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Additional stories about a seminary, the Maryland House of Correction, Fort Washington, Henryton Tuberculosis Sanatorium, a plastics manufacturer, Seneca Quarry, a sanitarium, and a historic coastal cemetery in the Chesapeake Bay region complete the Maryland tale. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover these forlorn Maryland sites and weave together the threads of history left behind. 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