Ringe family Carolyn Ringe Miele

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Roadside Communities: Ring's Rest, Muirkirk, Maryland, 1930s — Ring's Rest

Ringe family by car Currently on display Not a part of the official Smithsonian Collection

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Maryland

History

Ring's Rest, located about 20 miles north of Washington, D.C., was one of many small tourist courts scattered along U.S. 1 from Maine to Florida. The Ringe family rented out four wooden cabins and owned a roadside store with gasoline pumps. Miles from the nearest town, the Ringe family lived within earshot of highway traffic but in relative isolation. The only neighboring buildings were a general store, a railroad station, and a roadhouse.