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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween

Middletown gets in the spirit of the holiday with a street contest and some assorted lawn decorating.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Fall Blue

The fall sky is always so BLUE!!!

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Leaves Floating in Middletown Park

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Skywatch Friday: Clouds and Moon

It's a little hard to see the moon, but it is there - top right corner.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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.