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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: December 22, 2012
Caption: Frank Hewitt
Additional Description: "A Place by the side of the road" is how Frank L.Hewitt (1877-1944) described Silver Spring when he arrived in 1903, establishing Hewitt Real Estate & Insurance. This local Pioneer and life-long civic leader laid the foundation for our vibrant community today.

Silver Spring's second postmaster (1906-14)
Captain, Co. K., Maryland National Guard (1916)
First president, Silver Spring Lions Club
First president, Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
Founder, Citizens Building and Loan Association (1928) Close-up of ca. 1920s photo on marker
Nellie Hewitt Stinchcomb
Submitted: July 13, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p278894
File Size: 1.194 Megabytes

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