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Quietly tucked away on 500 rolling acres of picturesque farmland in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve, Tusculum Farm beckons one to step away from the hustle and bustle of the city and reconnect with a gentler pace in the Maryland countryside. BY MEGAN TUNCER W aking up in one of its four handsomely appointed farm- house suites, it’s hard to believe that the Tusculum Farm property dates back to a time before the Declaration of Independence. Colonial furnish- ings may have given way to flat screen televisions and modern plumbing, but beautifully preserved stone walls remain standing in silent testimony to the hundreds of years this home has weathered. As tradition maintains, the main house has stood on this land since 1747, originally built by American patriot and Justice of the Lower Court of Frederick County, Henry Griffith. Griffith, also a witness to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, originally owned about 15,000 acres spanning Anne Arundel, Allegany, Fred- erick and Montgomery Counties up plenty I autumn harvest 2019 23