Middletown Daily Photo

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Mini Park

This little park is near the bridge with the spider web.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Antenna At Sunset

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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Spring Dog

This is one of my dogs in my garden. She looks so sweet and inocent in this picture, doesn't she? I know better.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Bridge and Spider Web

This is one of many spider webs on the bridge in yesterday's post.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Bridge and Shadows

I missed the last 'theme day' on May 1st; the theme was shadows. I took this pictures a couple of days ago, so I'll post this now as my own theme day.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial 2

Here are two more photographs of the Middletown War Memorial.

Have a safe Memorial Day.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

This War Memorial is in the heart of town, on MD 17 just south of US Alt 40. Tomorrow is Memorial Day, so it seemed like a good idea to shoot a few photos of this tribute to those who gave all in the service of our country.

Also, today is the 1st anniversary of this web site and this was one of the first landmarks I photographed in Middletown.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Golf in the Valley

It's hard to tell from this picture, but these guys really are on a golf course.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Air Show

OK, so this scene is not actually in Middletown; it's about 50 or 60 miles away. I took this picture at the Joint Services Open House Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base last weekend. Visit my other photo site to see more.

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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.