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Middletown, Maryland
(a
HistoricTown)
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Within
commuting distance of Washington D.C. and Frederick Maryland, Middletown is small
but growing. It was once a stop on the National Pike, one of America's first roads. The
Pike carried pioneers
and goods from Baltimore to the frontier. Sections of the old road, now Route
40, are
still in use and make an interesting drive trip through Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and beyond.
Several battles of the
Civil War were fought in and around Middletown. We were told that both
President Rutherford Hayes and William McKinley were wounded at the Battle of
South Mountain near here.
Middletown
has a few nicely
painted Victorian homes today. You will also find a bed and breakfast inn
and a few other small businesses that interest travelers (see list below).
For a good lunch stop at Hagan's Tavern on
Route 40 between Middletown and Frederick. This historic stone house is
next door to an antiques shop. Reservations may be required for dinner.
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Location
Alternate 40, near
I-70 west of Frederick
MapQuest map
Population
About
3,000
Features
Bed and breakfast inn
Campgrounds and RV parks in the area
Check
Woodall's guide
Central Maryland Heritage Leaque
(Medical
museum and genealogical research center)
Gourmet
coffee shop (opening Summer 2006)
(301-471-2357)
Hotels
and vacation rentals in this area
Ice
cream shop (opening Summer 2006)
Middletown
Valley Historical Society
Restaurants
Victorian homes
Festivals
Spring:
Historical
festival (house tours)
July:
Independance
Day festival
Fall:
Heritage
Days
Halloween
Parade
December:
Christmas
in the Valley
Hours
?
Nearby
Antietam
National Battlefield (Sharpsburg)
Civil
War Museum (Boonsboro)
(Click photo to enlarge)
Crystal
Grottoes (Boonsboro)
Frederick
(an OldeTowne)
Gambril
State Park
Gathland
State Park (Gapland)
Greenbrier
State Park (Boonsboro)
301-791-4767
www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/greenbrier.html
Lewis
Mill (Jefferson)
Reno
Monument (Fox's Gap)
South
Mountain (Turner's Gap)
War
Correspondents' Arch (Crampton's Gap)
Washington
Monument State Park
(first
monument to George Washington)
(Click photos to enlarge)
www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/washington.html
Recommended stay
Drive through
(on Alternate Route 40)
For
more information
Town of Middletown
www.Middletown.MD.US
Frederick
County Tourism Council
www.FrederickTourism.org
National
Road (historic National Scenic Byway)
www.NationalRoad.org
800-289-2388
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