Middletown Daily Photo: Fall Series 4

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Fall Series 4

7 comments:

Jane Hards Photography said...: Both beautiful, but the top one the relection is superb.; November 8, 2008 at 8:50 AM
Small City Scenes said...: Beautiful crisp fall photos. I am ready to have a picnic there. MB; November 8, 2008 at 9:34 AM
Lisa Wilson said...: Beautiful! It's the perfect representation of fall.; November 8, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Unknown said...: So beautiful!; November 8, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Al said...: I really like that top photo. So inviting...; November 8, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Janet Kincaid said...: Looks like fall finally kicked in up there! I guess we visited a few weeks too early. Oh well.

Lovely photos, Bernie!; November 9, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Bernie said...: babooshka - thanks. That's one of my favorites.

MB - a picnic sounds good. I'll bring the potato salad.

Lisa - thanks. Fall is my fave. Bet it was beautiful in your area too, but it's snowing now, isn't it?

JM - thanks

Al - thanks. I'd love to dive in but they don't allow swiming in that lake.

dcJanet - you're right, we missed it by almost 2 weeks. It was much more colorful that I expected.; November 9, 2008 at 9:32 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.