Middletown Daily Photo: Reflection

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Reflection

This park is so peaceful early in the morning. This same park is home to an Independence Day celebration, with games, food booths, music and a fireworks show. I hope to photograph that event and post some of the pictures on this site.

3 comments:

Pat said...: This photo caught my eye today, and I really think it's lovely. Also like the others I scrolled down to see, so I'll be back! Drop in to Belgrade!; June 10, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Small City Scenes said...: Beautiful reflections. One of my favorite type of photo. MB; June 10, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Bernie said...: Wow - two new visitors in one day. Thanks for dropping by. I just visited your blogs too... very nice.; June 10, 2008 at 10:04 PM

About Middletown

Middletown, Maryland was founded in 1767 and is said to be named either for its position midway between South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains or its central location between the larger Maryland cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. A few years earlier, a visiting surveyor and future “Father of our Country” George Washington referred to Middletown Valley as one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen.

The town was incorporated in 1833. After the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Middletown churches served as hospitals for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Today Middletown boasts a delicate balance of old and new. Instead of a Mayor, the town leader is a Burgess. Some of the buildings were built in the 1700s and 1800s. There are large Victorian homes as well as the typical cookie-cutter subdivisions that dot the edge of the Washington DC commuter exurbs.

The only franchise restaurant in town is a Subway; the only Starbucks is inside the Safeway.

If you really want to understand what small-town America feels like, visit Middletown during the Independence Day festivities and fireworks at Middletown Park, the Volunteer Fire Department’s annual mid-July Carnival or the Middletown Heritage Festival held in the fall.