The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-02-10
By CHARLES E. HOVE

to Thomas Hall, 1887. Adjoins "Piney
Bottom" Part of it is now in West
Virginia.
"Ashby's Cove" $50 acres; sur.
veyed for Chase; patented to Hall
1887. On the north side of Snowy
Creek, now in West Virginia.
"Ashby's Discovery" 1000 acres:
surveyed for Hugh Scott, April G.
Lies just southeast of the village of
Gortner, on the east side of Cherry
Greek. This was William Ashby'c
original settlement. We note that i,
was the only tract surveyed, contrary
to instructions, on Lord Baltimore's
Manors. Ashby's Cove and Discovery
were doubles located by the Ashby's
before 1774. William Ashby probably
lived on discovery" before it was
surveyed. He here built Ashby's Fort.
Chance" $50 acres; surveyed for
Chase, April IA; patented to Hall,
1877. Lies southeast of Red House.
"Swansylvania," 600 acres; survey
ed for John Swan and others, April 6.
Located at Gortner.
"Covent Garden" 224O acres; sur
veyed for Baker Johnson; lies on the
west side of Backbone Mountain; now
mostly in West Virginia.
Mount Pleasant" 1000 acres; sur
veyed for Baker Johnson. This is the
Gauer settlement, southeast of Gnegy
church.
"Pott's Adventure" $50 acres, sur
veyed for Richard Potts, April 6; pat
ented, 1855. Lies four miles northwest
of Oakland.
prices Choice" 791 acres; sur
veyed for William Potts. Adventure"
and "Choice" are now included in the
"Mt Nebo" tract recently purchased
by Charles McHenry Howard.
Hunting Ground" 1919 acres, sur
veyed for Lloyd and Paca, April s.;
patented, 1893. Lies north of "Pott's
Adventure"
"Deer Park" 1000 acres; surveyed
for Anthony Stewart, April IA; pat
ented to Charles Stewart and James
Mccullough, 1895. Site of the village
of Deer Park, which takes its name
from the tract. Doubtless the Stewart
party in 1774 found herds of deer in
the glades and woods at Deer Park.
peace and Plenty" 1900 acres;
surveyed for Thomas Johnson, Jr.,
April ID; patented, 1886. peace and
Plenty" later belonged to Captain
George Gaines and still later to Henry
G. Davis. The Deer Park Hotel and
cottages are located on this tract,
which adjoins Deer Park.
Surveys In The Deep Creek Glades
Carmel" BAL acres; surveyed for
Paul Hoye, May IT; patented to Arch
ibald Chisholm, 1876. Now the Joseph
Beckman farm west of Swanton.
"Hinche's Discovery" 1000 acres;
surveyed for William Potts, April A.;
patented, 1885. Now the S. L. Shank
farm and part of Deep Creek Lake.
"Eden's Paradise Regained," sur
veyed for Robert Smith, May 4. Lies
on the west fork of Green Glades Run,
adjoining Baltimore's Green Glades
Manor.
addition to Eden's Paradise" $500
acres (included "Eden's Paradise Re-
gained); surveyed for Richard Sprigg,
May II.
"Much Ado About Nothing" 612
acres; surveyed for Anthony Stewart,
April 12; patented to Stewart and
Mccullough, 1875. The Fitzwater set
Element adjoining Green Glades
Manor.
erich Glade" 306 acres; surveyed
for Richie and Paca, 1889. Much OF
Erich Glade" is now covered by Deep
Creek Lake.
SURVEYS East Of Great Backbone
"Flowery Vale" 400 acres; survey
ed for George Dixon, April IL; pat
ented September a, 1776. Sold by Dix
on to Norman Bruce, 1895. This was
the Upton Bruce home in historic
Ryan's Glade, which was sold to Is
rael Thompson, the cattle king, and
part of which now belongs to Mrs
Duckworth. "Arno's Vale" is an en-
larged resurvey of "Flowery Vale
Clifton" 800 acres; surveyed for
Hugh Scott, April 8; patented tt
Thomas Johns, 1897. Included VIII
liam Clusters camp of 1774. Clifton
was the home of pioneer Mlchael
Paugh. now the Mt Zion church com
munity.
Countries" 28O acres; surveyed tol
Hanson, Jenifer and Scott, April a
patented to General John Swan, If9o
Lies on the Potomac near Barnum.
walnut Bottom" surveyed 1oi
Hanson. Jenifer and Scott, April a
patented to George Scott, 1870. Lies
near John Hinche's bark camp Of
1774. west of Countries"
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