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Phillips Farms company history timeline

1942

Parsons remembered when The Oaks burned on a blustery March day in 1942. "Wind sucked the fire up the chimney, and the pointing [in the brick flue] had worn away," she said. "The Leesburg fire department had two trucks, and they sent the old one.

1945

The Stablers then moved into The Cottage, which Waterford builder Roy Chamberlin enlarged to its present size in 1945.

1958

Herbert S. Turner in 1958 is my starting place.

1959

The Oaks "had fallen into the hands of strangers" -- to quote an old Virginia adage -- in 1959, when the Phillips heirs sold their farm, then 2351/2 acres, for $65,000 to Travis T. Brown Sr., a Washington area tax lawyer, and his wife, Ann.

1976

Lee Phillips, the current owner, purchased Phillips Farms from his grandfather’s estate, William Busbee Ennis, in 1976.

1996

In 1996 Phillips Farms began a successful strawberry picking farm frequented by thousands of adults and their children every year.

2002

Thomas and Rachel built a stone house, which still stands. It and other historic structures are located on 81 acres that will be retained by the Travis Brown family, which owned the Phillips farm before selling it to Historic Fields LLC in 2002.

2021

Maryland reports more than 2.7 million fully vaccinated for COVID May 21, 2021

Boys’ Latin seniors key 9-8 win over Spalding for MIAA A lacrosse crown May 21, 2021

Jorge López struggles in fifth inning again, Orioles drop series opener to Nationals, 4-2 May 21, 2021

As Orioles starters struggle to pitch deep into games, the bullpen begins to falter May 21, 2021

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2022

What’s in Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s fiscal year 2022 budget? Maryland to offer COVID vaccine lottery incentive with $2 million in cash prizes

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