Middletown Daily Photo

Monday, November 22, 2010

Municipal Center

I have posted many shots of this building but not usually from this angle.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010

Skywatch Friday: Pre Dawn Over the Valley

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Monday, November 15, 2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Weekend Reflection: Pond In Blue

This was taken at or shortly after sunset one day. The colors are usually amazing at that time of day.

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Skywatch Friday: Almost Sunrise

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Thursday, November 11, 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.