1724 - 1746
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37,000 acres in Frederick County were purchased by Daniel Dulany (the Elder) known as Dulan's Lot.
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1790
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Captain William Campbell of Annapolis obtained 561 acres and named it Campbell's Camp.
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1821-1850
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Ownership unclear
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1857
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Adam Diehl purchased 395 acre mansion house farm from George and Cornelia Potts for approximately $38,000.
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1857 - 1867
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Industrial limestone quarry and kiln complex developed.
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1872
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Frederick Branch of the Pennsylvania railroad passed through the farm.
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1874
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Eight pot bank of kilns was built and quarrying began.
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1890
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Adam Diehl, Sr. sold 139 acres of land to son-in-law Milton Zimmerman. Adam Diehl, Sr. conveyed 15 acres of land to Adam Diehl, Jr. The 15 acres of land was known as the Lime Kiln property.
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1897
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Adam Diehl, Jr. sold the Lime Kiln property with additions (now 20 acres) to John W. Stimmel for $2,000.
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July, 1907
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21 acres of quarry and kiln was sold from John W. Stimmel to Leonard E. Barrick for $20,000.
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September, 1907
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Leonard E. Barrick (20 acres) and Milton Zimmerman (2 acres) sold to Fountain Rock Lime Company for $28,000.
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1915
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Wilson T. Carmack (age 16) leased Fountain Rock Spring pond for growing water cress.
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February 20, 1928
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Fountain Rock Lime Company conveyed to James E. Stoner and William E. Powell for $15,100.
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May 7, 1946
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J. E. and Hazel M. Stoner and William D. and Katherine T. Powell conveyed the operation to Samuel Lehman and John W. Quynn, Fountain Rock Lime and Brick Co.
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July 1, 1957
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John W. Quynn leased all of Fountain Rock Spring and the banks adjacent to Wilson T. Carmack who had been renting land covered by water and the banks, to John T. Quynn and Lee M. Buchanan, trading as Fountain Rock Trout Farm.
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1960
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Lease renewed to John T. Quynn and Lee M. Buchanan.
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September 25, 1961
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Lease was canceled due to the sale of land to City of Walkersville for $65,310.
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1962
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Walkersville backed out of sale.
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September, 1962
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Contract canceled.
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August 18, 1963
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Fountain Rock Lime and Brick to Fountain Rock Corporation ($55,000).
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1975
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Fountain Rock Corporation to McKendree Fulks.
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1983
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McKendree Fulks to Frederick County ($485,000).
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| August 1987 |
Alice Nemitsas presents the proposal for Fountain Rock Park to the Board of County Commissioners. |
November 4, 1991
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Fountain Rock Park master plan approved.
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1995
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Stabilization of Battery of Lime Kilns.
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Summer 2000
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Construction of Quarry Deck.
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Fall / Spring 2007
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Restoration of Log House in cooperation with National Park Service.
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Summer 2008
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Final phase and construction of Fountain Rock Park. |