So, went to the Public Policy night at the auto show with a guy from work who had a hookup. He lives near that road and I got wondering about the name. Usually, names that have a story, does anyone know it?
The pair head east of Zekiah Swamp, but get lost in the dark. This won’t be the last time these two will lose their way. Eventually, they find the home of Oswell Swann’s, a half-African American, half Piscataway Indian tobacco farmer at today’s corner of Cracklingtown Road and Burnt Store Road near Hughesville, MD. Booth offers to pay Swann $2 to lead them to William Burtle, a Confederate agent, who lives just west of Swann. Swann also provides them with foodstuffs for another $5, like milk, bread, and whisky.
can't help with the name, but was coon hunting on a farm there around 1978-79. we saw a light coming at us in the woods, didn't think much of it. an elderly lady walking a dog passed us and didn't speak or look at us. she just walked out of sight. we looked at each other and replied that was strange.
our dogs came back to us after she passed and refused to hunt. they wouldn't leave our feet. never hunted their again.
about 20-30ft.
I am sure it does but can't say I've ever heard the reason behind the name. I do remember it was mentioned in the telling of John Wilkes Booth's escape route after Lincoln's assassination.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-manhunt-for-john-wilkes-booth
Ever since I moved here, I've wondered about the story behind the name Burnt Store. Okay, I get it, there was a store that burnt, but details, please? I've never lived anywhere with so much history, and so many people with families that go back so far - probably one of the things I like best about southern Maryland.