Sykesville  Past & Present: A Walking Tour  is a fascinating story spanning the

 170-year history of a small Maryland town.  It provides as well a walking tour with

illustrative photographs of the buildings  on Main Street and the homes on Springfield

 Avenue.   The author  is a Sykesville resident and previously wrote and published

books in  other fields.

A unique yet all-American story, the narrative in Sykesville Past & Present un-

folds in the context of the railroad’s western expansion and the development of

a state financed mental institution.  The author, Linda Greenberg, identifies and ex-

plains the reasons for the town’s growth and discusses the economic and social

forces that shaped it.  Local historian, Duane Doxzen, wrote the Introduction sum-

marizing the major events shaping the town’s history from 1825 to 2000.

The walking tour discusses the buildings along Main Street, the homes on Spring-

field Avenue, and includes other important sites outside the town limits.  Over 70

 photographs, with emphasis on Main Street showing how the buildings changed

 over time. The narrative is based on the stories of local residents, previous reports,

 and original research.

The book is 8-1/2” x 11”, 80 pages, with 72 photographs, and 5 maps, and sells for $10.95, plus sales tax.   ISBN 0-9678905. 

Available  from:

Alexandra’s Attic, 7542 Main Street, Sykesville, 410-549-3095;

Southern States, 7625 Main Street, Sykesville, 410-795-1234; 

Little Professor Book Store, Carrolltown Mall, Liberty Road, Eldersburg, 410-795-8535

Or by mail from Linda Greenberg, 5233 Bessley Place, Alexandria, VA 22304.  Please add $4.00 for shipping.