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Whittaker Chambers Farm

Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in MarylandHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in MarylandHouses completed in 1941Houses in Carroll County, MarylandHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
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WHITTAKER CHAMBERS FARM, WESTMINSTER, CARROLL COUNTY, MD
WHITTAKER CHAMBERS FARM, WESTMINSTER, CARROLL COUNTY, MD

The Whittaker Chambers Farm, also known as the Pipe Creek Farm, is a historic cluster of farm properties near Westminster in rural Carroll County, Maryland. The farm's historic significance comes from its ownership by Whittaker Chambers (1901-1961), a pivotal figure in American Cold War politics. In December 1948, Chambers hid the "Pumpkin Papers" (microfilm) while awaiting a subpoena from the House Un-American Activities Committee to relinquish any intelligence stolen from the US Government by members of the Soviet spy rings within the federal government (e.g., Alger Hiss). Chambers also wrote his best-selling 1952 memoir Witness there. The property was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, in a somewhat controversial decision. The property remains in the Chambers family and is not accessible to the public.

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Whittaker Chambers Farm
Saw Mill Road East,

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Saw Mill Road East

Saw Mill Road East
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WHITTAKER CHAMBERS FARM, WESTMINSTER, CARROLL COUNTY, MD
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