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Smith's Grove Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies | Our Cecil


In the mid-1800s, public schools in Cecil County didn’t exist. They came along in the late 1800s. Private schools, such as West Nottingham Academy existed, but only boys were admitted. Wealthier people sent their daughters to schools designed for young ladies, where they would learn skills such as needlework, art, and music, that were considered appropriate for accomplished females.
In the Cecil Whig, from February 1850 until February 1851, there appeared advertisements for a boarding and day school for young ladies. The school was outside of Port Deposit, in a spot called Smith’s Grove. Smith’s Grove was a farm, probably owned by Cornelius Smith. Unfortunately, a picture of this property could not be found, but according to an estate sale advertisement in the Cecil Whig in June 1860, this farm was approximately 160 acres. Ten of these acres contained an apple orchard and about thirty acres were woods. There was also a large frame house and two barns. ....

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Motoring through Cecil County in the early 20th Century


A mere 10 years after Henry Ford started producing the Model A in 1903, motoring parties became a popular pastime. Situated between Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, Cecil County was often traveled by these new motorists. However, since there were no maps for roads that were often not suitable for car travel, crossing through the county was often quite an adventure.
Cecil County sat in the path of many proposed roads to connect cities along the northeast corridor (just like Route 40 and I-95 serve that purpose today). Prior to the automobile, roads in the county were either dirt or sand, depending upon the location. As the need arose for better roads, in 1909, “The Good Road Commission of Maryland” was asked to choose a route through Cecil County. They proposed the southern route, Perryville to Elkton, as opposed to Conowingo to Newark. They felt that in order to accommodate cars the bridge at Conowingo would need rebuilding, which would leave residents there without ....

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