{"id":5915,"date":"2019-02-14T21:13:14","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T02:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhstc.network3.membersplash.com\/?page_id=5915"},"modified":"2024-03-28T22:34:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T02:34:05","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fhstc.com\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Forest Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>FOREST HILL SWIM &amp; TENNIS CLUB<\/h2>\n<p>In the decade of 1950-1960, Mark Wakefield was the owner and developer of the residential area of Howard County, MD known originally as &#8220;Dunloggin&#8221;.\u00a0 As the subdivisions became developed in the early 50&#8217;s Mark became interested in the possibility of including a community recreational facility for the growing neighborhood.\u00a0 At the time, there were no existing community facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, or children&#8217;s parks available in Howard County.\u00a0 In 1958, Mark contacted several residents of the area to pursue the idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Read the letter from former member Ms. Ginger Swisher to learn more:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mspremium.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/02\/16884_FH-History-Doc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read the History of Forest Hill<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have more information, pictures, and stories to share about Forest Hill, please send to <a href=\"mailto:board@fhstc.com\">board@fhstc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Original Site Plan<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18536\" src=\"https:\/\/mspremium.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/01\/Forest-Hill-History-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/Forest-Hill-History-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/01\/Forest-Hill-History-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Past Forest Hills Swim Teams<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5976\" src=\"https:\/\/mspremium.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-300x241.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-300x241.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-768x618.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-1030x829.jpeg 1030w, https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-1500x1207.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-495x400.jpeg 495w, https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-705x567.jpeg 705w, https:\/\/fhstc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/02\/Scan-1-450x362.jpeg 450w, 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