Middletown Daily Photo: A Blizzard

Saturday, February 6, 2010

A Blizzard

The snowfall a few days ago was nothing compared with the one last night and today. I took this picture at 9:00 this morning. It has been snowing for 20 hours and it will continue for at least six more hours. I'd like to drive into Middletown to shoot some pictures but I can't get out of my driveway.

4 comments:

Mina Joshi said...: Middletown must look beautiful with all the snow. Looking forward to seeing your photographs.; February 6, 2010 at 9:59 AM
Linda V. said...: That is a lot of snow! Wish I could be there to enjoy it, I love blizzards when I stay home and be safe!

Can't wait to see the dogs playing in it!

Stay warm, Berns

Linda; February 6, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Lew said...: Same on this side of Frederick. Delightful gazebo you have - bet it will be much more enjoyable in April!; February 7, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Janet said...: Incredible! I hope you still had power after all this.; February 13, 2010 at 10:56 AM

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.