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7 unusual facts about Woodlawn


Berrie H. Jarrett

He died August 14, 1927 and is buried in Lorraine Park Cemetery, Woodlawn, Maryland.

Hart Benton Holton

He served in the Maryland State Senate from 1862 to 1867, and later moved to Woodlawn, Maryland in 1873, where engaged in the raising of blooded horses.

Parlington Hall

In 1850, Isabella married Colonel Frederick Charles Trench of Woodlawn, County Galway, Ireland.

Trianon Ballrooms

The first and most prominent Trianon opened in 1922 in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, Designed by renowned theater architects Rapp & Rapp, it was owned and operated by William and Andrew Karzas, who opened the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago four years later.

Woodlawn, Illinois

Woodlawn, Chicago, a neighborhood in the south side of the City of Chicago

Woodlawn, Virginia

Heritage Records specializes in local musicians, and also releases recordings from the Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Virginia.

The Treaty of Lochaber, between British representative John Stuart (loyalist) and the Cherokee, made the land available for settlement about 1770.


Big Dam Film Festival

Friday night hosted locally produced short " A night in Woodlawn" and critically acclaimed An Education as the feature presentation.

Caddie Woodlawn

Set in the 1860s, Caddie Woodlawn is about a lively eleven-year-old tomboy named Caroline Augusta Woodlawn, nicknamed "Caddie", living in the area of Dunnville, Wisconsin.

Charles E. Hazlett

Later, his bodied was reinterred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Zanesville, Ohio.

First Unitarian Church of Chicago

One of the oldest churches in Chicago, First Unitarian Chicago was founded in 1836 and located at 5650 S. Woodlawn Avenue.

Hart Benton Holton

Holton died in Woodlawn in 1907, and is interred in Loudon Park Cemetery of Baltimore, Maryland.

Jeff Duback

He served as a volunteer coach at his children's school, Woodlawn of Davidson, North Carolina, during the 2004-2005 season.

Maryland Route 222

Due to limitations in the highway in Port Deposit, including a steep hill and a low railroad bridge, the state highway has a truck bypass that uses MD 275, MD 276, and US 1 through Woodlawn and Rising Sun to connect Interstate 95 (I-95) with US 222 in Conowingo.

Otis R. Bowen

Vernie also owned a hardware store in Leiters Ford, was a trustee for Aubbeenaubbee Township, President of the Woodlawn Hospital Board of Trustees, and President of the Leiters Ford Merchants Association.

Rachel Carson Greenway

The Rachel Carson Greenway would include a set of three existing trails, including the Northwest Branch trail in Silver Spring, Woodlawn Manor trails in Sandy Spring and Rachel Carson Conservation Park trails near Laytonsville.

Robert H.H. Hugman

When private architectural commissions disappeared with the Great Depression, Hugman worked as a planner for public works projects, redesigning Woodlawn Lake, Elmendorf Lake, Concepcion Park, and others, including two new parks in Seguin.

Webster Avenue

It stretches for 5.8 miles (9.33 kilometres) from Melrose to Woodlawn (on the Bronx-Westchester borderline).

William W. Blackney

He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in his birthplace of Clio, Michigan.

Woodlawn Station

Woodlawn railway station, a passenger rail station near Woodlawn in County Galway, Ireland.

Aliquippa Station, a defunct station on the National Register of Historic Places near that town in western Pennsylvania, also sometimes known as Woodlawn Station.

Woodlawn trophy

Considered one of the most valuable trophies in sports, the trophy has its roots at the Woodlawn Race Course, a 19th century race track near Louisville, Kentucky.

Woodlawn Vase

"Woodlawn Race Course - Opened in 1859 and drew national attention. Closed after Civil War. R. A. Alexander, noted breeder, was major figure in buying estate for National Racing Association. He contracted with Tiffany's to design Woodlawn Vase in 1860 and first used in 1861 and 1862. It was buried for safety during the Civil War. The Vase is now winner's trophy at the Preakness Stakes, where a replica is given each year."


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