Middletown Daily Photo: Skywatch Friday: Air Show

Friday, May 22, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Air Show

OK, so this scene is not actually in Middletown; it's about 50 or 60 miles away. I took this picture at the Joint Services Open House Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base last weekend. Visit my other photo site to see more.

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4 comments:

Gennasus said...: Great action sky shot!; May 22, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Sally in WA said...: Love it! I hope you enjoyed the airshow. I remember going as a kid to Andrews. My dad was an air traffic controller at the base.; May 22, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Sylvia K said...: Great shot! Lovely clouds and the planes are terrific!; May 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Jim said...: Great capture.
Sydney - City and Suburbs; May 24, 2009 at 2:01 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.