Author: Emma Lehman

  • Quaker Hill Cemetery

    Quaker Hill Cemetery

    Emma Lehman

    Established by Samuel Hartley around 1850, this small family cemetery is under restoration by the Granite Historical Society using funds provided by the Patapsco Heritage Greenway. Records indicate it is the resting site of about 30 people; grave markers are being uncovered and recorded during the preservation process. Photographs of grave markers are currently available…

  • Nike Missile Site

    Nike Missile Site

    Emma Lehman

    Granite, Maryland, like hundreds of other communities across the United States, was the site of an active Nike Missile Base during the Cold War years. The Hernwood Road base comprised two separate sites, and was operational for 25 years beginning in the 1950s. A brief history and some images of this site can be found…