Middletown Daily Photo

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Just After Sunrise

Remember to change your clocks back Saturday night/Sunday morning.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Monday, November 1, 2010

Theme Day: Public Transportation

Middletown does not have any public transportation that I know of, other than school busses. But this 'trolley' is in service each year during the Middletown Heritage Festival.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween

One of the entries in the annual town Halloween decorating contest

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010

Skywatch Friday: Lovin' the Blue

Check out more Skywatch images at the Skywatch Site!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Halloween, From the Ground Up

The gardning enthusiast at the corner of Church and Main told me this is a new addition to her annual Halloween theme.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Color Co-ordinated Grim Reaper

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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.