Middletown Daily Photo: A Tiny Hint of Fall

Monday, September 22, 2008

A Tiny Hint of Fall

It's September and these trees have a tiny tinge of yellow. A few leaves are on the ground - a hint of what's to come. I've lived in Middletown Valley for six years but I don't think I've seen Middletown Park during the fall season. I can't wait!

3 comments:

Bergson said...: Which peace of mind, I stretch out in the herb and the fact a small neck; September 22, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Frankie / Nick said...: Truly gorgeous, a portraying a peaceful calmness. Very pleasing.
Frankie; September 22, 2008 at 1:29 PM
Unknown said...: You've captured some beautiful autumn colours there!

Jackie (Glasgow DP); September 22, 2008 at 5:21 PM

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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.