John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad

The town of Mount Airy in the U.S. state of Maryland is a town in the northern region of the state. It is a town that was an industrial town that was aided by the ‘National Road’ and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The railroad no longer passes through the town, but the train station remains. It is now the home of a pharmacy and the Train Station Museum.

The Train Station Museum tells the story of the railroad in the town. You see display boards showing photos of the days of Mount Airy being a railroad town. You see how the railroad served the mills, and there is a model train display that shows what the town originally looked like when the railroad came through.

The Mount Airy Train Station Museum is owned and operated by the Historical Society of Mount Airy, Maryland…
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