
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Linthicum had had house tours in the past, but none that drew as many people and as much interest as the Centennial House Tour that was held April 27. The Centennial Committee sold a whopping 283 tickets to the tour. Not everyone who bought a ticket made it to every home on the tour, but some proved very popular. The Old Linthicum Estate on Valley Road, which was the first time on the tour, counted 241 visitors alone. The Benson-Hammond House recorded an impressive 126 visitors, as well.
John Stoll, the 90-year-old great-nephew of John Stoll who built the Old Stoll Farmhouse on Jerome Avenue was the host in the house in the afternoon, said Celeste Riddle, who chaired the House Tour subcommittee for the Centennial. "He is delighted that 'this young couple bought the house and are restoring it historically.' He also said that not many of the Stoll farmhouses are still around."
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