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| Chickens |
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| Peter Pan Inn |
When I was a child, Urbana was merely a small place one passed through on the main road to Frederick, Rt. 355. Later on, when I was in high school, it was the place where one drove to for a special dinner at the
Peter Pan Inn. The old inn was a magical place with fountains, gardens, peacocks, statuary, and inside, all kinds of collectibles and oddities from antiquity.
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| Me and the Circa House |
Today, Urbana has been overwhelmed by development, and it is now dominated by the Villages of Urbana, where thousands of commuters to the Washington Metro area live. The Villages is a well planned community comprised of a variety of types of homes and commercial areas, and some of the historic areas of Urbana have been preserved.
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| Zion Church |
I parked at one of the huge commuter lots and set off to the "old town" portion of Rt. 355, coming first upon a pair of chickens running loose. I walked the grounds of an historic Mt. Zion stone church and cemetery, which are being preserved by the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation. I continued down the road to the Circa House, which houses a business featuring soaps and lotions, but it was closed today. I continued to Sugarloaf Parkway, part of the new development, because I have always been curious about the stone home and its wonderful tree that seems to have been developed around, but there was no information posted about the house, nor could I find any online.
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| Landon House |
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| Stone House |
My next visit was to the Landon House, whose history you can read
here. It is supposedly a wedding center now, but its grounds sustained a lot of tree damage during Hurricane Sandy, and the paint is peeling on the building, so I think a lot of work needs to be done before the spring wedding season.
I crossed the highway (thank goodness for median islands and traffic lights) and walked to the old Peter Pan Inn, more recently the Cracked Claw. It is a shame that this old landmark is in such disrepair, but the economy just could not support its most recent effort at continuing to be a restaurant.
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| Abandoned |
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| Best Farm near sunset |
On my way back to the car I walked past an empty old building with broken out windows, and found a cat peering out at me. I could not resist taking its photo.
The sun was making beautiful rays on my way home, so I am including this one of Best Farm, even though it was not on my walk.
Oh, I forgot to mention that the temps were in the upper 60's for my walk, so I did not even wear a coat. It felt like spring on this 3rd day of December!
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Cam's rules for the Daily Photo Walk:
- walk every day
- the walk must be in addition to any other planned activity for the day
- post a photo every day
- use my Nikon P7100 (it is a very convenient size and weight)
- no weather excuses
- walk only where it is safe to do so
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