Middletown Daily Photo: Theme Day

Friday, August 1, 2008

Theme Day - Metal

Today is theme day; the theme is metal. This thick, solid, cast iron post anchors part of a fence surrounding the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery at the north edge of Middletown.

This is my first time as a participant and I couldn't decide which metal shot to post, so I am doing a series. This is my "official" metal shot. I posted another candidate yesterday and will share a few more during the next couple of days.

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4 comments:

kuanyin333 said...: Yeh, this FEELS like heavy metal. Good one!; August 1, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Hilda said...: I love both cast iron and wrought iron. I think this post is gorgeous — must be extremely heavy though.; August 1, 2008 at 5:41 AM
Jilly said...: This is beautiful. So solid and yet with nice detail. I liked yesterday's too. amazing mail box. look forward to tomorrow's and after that.; August 1, 2008 at 6:13 AM
Janet Kincaid said...: Gorgeous photo! Good job!

Happy Theme Day!

Janet; August 1, 2008 at 4:18 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.