Middletown Daily Photo

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Still Green, But ...

... some leaves are turning to fall colors. Can't wait. Fall is my favorite time to photograph.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Middletown Heritage - Last Year

I enjoy this annual event very much but I have to miss it this year due to a schedule conflict. But I am there in spirit. Here is a picture I took last year.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Friday, September 17, 2010

Skywatch Friday: Corn, Clouds and Sky

Shot this standing on Green Street at the north edge of town a couple of weeks ago.

Check out more Skywatch images at the Skywatch Site!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Friday, September 10, 2010

Skywatch Friday: Columns and Sky

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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.