City of Hagerstown
Looking south on Potomac Street in downtown Hagerstown
Flag Seal
Nickname: Hub City, H-Town, (formerly) Home of the Flying Boxcar
Motto: A Great Place to Live Work and Visit
Location in Maryland and in Washington County
Coordinates: 39°38′34″N 77°43′12″W / 39.64278, -77.72
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Washington
Founded	1762
Incorporated	1813
Government
- Mayor	Robert E. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically This is a list of the twenty-four counties and County-equivalents in the U Washington County is a County located in the western part of the U Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Bruchey II (R)
- Senate	Donald F. Munson (R)
- Delegate	John P. Donoghue (D)
- U.S. Congress	Roscoe Bartlett (R)
Area
- City	10. Maryland State Senate is the Upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U Donald F Munson (born December 21 1937) is a Maryland State Senator representing District 2 The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U John P Donoghue (born 1957 is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Maryland's Sixth Congressional District elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives from the northwest part of the state Roscoe Gardner Bartlett (born June 3 1926) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 6th district Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 7 sq mi (27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²)
- Land	10. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (27. 5 km²)
- Water	0. 01 sq mi (0. 04 km²)
- Urban	76. 7 sq mi (196. 4 km²)
- Metro	1,019 sq mi (2,637 km²)
Elevation	538 ft (164 m)
Population (2006)
- City	39,008
- Density	3,645. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (1,424. 1/km²)
- Urban	120,326
- Urban Density	1,568. 8/sq mi (612. 7/km²)
- Metro	257,619
- Metro Density	252. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central 8/sq mi (97. 7/km²)
- Demonym	Hagerstonian
	[Urban figures are as of the 2000 U.S. Census. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place ]
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code(s)	21740-21749
Area code(s)	301, 240
FIPS code	24-36075
GNIS feature ID	0598385
Website: www.hagerstownmd.org

Hagerstown (pronounced /ˈheɪgɚztaʊn/^[1]) is the county seat of Washington County^[2], Maryland, United States. UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area codes 240 and 301 are State of Maryland Telephone Area codes which serve Maryland's portion of the Greater North American area codes 240 and 301 are State of Maryland Telephone Area codes which serve Maryland's portion of the Greater Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Washington County is a County located in the western part of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population of the city proper as of a 2006 estimate by the United States Census Bureau is 39,008^[3], and the total 2000 Urbanized Area population is 120,326 ^[4](~80,000 in MD). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Urban areas in the United States are defined by the US Census Bureau as contiguous Census block groups with a Population density of at least with any It is Western Maryland's largest city. See Western Maryland Railway for the Railroad. Western Maryland is the portion of U Hagerstown is also Maryland's sixth largest city^[5], but if the urban area was incorporated, it would be Maryland's second-most populous city.

Hagerstown anchors the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which lies just northwest of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area in the heart of the Great Appalachian Valley. The Hagerstown Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB as Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV Metropolitan The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a consolidated Metropolitan area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Washington The Great Valley, also called the Great Appalachian Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America. The population of the metropolitan area in 2000 was 222,771 and the 2007 estimate is 261,198 (U. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central S. Rank 170). Greater Hagerstown is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the State of Maryland and among the fastest growing in the United States^[6].

Hagerstown, due to the large number of roads and other transit that cross in the city, is known as the Hub City. The nickname may also be applied to Hagerstown's status as the commercial and industrial hub for the Tri-State Area which includes much of Western Maryland, South Central Pennsylvania, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the US state of Pennsylvania that includes the fourteen counties of Adams, Cumberland, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state bordering Maryland and Virginia, United States West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by

History

Founding

Hagerstown was founded in 1762 by Jonathan Hager, a volunteer Captain of Scouts during the French and Indian War. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jonathan Hager is the founder of Hagerstown Maryland United States. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Hager has been called the "Father of Washington County" due to Hager having laid the groundwork for its separation from Frederick County, Maryland in 1776 and the subsequent creation of Hagerstown as the county seat. Frederick County is located in the western part of the US state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

The Hager House and Museum in Hagerstown City Park was once home to the city's founder, Jonathan Hager. Jonathan Hager is the founder of Hagerstown Maryland United States.

Burnside Bridge, a site of heavy combat in the Battle of Antietam, which occurred just south of Hagerstown. The Burnside Bridge is a Bascule bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland Oregon.

Civil War

Hagerstown's strategic location at the border between the North and the South made the city a primary staging area and supply center for four major campaigns during the Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

In 1861, General Robert Patterson’s troops used Hagerstown as a base to attack Virginia Rebels in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Patterson ( January 12, 1792 &ndash August 7, 1881) was a United States major general during the Mexican-American War and The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were American Civil War operations and battles that took place in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia from May to October 1864

In the Maryland Campaign of 1862, General James Longstreet’s command occupied the town while en route to the Battle of South Mountain and Antietam. The Maryland Campaign, or the Antietam Campaign, of September 1862 is widely considered one of the major turning points of the American Civil War. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday James Longstreet (January 8 1821 &ndash January 2 1904 was one of the foremost Confederate Generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate The Battle of South Mountain (known in several early Southern accounts as the Battle of Boonsboro Gap) was fought September 14, 1862, as

In 1863, the city was the site of several military incursions and engagements as General Lee’s army invaded and retreated at the Gettysburg Campaign. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863 during the American Civil War.

In 1864, Hagerstown was invaded by the Confederate Army under General Jubal Early. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Jubal Anderson Early ( November 3 1816 &ndash March 2 1894) was a Lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil On Wednesday, July 6, Early sent 1,500 cavalry, commanded by Brigadier-General John McCausland, into Hagerstown to levy a ransom for $200,000 and a large amount of clothing, in retribution for Federal destruction of farms, feed and cattle in the Shenandoah Valley. John McCausland Jr ( September 13, 1836 &ndash January 22, 1927) was a Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The Shenandoah Valley region of western Virginia and West Virginia is bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian McCausland misread the amount, and instead only collected $20,000. This is in contrast to neighboring Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, which McCausland razed on July 30 when the borough failed to supply the requested ransom of $500,000 in U. Chambersburg is a borough in Pennsylvania, United States It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg S. currency, or $100,000 in gold.

Throughout the Civil War, private physicians and citizens of Hagerstown took care of men from both the North and South in a number of locations including the Franklin Hotel, Washington House, Lyceum, Hagerstown Male Academy, Key-Mar College, and a number of private residences.

The spread of smallpox from returning soldiers to their families and friends was a substantial problem during the war. The Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church volunteered the use of its church as a smallpox hospital when an epidemic spread throughout the town.

Hagerstown Public Square circa 1900

Following the war in 1872, Maryland and Virginia cooperated to re-enter Southern Confederate dead from their impromptu graves to cemeteries in Hagerstown, Frederick and Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA Roughly 60% however, remained unidentified. In 1877, 15 years after the Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, approximately 2,800 Confederate dead from that battle were re-entered in Washington Confederate Cemetery and in Rosehill Cemetery in Hagerstown^[7]. Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, approximately 13 miles (20 km south of Hagerstown.

Railroads

Hagerstown's nickname of the "Hub City" came from the large number of railroads (and roads) that served the city. Hagerstown was the center of the Western Maryland Railway and an important city on the Pennsylvania, Norfolk and Western, Baltimore and Ohio, and Hagerstown and Frederick Railroads. The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 The Norfolk and Western Railway ( N&W), a US Class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982 The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( B&O) was one of the Oldest railroads in the United States and the first Common carrier railroad Currently, the city is a vital location on CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Winchester and Western Railroads. This article is about the present railroad formed in 1990 For the former regional railroad in Virginia and North Carolina a small part of the new one see Norfolk Southern The Winchester and Western Railroad is a Class III railroad operating between Gore and Winchester, Virginia, and from Winchester up though

Hagerstown was formerly served by the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway, an interurban trolley system, from 1896 to 1947. In Australia "interurban" is a general term for Intercity rail.

Little Heiskell

One of the most recognizable symbols of the city of Hagerstown is the weathervane known as "Little Heiskell. A weather vane, also called a wind vane, is a movable device attached to an elevated object such as a roof for showing the direction of the wind " Named after the German tinsmith who crafted it in 1796, it stood atop the Market House first and City Hall second for a combined 166 years. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It was moved from the Market House to City Hall in 1824. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

During the American Civil War era, the weathervane gained its characteristic bullet hole from a Confederate sharpshooter. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861

Finally in 1935, the original was retired to the Museum of the Washington County Historical Society, later to be moved to its present display in the Jonathan Hager House. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An exact replica has replaced it atop City Hall.

The weathervane has also been depicted in the city's annual Mummers Day Parade by Mr. Charles Harry Rittenhouse, Sr. sporting all of the necessary accoutrements of a German Mercenary Soldier. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by

Aviation heritage

From 1931 to 1984, Fairchild Aircraft was based in Hagerstown, Maryland and was by far the area's most prominent employer. Fairchild was an aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale New York, Hagerstown Maryland and San Antonio Texas The importance of the company to the city and the country as a whole earned Hagerstown its former nickname "Home of the Flying Boxcar. "

Fairchild moved to Hagerstown in 1931 after Sherman Fairchild purchased a majority stock interest in Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company of Hagerstown in 1929. Among Fairchild's products during World War II were PT-19/PT-23/PT-26 (Cornell) and AT-21 trainers, C-82 "Packet" cargo planes and missiles. At its height in World War II, Fairchild employed directly and indirectly up to 80% of Hagerstown's workforce or roughly 10,000 people.

In the postwar era, Fairchild continued to produce aircraft in Hagerstown such as C-123 Provider, Fairchild F-27 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227, FH-1100, C-26 Metroliner, UC-26 Metroliner, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the T-46 jet trainer. However, all production ceased in Hagerstown in 1984 and the company moved elsewhere. Presently, the company is based in San Antonio, Texas and after a series of mergers and buyouts, is known as M7 Aerospace. M7 Aerospace is the successor organization to Fairchild-Dornier Aviation, having bought much of that firm's assets out of bankruptcy

The Hagerstown Aviation Museum shows many of these original aircraft. Among the ones on display are: 1939 F24/UC-61C, 1945 C-82A, 1943 PT-19A, and the 1953 C-119^[8]. The museum is located near Hagerstown Regional Airport in the airport's former terminal. Hagerstown Regional Airport, also known as Richard A Henson Field, is a public Airport located four miles (6 km) north of the Central business

Hagerstown is also the birthplace of Salisbury, Maryland-based Piedmont Airlines which started out as Henson Aviation. Salisbury (ˈsælzbəri or /sɔːɫzbəɹi/ is the County seat of Wicomico County Maryland. Piedmont Airlines is a Regional airline operating for US Airways Express. It was founded by Richard A. Henson in 1931. Today, Hagerstown Regional Airport-Richard A. Henson Field is named as such in honor of the airlines' founder. Hagerstown Regional Airport, also known as Richard A Henson Field, is a public Airport located four miles (6 km) north of the Central business

Today, only small to medium-sized aviation companies remain in the area. Three notable names include Northrop Grumman California Microwaves, which manufactures airline equipment in its Hagerstown facility, Fugro EarthData, which maintains its aviation division in Hagerstown, and Sierra Nevada Corporation, a defense electronics engineering and manufacturing contractor. Northrop Grumman Corporation ( is an Aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop.

Geography

Location and topography

Hagerstown is located at 39°38′34″N, 77°43′12″W (39. 642771, -77. 719954)^[9].

The city is approximately 70 miles (112 km) northwest of Washington, District of Columbia, 72 miles (115 km) west-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland, and 74 miles (118 km) southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America Hagerstown is located south of the Mason-Dixon Line and north of the Potomac River in a part of the Great Appalachian Valley known regionally as Cumberland Valley and locally as Hagerstown Valley. The Mason–Dixon Line (or "Mason and Dixon's Line" is a Demarcation line between four U The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. The Cumberland Valley is a Geographic region that lies between South Mountain and the Ridge and Valley Province of central Pennsylvania and western Hagerstown Valley is located in Maryland in the United States. The community also lies within close proximity of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Natural landscape around Hagerstown consists of low, rolling hills with elevations of 500-800 feet above sea level and rich, fertile land that is well-suited for farming that is typical of Mid-Atlantic states.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (27. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²), of which, 10. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 square miles (27. 6 km²) of it is land and 0. 09% is water. Major waterways within Hagerstown include Hamilton Run and Antietam Creek that are tributaries of the Potomac River.

Climate

Hagerstown is situated in the transition between the humid subtropical climate zone and the humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters. Humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa or Cwa) is a climate zone characterized by hot humid summers and chilly to mild winters The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between

Demographics

As of the U. S. census^[10] of 2000, there were 36,687 people, 15,849 households, and 9,081 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population A July 2006 estimate shows Hagerstown having 39,008 people, an increase of 6. 3% from the year 2000.

For Census 2000, the population density was 3,441. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (1,328. 8/km²). There were 17,089 housing units at an average density of 1,603. 1/sq mi (619. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 85. 95% White, 10. 15% African American, 0. 25% Native American, 0. 96% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 0. 83% from other races, and 1. 83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 77% of the population. There were 17,154 males and 19,533 females residing in the city. ^[11]

There were 15,849 households out of which 29. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36. 8% were married couples living together, 15. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42. 7% were non-families. 35. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 26 and the average family size was 2. 93.

In the city the population was spread out with 25. 6% under the age of 18, 9. 0% from 18 to 24, 31. 0% from 25 to 44, 20. 1% from 45 to 64, and 14. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83. 6 males. ^[12]

The median income for a household in the city was $30,796, and the median income for a family was $38,149. Males had a median income of $31,200 versus $22,549 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,153. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 15. 1% of families and 18. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 0% of those under age 18 and 13. 7% of those age 65 or over. ^[13]

Government

Mayor

The current mayor of Hagerstown is Robert "Bob" E. Bruchey II.

Representative body

The representative body of Hagerstown is known as the City Council. Among its members are: Martin E. Brubaker, Kelly S. Cromer, Lewis C. Metzner, Penny May Nigh, and Alesia Parson-McBean.

Other representation

Donald F. Munson represents Hagerstown in the Maryland Senate while John P. Donoghue stands for the Hagerstown area in the Maryland House of Delegates. Roscoe Bartlett serves Maryland's 6th congressional district which includes Hagerstown in the U. S. Congress.

Economy

Once primarily an industrial town, Hagerstown's economy depended heavily on railroad transportation and manufacturing, notably of aircraft, trucks, automobiles, textiles, and furniture. Today, the city has a diversified, stable business environment with modern service companies in various fields as well as continued strength in manufacturing and transportation in railroads and highways. Surrounding Hagerstown, there has been and continues to be a strong agricultural presence while tourism, especially with respect to the retail sector, also shines in the local economy.

Major companies

(*=corporate headquarters in area)

Healthcare

• Brook Lane Psychiatric Center
• Washington County Hospital
• Western Maryland Hospital Center

Shopping

Hagerstown-Washington County boasts one of the highest densities of retail in the country^[14].

Hagerstown has 2 major shopping malls:

• Valley Mall, anchored by Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, The Bon-Ton, Old Navy, Toys R Us, and Regal Cinemas 16. Valley Mall is a major regional shopping center for Hagerstown, Western Maryland and the surrounding Tri-State Area
• Prime Outlets Hagerstown, a 100+ store outlet mall which attracts visitors from Washington and Baltimore as well as nearby counties.

Other significant shopping centers/areas include:

• Garland Groh Blvd. - Wal-Mart Supercenter, Home Depot, Dick's Sporting Goods, Circuit City, PetSmart, Pier 1 Imports, Bed Bath and Beyond, Office Max, Marshalls, A. C. Moore, Border's Books and Music, Five Below, and Best Buy.
• Wesel Blvd. /Halfway Blvd. /Massey Blvd. /Cole Rd. - Kmart, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Tractor Supply, Wonder Book & Video, Staples, Value City Furniture, Furniture & More, Sam's Club, Office Depot, Lowe's, Petco, David's Bridal, Michael's Craft, Target, and Kohl's.
• South End/Town Center- Aaron's, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Big Lots, and Tuesday Morning.
• Longmeadow/Leitersburg Pike- Ashley Furniture, PA Dutch Market, Lowe's, and Hagerstown Cinemas 10.
• Dual Hwy. - Home Furniture Direct, Wonder Book & Video, Super Shoes, and Reliable Furniture.

Transportation

Major highways

Mass transit

• The County Commuter buses provide extensive transportation within the city. Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an Interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. Interstate 70 (I-70 is an Interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 near Cove Fort Utah, to a Park and Ride US Route 11 is a north-south United States highway extending 1645 mile Maryland Route 58 is an east/west route located in the US state of Maryland. Maryland Route 60 is a north/south route located in the US state of Maryland. Maryland Route 64 is an east/west route located in the US state of Maryland. Maryland Route 65 is a north/south route located in the US state of Maryland. Maryland Route 144 consists of six former sections of US 40 in several counties of the state of Maryland. Maryland Route 632 is a state highway in Washington County, Maryland. More limited service is available to surrounding communities in Washington County.
• Miller Cabs and Turner Vans service the Hagerstown area but are usually available only upon request. Starting 16 May 2008, Downtown Taxi! offers cab service people can hail in the downtown vicinity.
• Greyhound Lines and Atlantic Charter Buses provide coach bus service to major cities near and far including directly to Baltimore, Harrisburg, Richmond, and Washington. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States. Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Hagerstown Regional Airport is located approximately 5 miles due north of Hagerstown off U. Hagerstown Regional Airport, also known as Richard A Henson Field, is a public Airport located four miles (6 km) north of the Central business S. Route 11 and Interstate 81. It is a frequent landing site for the U.S. President on the way to Camp David. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Naval Support Facility Thurmont, popularly known as Camp David, is the rustic 125-acre (0 The airport was commercially serviced by US Airways with 6 flights daily to and from Pittsburgh International Airport. Pittsburgh International Airport, formerly Greater Pittsburgh Airport Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and commonly referred to as PIT is an international Airport As of 1 October 2007, this service has temporarily ceased operations. For the time being, one can use Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Harrisburg International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, or Washington National Airport, all of which are within 60-75 miles of Hagerstown. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area ( U Harrisburg International Airport is a public use Airport located eight Nautical miles (15 km) southeast of the Central business district Washington Dulles International Airport is a public Airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the Central business district of Washington D Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district of Washington
• There is no passenger rail service in Hagerstown. Martinsburg, WV offers Amtrak and MARC Train service to Union Station in Washington, D.C. while nearby Frederick, Maryland offers MARC commuter rail service as well. Martinsburg is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 MARC, prior to 1984 known as Maryland Rail Commuter Service, is a Regional rail system comprising three lines in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area Union Station is the grand ceremonial Train station designed to be the entrance to Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Frederick is the County seat of Frederick County Maryland, United States.

Culture

Washington Monument State Park is the first structure in the United States to honor George Washington, the 'father of our country. The Washington Monument in Washington County Maryland, United States, honors "Father of Our Country" George Washington. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the '

Historical sites

Hagerstown's location at the center of the so-called Historic Highlands makes it an ideal starting point for touring, especially with respect to the Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Antietam National Battlefield, the site of the bloodiest single day in American history, is located in nearby Sharpsburg, Maryland. Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg Maryland which commemorates the American Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, approximately 13 miles (20 km south of Hagerstown. South Mountain State Battlefield is also located in Washington County in Boonsboro, Maryland. The Battle of South Mountain (known in several early Southern accounts as the Battle of Boonsboro Gap) was fought September 14, 1862, as Boonsboro is an American town that lies at the foot of South Mountain in Washington County Maryland. Gettysburg, Monocacy, and Harpers Ferry battlefields are all located within a 30 minute drive of Hagerstown. The Gettysburg Battlefield was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1 to July 3, 1863, in and around the borough of Gettysburg Monocacy National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service, the site of the Battle of Monocacy Junction in the American Civil War fought on Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry West Virginia.

Fort Frederick State Park, which features a restored fort used in the French and Indian War, is west of the city in nearby Big Pool, Maryland. Fort Frederick State Park is a Maryland state park surrounding the restored Fort Frederick a Fort from the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Big Pool is an unincorporated community not considered as a Census-designated place (CDP in western Washington County, Maryland, United States

Washington Monument State Park near Boonsboro pays tribute to the country's first president, George Washington. The Washington Monument in Washington County Maryland, United States, honors "Father of Our Country" George Washington. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the It is the oldest structure to honor the 'father of our country. '

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown City Park.

Parks and museums

Within the city, there are numerous parks including Hagerstown City Park, which is home to the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Mansion House Art Gallery, Western Maryland 202 Locomotive Display and Museum, and the Hager House and Museum (once home of Jonathan Hager, founder of Hagerstown). Western Maryland 202 is a retired 4-6-2 Steam locomotive displayed in City Park, Hagerstown Maryland. Jonathan Hager is the founder of Hagerstown Maryland United States. Outside of the Park, Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum features exhibits of Hagerstown's early railroad history. The Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum located at 300 South Burhans Boulevard Hagerstown Maryland, has exhibits relating to local Railroad history and model railroads

Discovery Station is a hands-on learning environment for all ages featuring science, technology, space exploration, history, geology, health, agricultural and transportation exhibits in numerous galleries and display areas, including the Hagerstown Aviation Museum and the Betty Clopper Early Childhood Gallery. The museum is located in a historic bank building across from the Washington County Courthouse. The original bank housed the Federal Depository during the Civil War. Visitors can enter the main vault and examine its mammoth leaded glass door and mechanisms. With its white marble exterior and soaring palladium windows, the building is one of the most architecturally significant in downtown Hagerstown.

Hagerstown is also home to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Headquarters. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states

Theatre and arts

Hagerstown is home to the Maryland Theatre, a symphony house which plays host to the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and the annual Miss Maryland Beauty Pageant. The Maryland Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1982 by a small group of Washington County Maryland civic leaders and music lovers Miss Maryland USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Maryland in the Miss USA pageant The city also has the Washington County Playhouse, a traditional dinner theatre. A new Barbara Ingram School for the Arts will be opening soon as a magnet school for gifted art students in Downtown Hagerstown's new Arts and Entertainment District. A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula.

Annual events

Walking path through willows in Hagerstown City Park.

Downtown Hagerstown recently has enjoyed a resurgence and now hosts several popular annual events. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city The city draws thousands every year to the Western Maryland Blues Fest, which features blues artists from around the country. The popular Augustoberfest celebrates Hagerstown's German heritage. And the annual Alsatia Mummers' Parade happens to be the largest nighttime Halloween parade on the East Coast.

Fairgrounds Park features recreational facilities such as the Hagerstown Ice & Sports Complex and hosts various events throughout the year like Hagerstown's First Annual Hispanic Festival held earlier in September of 2007^[15].

Professional sports

Hagerstown is home to the Hagerstown Suns minor-league baseball team. The Hagerstown Suns are a Minor league baseball team based in Hagerstown, Maryland. The Suns play in the South Atlantic League and are a Class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The South Atlantic League or "Sally League" is a Minor league baseball League which operates mostly in the Southeastern United States, The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D They play in Municipal Stadium. Municipal Stadium is a Stadium in Hagerstown Maryland. It is primarily used for Baseball, and is the

Just outside the city to the west is Hagerstown Speedway, a nationally known dirt-track racing venue. To the southeast of Hagerstown is Mason-Dixon Dragway, another professional racing track.

Media

Print

• The Herald-Mail, daily (Hagerstown-Tri State Area's newspaper of record). The Herald-Mail is the Tri-State Area's premier Newspaper serving the cities of Hagerstown Maryland, Chambersburg Pennsylvania, and Martinsburg
• Hagerstown Magazine, monthly lifestyle magazine for Washington County and surrounding communities.
• The Crossroads, seasonal e-newsletter by Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
• Smart Company, magazine for businesses in Washington and Frederick counties. Frederick County is located in the western part of the US state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border
• Valley Revue, seasonal calendar magazine covering events in the Cumberland Valley, Shenandoah Valley, and beyond. The Shenandoah Valley region of western Virginia and West Virginia is bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian
• J. Gruber's Hagers-Town Town and Country Almanack, America's second-oldest continuously published periodical which has gained worldwide fame for its remarkable accuracy in weather predictions. It is distributed in many True Value and Orgill hardware stores throughout the country.
• Review and Herald Publishing Association, one of two North American publishing giants for the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The Review and Herald Publishing Association is one of two major Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America and is the oldest institution of the Seventh-day
• The Franklin Shopper, weekly advertiser.
• Picket News, weekly community interest news for the Tri-State Area.

Radio

Hagerstown shares a radio market, the 166th largest in the United States, with Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and Waynesboro, Pennsylvania^[16]. Waynesboro is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, located 78 miles (126 km northwest of Baltimore Maryland, and 2 miles (3 km north of the old The following box contains all of the radio stations in the area:

Television

Hagerstown is the base for four television stations and shares a Designated Market Area, the ninth largest in the United States, with Washington, D. A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population These C. The box below contains all networks in the media market including a separate section for Hagerstown and its immediate surrounding area:

Education

High schools

Colleges and universities

• Hagerstown Community College

• Kaplan College, formerly known as Hagerstown Business College. North Hagerstown High School is located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue in Hagerstown Maryland. South Hagerstown High School is located at 1101 South Potomac Street in Hagerstown Maryland. Boonsboro is an American town that lies at the foot of South Mountain in Washington County Maryland. Clear Spring High School is a High school (grades 9 to 12 in Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland. Clear Spring is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Smithsburg High School was constructed in 1965 in the town of Smithsburg Maryland. Smithsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Williamsport High School is a public High school in Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, United States. Williamsport is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Saint James School, located in the rolling fields of St James Maryland, USA, some six miles south of Hagerstown, is an independent secondary Who and where Saint Maria Goretti High School is located in Hagerstown Maryland and the school has been in operation since 1933. Kaplan College is a system of For-profit colleges in the United States and is a subsidiary of Kaplan Inc

• Mount Saint Mary's University, Hagerstown Campus, offers Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. Mount St Mary's University is a private Liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg Maryland.

• University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, a branch of the University of Maryland offering various associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree programs in connection with other state colleges and universities in Maryland. Established in January 2005, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown is a facility located in Hagerstown Maryland that offers upper-level undergraduate and

Notable residents and natives

• See People from Hagerstown.

Sister cities and municipal partnerships

• Wesel, Germany

• Hagerstown, Indiana, U.S. (unofficial)

Metropolitan area

Main article: Hagerstown Metropolitan Area

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA covers three counties:

• Washington County, Maryland
• Berkeley County, West Virginia
• Morgan County, West Virginia

The Primary Cities are Hagerstown, MD and Martinsburg, WV. Wesel (ˈveːzəl is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hagerstown is the name of two places in the United States of America: Hagerstown Indiana Hagerstown Maryland - core city in The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Hagerstown Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB as Hagerstown-Martinsburg MD-WV Metropolitan Washington County is a County located in the western part of the U Berkeley County is a County located in the US state of West Virginia. Morgan County is a County located in the US state of West Virginia. There are many smaller populated communities like Halfway, MD, Paramount-Long Meadow, MD, Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MD, Robinwood, MD, Maugansville, MD, Boonsboro, MD, Smithsburg, MD, Williamsport, MD, Falling Waters, WV, Hedgesville, WV, Inwood, WV and Berkeley Springs, WV. Halfway is a Census-designated place (CDP in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Paramount-Long Meadow is a Census-designated place (CDP in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Fountainhead-Orchard Hills is a Census-designated place (CDP in Washington County, Maryland, USA. Robinwood is a Census-designated place (CDP in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Maugansville is a Census-designated place (CDP in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Boonsboro is an American town that lies at the foot of South Mountain in Washington County Maryland. Smithsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Williamsport is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Falling Waters is an unincorporated town on the Potomac River in Berkeley County, West Virginia. Hedgesville is a town in Berkeley County in the US state of West Virginia 's Eastern Panhandle. Inwood is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Berkeley County, West Virginia south of Martinsburg. Bath is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is incorporated as Bath, but is referred to by the name of its Post office,

The metropolitan area's population in 2000 was 222,771. The 2007 estimate is 261,198, making Greater Hagerstown the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The growth rate from 2000-2007 is +17. 2%, the 46th highest among metropolitan areas in the entire country and the highest in Maryland (and in West Virginia)^[17]. The growth is mostly due to the influx of people from Washington, D. C. and, to a lesser extent, Baltimore, MD.

References

External links

• City of Hagerstown Website
• Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
• Hagerstown-Washington Co. CVB: African American Heritage Guide
• Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce
• Maryland Online Encyclopedia Hagerstown
• Hagerstown Suns
• The Herald-Mail
• Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
• Jonathan Hager House
• Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum
• Discovery Station at Hagerstown
• Hagerstown Aviation Museum
• Western Maryland Public Libraries' History Online
• University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
• Hagerstown Community College
• Jews in Mid-19th Century Hagerstown

• Hagerstown, Maryland is at coordinates 39°38′34″N 77°43′12″W / 39.642771, -77.719954 (Hagerstown, Maryland)Coordinates: 39°38′34″N 77°43′12″W / 39.642771, -77.719954 (Hagerstown, Maryland)