Middletown Daily Photo: Skywatch Friday: Lovin' the Blue

Friday, October 29, 2010

Skywatch Friday: Lovin' the Blue

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4 comments:

Kim, USA said...: I love the blue sky and the red color of the bricks. Happy weekend!
Sky Watch; October 29, 2010 at 9:00 AM
LV said...: I love Sky Watch and your blue skies for today.; October 29, 2010 at 9:49 AM
Unknown said...: I love the lines and angles of this photo. Nice composition. And that blue of the sky is splendid.

http://thepaganeye.blogspot.com/2010/10/sky-watch-friday.html; October 29, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Dragonfly said...: Stunning colours, I love this photo! All the best from Anette in Norway :)
www.anettesbokboble.blogg.no; October 29, 2010 at 11:49 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.