Middletown Daily Photo: Theme Day: Books

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Theme Day: Books

These are some of the books left over from the recent Friends of the Library Book Sale. The photo is taken from the outside of Memorial Hall, where the sale was held, and the reflections are trees and part of a retail center across the street.

A bonus shot - this was taken during the sale.

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4 comments:

ft. lauderdale daily photo said...: Very cool shot of the left-over books.; November 1, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Jilly said...: You can get great books at library sales. You obviously had a great time. Two nice shots.; November 1, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Janet Kincaid said...: Cool photos, Bernie! I can't wait to see what the owners of The Main Cup do with this space. It would be so perfect for a mixed-use space. Art, books, food... I'm going to have to come back to Middletown to see what happens here.

P.S. Speaking of coming back to Middletown, I was so taken with the Main Cup, I'm continually tempted to make the hour and a half trip up that way just to sit in that lovely space and enjoy a cuppa while blogging or reading. What a great space!; November 2, 2008 at 8:18 AM
Bernie said...: Thanks!! Yes, I like books and book sales.

dcc-yep, the Main Cup is a cool place. I need to go there more often. Their coffee is great!; November 2, 2008 at 10:08 AM

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.