TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  2. FOREWORD
  3. A LOOK BACK: A COLORFUL PAST, A QUIRKY PRESENT
  4. Remember When: Jackie Shinn
  5. A Naval Neighbor
  6. A Story of Family and Farming: Mildred Grigsby
  7. The Family Farm
  8. A Lifetime of Friendship: Jackie Curtis and Jessie Hall
  9. Serving Community and Country: Carlton Hudson and Pat Fitzgerald
  10. Changing Times: Burkett Lyburn
  11. Right Side of the Law: Michael Mayo
  12. A Whole Different World: The Sydnors
  13. A LOAF OF BREAD, PENNY CANDY…AND FREEDOM
  14. A Long Line of Merchants: The Densons
  15. From King Cotton to Penny Candy: Marguerite Staples
  16. Business Reality: Potomac Sunrise
  17. THE TOWN’S WELCOME MAT: FROM GRANDEUR TO COZY B AND Bs
  18. Make No Mistake, It’s a Motor Court, Not a Motel: Ellie Caruthers
  19. BY THE SEA, BY THE SEA
  20. A Life Built Around Oysters: The Curleys
  21. Sand in their Shoes: The Mears Family
  22. A Fish Tale: Alberta Parkinson
  23. A Come-Here Who Stayed: Diana Pearson
  24. Building Boats…and a Future: Mary Virginia Stanford
  25. Muskrat Ramble: Mike Stine
  26. Creating a Small-Town Atmosphere: The Potomac River Festival and More
  27. THE OYSTER WARS
  28. A Night That Ended in a Hail of Bullets: Pete and Sugie Green
  29. FOOD FOR THE SOUL
  30. A Name Synonymous with Seafood: The Wilkersons
  31. LAS VEGAS ON THE POTOMAC
  32. Gambling on a Dream: Sandra Conner Scroggs
  33. A COMMUNITY’S SPIRIT
  34. Drifter Pride: Wayne Kennedy and Steve Swope
  35. AFTERWORD
  36. PHOTO CREDITS

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