Middletown Daily Photo: Halloween Decorations 2

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Halloween Decorations 2

4 comments:

Tiffany said...: Did you know that Dragon won first place?; October 28, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Anonymous said...: Wonderful contrast with the building.; October 28, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Colorado Kid said...: I never saw the eye lashes on the Dragon before. I'm always driving when I go by it. Maybe tomorrow, if its not windy, I'll take a walk on the wild scare crow side.; October 28, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Bernie said...: Tiffany - thanks for the news. Congratulations are in ofder for the Aliev and Cook families.

afyonkarahisar - thank you.

colorado kid - let me know if you're walking on the wild side this weekend and I'll take your picture for this blog. :); October 28, 2008 at 9:43 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.