Middletown Daily Photo: Politics

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Politics

Maryland usually votes Democratic, but western Frederick County is usually conservative Republican. So I wasn't expecting to see these lawn signs in the same block on Main Street. On the other hand, it shouldn't surprise me at all. The most predictable thing about the upcoming election is its unpredictability. And the great thing is that no matter which way we vote or who wins, we will continue to have a great country!

5 comments:

Hope said...: very well said...I enjoyed reading your post!; October 4, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Janet Kincaid said...: I have a thing or two I could say about one of those signs, but I'll refrain!

Excellent illustration of what's at stake here, Bernie!; October 4, 2008 at 3:57 PM
Bernie said...: Hope - thanks.

D C Janet - I bet we'd agree.; October 4, 2008 at 6:11 PM
down on main street said...: We knew when we put our sign out that it would catch your attention and it did. Maybe one day we will see a picture of our main street victorian as well.
Down on Main Street.; October 10, 2008 at 2:40 PM
Bernie said...: down on main st - so which house is yours? I guess I should photograph both. :); October 10, 2008 at 11:00 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.