The Holland Red Door Store

In 1860 James Holland purchased this land and built the general store that still stands today. At the intersection of the toll roads to Baltimore and Olney, the store stood at the heart of a community that became known as Holland's Corner. In 1889 the intersection was renamed Norwood and received a post office, with James Holland chosen as the first postmaster. His building was enlarged to house the store, post office, and living space for his family. A former shopper remembered visiting the store in the early 1900s, when sugar was scooped from a barrel and sold for 54 cents per pound, and cheese was sold by the pound as chunks cut from a wheel kept in a wooden box. In 2004 this trail corridor was named for Rachel Carson, mother of the modern environmental movement. When complete, the Rachel Carson Trail will be 25 miles long, linking the Annacostia Trail System in Prince George's County to Patuxent River State Park in the north, and the greenway will eventually connect with the Seneca Creek Greenway and Potomac River to create a 50-mile continuous trail system in Montgomery County.

Olney, Maryland · United States