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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1179189, member: 24633&quot;]<b><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Okay, one more story from my youth.</font></font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">I’ve mentioned on several occasions that I am originally from Rockville, Maryland which is about 20 miles northwest of Washington, DC. A lot of people don’t realize that Maryland was a border state during the Civil War, and there were many families that had sons fighting for both sides. Maryland was also a slave state, and there used to be three old plantations in the area. One, the Woodward Estate, was on the east side of Rockville along what became Twinbrook Parkway; one was on the north side along Old Baltimore Road, and one was west of Rockville along what became Falls Road.</font></font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The mansion on Old Baltimore Road eventually became the Rockville Civic Center in the 50’s. The long-vacant Woodward Estate fell into such disrepair that it was eventually demolished. We used to pass by the old mansion on Falls Road pretty regularly on our way to Great Falls on the Maryland side of the Potomac River. Its private drive was more than a quarter-mile long, and from that distance, the mansion still appeared to be in pretty good shape despite the fact that it had apparently been vacant since the 30’s. I can only assume that the heirs of the family kept it in decent condition in hopes of getting a good sale price at some point in the future. Anyway, the slave quarters had long since disappeared, the fields had become overgrown with high weeds and tall trees but the barn still remained about one mile away from the main house.</font></font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">In the late 50’s the property was finally sold. The new owner was inspecting the barn on one occasion, and there was a huge pile of rotted hay still inside. In the process of removing the rotted, smelly mess, he found that there were nine barrels buried beneath the pile. Each of these barrels was about 4’ tall, and when he tried to move one of them, it wouldn’t budge. Upon removing the lid, he found a layer of hay and beneath it was a layer of Mason jars, another layer of hay, another layer of Mason jars, and so on. Every one of the barrels was filled with Mason jars, hundreds of them, and every one was filled with coins!</font></font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Bear in mind, this estate had been vacant since the 30’s. To me, it’s a perfect example of being filthy rich!</font></font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">Chris </font></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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