Leo Beachy

Not many people know how much history this county has. a man by the name of Leo Beachy, a school teacher in 1874, began to take photographs to express the natural beauty here in western maryland. he had a severe illness, but that didnt stop him from seeing the wonders of our world. in 1927 at his death, thousands upon thousands of his photographic plates were destroyed. now only 2887 reman. these are held by the garrett county historical society in oakland, maryland. Their website holds an archive of all of his plates. There may be almost 2900, but only a select few have been printed. His pictures span the years of 1905 to 1927, and feature everything from portraits to striking landscape photography. Many people call his work and amazing display of photography and are very proud this man hails from our area. He has many books and a documentary that was on public television. Be sure to look out, and look through his eyes when you visit. You might be surprised at what you find.