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List of Local People
Name | Who They Were | When They Lived |
|---|---|---|
Burt Asper | Springfield doctor. He served as an officer on a navy ship during WWI. The ship disappeared and was never found. | 1888 to 1918 |
Carrie Dorsey | Daughter of a slave, she raised 12 children on Sykesville's Oklahoma Hill. | 1886 to 1963 |
Clement Clark | Second Superintendent of Springfield | 1858-192? |
Daniel Sprecher | Town mayor and doctor. He lived on Oklahoma Hill. | 1885 to 1945 |
George Leakins | Terribly wounded WWII Veteran from Sykesville. | 1922 to 2001 |
Susanna Warfield | Susanna lived at Groveland near Sykesville for most of the 19th century. | 1797 to 1890 |
Thelma Wimmer | Citizen activist, former councilwoman, and an inspirational force for change. | 1910 to 2010 |
Wade Warfield | Businessman, politician, farmer, who once owned most of Sykesville. One of two most important men in town history. | 1864 to 1937 |
Warren Dorsey | Grandson of a slave and main character of "In Carrie's Footprints, the Long Walk of Warren Dorsey." | 1920 to . . . |
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