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Three signs will be used exclusively for safety messages and will be rotated throughout state highways in Southern Maryland during the holiday season.
Community Traffic Safety Program coordinators in each county will determine the locations and messages. For information, contact Debbie Jennings in Calvert at 410-535-2200, Rebecca Martin in Charles at 301-932-3056 or Jackie Beckman in St. Mary's at 301-475-4200, Ext. 1850.
Chaneyville Road Bridge To Be Closed for Repairs
The bridge over Graham Creek on Chaneyville Road will be closed for at least six months beginning next month while the structure is replaced, Calvert County road officials said. The $1.1 million project should be completed by summer.
About $800,000 will be paid by the federal government, and the remainder will come from county funds.
Old Wallville School Showcases Its History
The story of the Old Wallville School, the oldest standing one-room schoolhouse for African American students in Calvert County, is now posted outside the building, which was built in the early 1880s.
The school, originally in the Wallville community, was used until 1934 for students in grades 1 through 7. The average number of pupils attending was 35 to 45. After the school closed, it was moved a short distance to private property and used mostly for storage. The structure remained in the family of Edith Gray, who attended the school in the 1910s.
The Calvert public school system and local residents raised money to relocate and rebuild the structure on school property, near Calvert Elementary in Prince Frederick. The wood-frame schoolhouse is about 18-by-18 feet. Parts of the original frame, stone piling, fixtures and chimney were retained. The interior reflects its appearance in the 1930s, with a combination of antique furnishings and reproductions.
The signs outside the school include photos of it before the restoration, students and teachers in classrooms, maps and a timeline of Calvert black history.
