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Mary H Rubin
Hagerstown has undergone a great deal of change since Jonathan Hager first bought Hager’s Fancy in 1739. Changes were wrought by the Civil War, the railroads, and the pioneer settlers…
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Conococheague and Potomac Streets, Doubleday Hill, Springfield Farm, the C&O Canal–these names conjure up images of Williamsport, Maryland. The first settlement in what was to become Washington County was located…
Eel Pot, Buffalo Wallows, Coxson Rest, Tankerville, Hawkins’ Merry-Peep-O-Day, Berlin–readers might not recognize a few of the names the area now known as Brunswick went by in years past. Brunswick…
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Hagerstown, Maryland’s history is inextricably linked to the railroad. Hagerstown’s nickname of the Hub City comes from the wheel-spoke effect that the many rail lines in and out of the…
In the heart of the Cumberland Valley, between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, lies Washington County–site of one of the nation’s oldest settlements dating back to 1737. Its location…
PRIMARY COVERAGE AREA: Hagerstown, MD; Halfway, MD
With the founding of his Patowmack Company in 1785, George Washington first hoped to make the Potomac River a viable route to America’s West. The skirting canals the company constructed…
