The 'Spring
has been an important commercial, residential, and commuter hub for decades. It's enjoying quite a renaissance as of late, which goes far in explaining the demarcation of "The Old Spring" and "The New Spring" pages. A sprawling and diverse area, encompassing places as far removed from each other as Calverton, Cloverly, Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Hillandale, White Oak, and parts of Aspen Hill.
Named for the mica flecked spring issuing forth from the ground (and now enshrined as Acorn Park, albeit dry) by then owner Francis Preston Blair, the history of the area is inextricabe with that of the prominent Blair and Lee Families...