Foxville, Maryland a presidential retreat called Shangri-La. President Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed the retreat Camp David during his administration. The Eisenhowers donated a significant library of books to the Foxville School where the children of some of the workers at Camp David attended. Closed in 1962, Foxville's school was the last two-room school in operation in Frederick County, Maryland. Much of the historical architecture which survives today in Foxville is of vernacular design and employ local resources such as log and stone. Several notable structures in the village have been preserved. These include the Wolfe Tavern, a two-story log structure built around
Dwight D. Eisenhower became president on January 20, 1953. He was returned to active duty when he left office eight years later. General: Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower ( ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was a five-star general in the United States Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43