Middletown Daily Photo

Monday, August 31, 2009

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Skywatch Friday: Holes in the Sky

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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.

Middletown Daily Photo

Monday, August 31, 2009

Cropscape 2

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Cropscape

Saturday, August 29, 2009

A Bend In The Road

Friday, August 28, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Holes in the Sky

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Flowers and Brick

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Across The Street

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Honoring

Monday, August 24, 2009

Butterfly

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Corn

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Walking Zone