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Museum Ramble 3 Bowman House Hagerstown 323 N. Main St., Boonsboro (301) 432-5889 | www.boonsborohistoricalsociety.org Maps and directions to participating sites will 6 Children’s Village of be available at the Visitor Welcome Center Home to the Boonsboro Historical Society, it is typical of Washington County the log houses built in Western Md. during the first half of in downtown Hagerstown and online at the 19th century. There are three interior brick chimneys 1546 Mount Aetna Road, Hagerstown museumramble.visithagerstown.com. The and much more. John Bowman operated a redware (301) 733-4443 | www.childrensvillagehgr.com WCAMHS and the CVB, along with the design pottery business at this location following the Civil War. Saturday May 18 2019 – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids Alive There is also a wagon barn and a potter’s shed onsite. Fest. Free. Themed Annual Open House – Super Hero expertise of Icon Graphics, have put together Jonathan Hager House this brochure and map specifically for this Open every 4th Sunday of the month, May – October and Princess costumes encouraged! Held on the grounds 9 from 2 – 5 p.m. and by appointment. of Children’s Village, this event includes safety exhibits & Museum year’s Ramble. We hope you will enjoy your and demonstrations by local community first responders, 110 Key St., Hagerstown City Park May Museum Ramble! Washington County games, and family activities for the whole family. Food & (301) 739-8577 x170 | www.hagerstownmd.org/309/ 4 Drink for sale. Rural Heritage Museum Jonathan-Hager-House-Museum Step into the past and explore the fully furnished 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro 7 City Park Train Hub and restored 18th century homestead of German- Boonsboro (240) 420-1714 | www.ruralheritagemuseum.org/ born city founder, Jonathan Hager. Visit the Hager 525 Highland Way, Hagerstown City Park Welcome back to a time when the pace was a bit slower House and see the new Mt. Aetna Revolutionary (301) 739-8577 x 170 | www.hagerstownmd.org/310/ 1 Boonsborough Museum and life centered around the farm, family and community. War cannon display and the original Little Heiskell. of History At the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum, you City-Park-Train-Hub May 3 & 4, special exhibit German Smiths and Early will learn about our region’s beginnings and history, and Climb aboard and learn about the golden era of American Industries, free admission. May 18, Write like 113 N. Main St., Boonsboro how our rural and agricultural heritage continues to play locomotion! Explore real caboose cars and steam a Colonial Craft Day, $4, tour included with admission. (301) 432-6969 | www.boonsborohistoricalsociety.org a role in Washington County today. Visit the museum locomotive engine 202 that once blazed the railroads of Open Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tours on the hour. Come see a special display in what many call buildings, village, farmstead and gardens. Open Sat. – Western Maryland. Discover hundreds of artifacts used $5/adults, $3/seniors & students, $2/children. Washington County’s most eclectic collection! Known Sun., 1 – 4 p.m. Free. in servicing trains, the transportation method that earned as one of the best small museums in the U.S., with an Hagerstown the nickname: The Hub City! May 3 & 4, Museum of Fine Arts historical collection that is second to none! Call for hours Museum Ramble Weekend – free admission! May 18, 10 of operation. Clear Spring Railroad Heritage Days: Locomotion – Ride and Explore. of Washington County $5 adults, $1 children. 401 Museum Dr., Hagerstown City Park (301) 739-5727 | www.wcmfa.org 2 Boonsboro Trolley 5 Wilson Country Store Station Museum 8 Mansion House Art Center One of the nation’s accredited fine arts museums, the 14921 Rufus Wilson Rd., Clear Spring Museum of Fine Arts presents art collections from Europe 214 N. Main St., Boonsboro (301) 582-4718 501 Highland Way, Hagerstown City Park and American including works by Auguste Rodin, French (301) 432-5141 | www.boonsborohistoricalsociety.org Wilson Country Store, built in the 1850s, stocks items (301) 797-2867 | www.valleyartassoc.com Barbizon artists, Dutch Utopia painters, and artists of the The original trolley station building, which served that you do not frequently see these days. The store sells The Georgian-style Mansion House was built in Hudson River School and the Eight. Changing exhibitions as the Boonsboro Trolley Station from 1902 to 1938, everything from seed potatoes to liniment salve, as well as 1843 by Jonathan Heyser, son-in-law of city founder complement the national recognized art collections. Free has been restored. In its heyday, the trolley ran from an assortment of snacks. Open Wed. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 Jonathan Hager, of limestone clay baked bricks, dug admission & parking. Tues. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat. Frederick to Middletown, Myersville, Hagerstown, p.m., Sunday 12 – 5 p.m. from wetlands where City Park Lake is located today. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sun. 1 – 5 p.m. Thurmont, Williamsport, and Boonsboro, Md., and The City of Hagerstown bought the property during the to Shady Grove, Pa. It is the last remaining Great Depression to help create work for local citizens. trolley station in Washington County. Open The center has been the headquarters of the Valley Art 11 Discovery Station every 4th Sunday of the month, May – October Association since 1991. Visitors may view gallery exhibit 101 W. Washington St., Hagerstown from 2 – 5 p.m. and by appointment. and purchase works from over 20 local artists. Call for (301) 790-0076 | www.discoverystation.org special exhibits, workshops, and classes. Open Fri. – Sat. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sun. 1 – 5 p.m. Discovery Station is a hands-on museum that provides life-long learning experiences to thousands of children and families each year. We create an environment that stimulates curiosity for discovery, exploration, and further investigation through exhibits and programs that focus on STEAM principles. Open Tue. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Adults $7, Children 4-15 $6, Children under 4, Free. May 4, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Geometric Bubbles. May 18, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Jolly Rancher Suncatchers.

Washington County’s Museum Ramble www.visithagerstown.com 12 Miller House Museum PENNSYLVANIA 135 W. Washington St., Hagerstown 522 MASON-DIXON LINE Hancock WASHINGTON COUNTY Cascade (301) 797-8782 | www.washcohistory.org 68 615 16 REGIONAL AIRPORT The Miller House Museum is an 1825 brick townhouse 17 Conococheague Maugansville Creek 11 Leitersburg that serves as the headquarters of the Washington L E 57 60 L G 58 64 I D H I County Historical Society. Exhibit include period furniture R 70 81 G Y and décor, Bell pottery, locally made silver, and other N A 63 I P Wilson local artifacts including pieces from the Revolutionary L W o Indian Clear Spring Smithsburg E O to 11-14 L D m Springs and Civil War. The kinship Family Heritage Research I 5 40 O a S c 40 15 Center specializes in local genealogy and offers a wide N R 7-10 64 77 O i Huyetts 77 T v variety of print and digital resources. Saturdays in May, e Big 56 68 Hagerstown 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Family Workshop: Create a Handmade r Spring 11 66 Greeting Card, free. May 18, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. American W Big Pool 6 Doll Tea, $25/person. Tues. – Sat. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., E S Funkstown self-guided tours available. $5/person; Free for WCHS T 18 25 V Beaver members and children under 13. Call to arrange guided I Williamsport 70 Creek or group tours (larger than 10). R APPALACHIAN TRAIL Hancock G 65 I N 632 68 First Hagerstown Hose Bowles House / I 13 17 A C& C&O Canal NHP Visitor Center O ALT Company Museum of C Downsville 40 A 4 Firefighting History N 63 Greenbriar

439 E. Main St., Hancock A L 31 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown (301) 678-5463 | www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/ 1-3 N Boonsboro I (301) 733-3339 | www.engineone.org hancockvisitorcenter.htm A T Offers over 200 years of firefighting history for the City Nestled along the towpath at milepost 123 in Hancock, N 19 Keedysville U Maryland, the charming Bowles House has seen its share of Hagerstown and Washington County. See artifacts O

of American history. Originally built in 1785 as a one- M showing past and present history of firefighting including 22 hand drawn apparatus, fire attack portable equipment, story structure on a hill overlooking the Potomac River, 24 H Antietam Creek the 230-year-old home is illustrative of life on the canal Sharpsburg T operating alarm systems, and two motorized fire 34 U engines. Open Fri. – Sat., 1 – 5 p.m. and an era long ago. The Bowles House has witnessed O early settlement on undeveloped land, a race between rail 23 20-21 S and canal, and a period of transition as advancements in 67 14 Washington County transportation eased the country into the 20th century, Arts Council, Inc. making life along the towpath obsolete. Open May 25 & P otoma c 26, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 34 S. Potomac St., Hagerstown R iv (301)-791-3132 | www.washingtoncountyarts.com e r The Washington County Arts Council, Inc., provides 18 Fort Frederick State Park a wide variety of programming, technical assistance, 11100 Fort Frederick Road, Big Pool funding opportunities, and encouragement to arts (301) 842-2155 | dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/ organizations and individual artists, developing western/fortfrederick.aspx connections between them and those who desire to The centerpiece of the Fort Frederick State Park is a have art in their lives. ‘The Exhibit Galleries’ and ‘The 21 Pry House Field Sandy Hook Gallery Shop’ at the Washington County Arts Council unique stone fort that served as Maryland’s frontier HARPERS FERRY Hospital Museum NAT. PARK support local artists’ efforts to make a living through their defense during the French and Indian War. Built in 340 work while providing the community with a venue for 1756, the Fort’s stone wall and two barracks have been 18906 Shepherdstown Pike shopping, and a destination for gift giving. Tues. – Fri. restored to their 1758 appearance. Historic exhibits are (301) 432-6352 | www.civilwarmed.org/pry/ 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. in the Fort, barracks, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) The Pry House Field Hospital Museum tells the story of a Museum and Visitor Center. The fort barracks are open home that became a headquarters and hospital during the seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day and Hagerstown bloodiest single day in American history: September 17, 15 on the weekends in the spring and fall, when staff and 1862. As the Battle of Antietam raged within view of the Roundhouse Museum volunteers dress in period clothing and occupy the fort, Pry family’s house, decisions were made on this historic demonstrating daily life in the 18th century. The 585-acre 296 S. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown property that shaped the lives of soldiers, surgeons, and park borders the Potomac River and The Chesapeake civilians. Thur. – Sun., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (301) 739-4665 | www.roundhouse.org and Ohio Canal passes through the park. The park also See a selection of locomotives from throughout features a boat launch, campsites, camp store, fishing, flat Hagerstown’s history, including freight, passenger, water canoeing, hiking trails, a playground, a picnic area and caboose cars. The multi-story museum features and large pavilion. Group tours are available seasonally. Sharpsburg interactive model train displays, artifact exhibits, and May 4, 10 a.m., Western Maryland Rail Trail Guided more. Fri.- Sun. 1 – 5 p.m. $6 adults, $1 kids. Bike Tour. May 18, Blue Moon Astronomy Program. 22 May 25 – 27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Discovery Weekend. Antietam National Battlefield 16 Hagerstown Aviation Museum 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg (301) 432-5124 | www.nps.gov/anti 18434 Showalter Rd., Hagerstown Keedysville/ South County September 17th, 1862 was the bloodiest single (301) 733-8717 | www.hagerstownaviationmuseum.org day in American history with nearly 23,000 killed, May 5, 1 – 4 p.m., Open Airplane Afternoon. Free. 19 Gathland State Park wounded, or missing in 12 hours of combat. Be Bring the family to the museum’s Open Airplane sure to see the museum gallery at the Visitor Center, Afternoon at the Hagerstown Regional Airport and 900 Arnoldstown Rd., Jefferson which features artifacts that tell the story of the climb into the cockpit of the museum’s Fairchild (301) 791-4767 | battle, its aftermath, and the creation of the park into C-82 and C-119 Flying Boxcars and 1943 Fairchild dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/gathland.aspx a memorial landscape. Open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. PT-26 WWII Trainer. See other museum aircraft such Ranger programs held daily at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Williamsport as the 1928 Kreider Reisner KR-31 biplane. Flight A large stone monument dedicated to the memory The Memorial Day Ceremony will be on Monday, May of Civil War correspondents is the outstanding experiences in the museum’s 1943 Fairchild PT-19 27, at 11 a.m. at the Antietam National Cemetery. 25 Springfield Barn/ WWII Trainer are available for a $100 donation. All the attraction of this day-use park. The Appalachian Williamsport Town Museum aircraft were built in Hagerstown! Historical displays and National Scenic Trail traverses the park and passes films are located inside the large aircraft. See airport the monument base. Gathland State Park was once 23 Sharpsburg Heritage Museum 12 Springfield Lane, Williamsport activity up-close; with planes taking off and landing. the mountain home of George Alfred Townsend, (301) 223-5859 | www.williamsportmd.gov a Civil War journalist. In the late 1800’s, Gathland 106 E. Main St., Sharpsburg FREE admission/donations appreciated. Museum (301) 800-6877 The Springfield Barn, which overlooks Williamsport’s merchandise, books, DVDs, hats and T-shirts for sale. featured a unique collection of buildings and structures Byron Memorial Park, was built circa 1755 by Otho designed and constructed by Townsend. Two of the The Sharpsburg Heritage Museum: Come and learn Holland Williams, the founder of Williamsport. The structures, the Main Hall and Lodge, were partially about Sharpsburg`s heritage, see items like: Dr. A.A. Town of Williamsport purchased this barn in 1987. The restored in the 1950’s. Open 8 a.m. to sunset daily. Biggs`s Medical bag, old quilts from the Poffenberger Springfield Barn is one of the largest barns in the state family — one dated back to 1830, and other articles from of Maryland. This eight bay frame barn is 56 feet wide 20 Newcomer House Sharpsburg`s Archives. Call for hours of operation. and nearly 168 feet long with a raised-seam roof. The first section, built over 200 years ago and set on stone 18422 Shepherdstown Pike, Keedysville 24 Tolson’s Chapel foundations, is a four-bay bank barn with two open (301) 432-6402 | www.heartofthecivilwar/org/ brick granaries. One of these has simple open brickwork newcomer-house 111 E. High St., Sharpsburg ventilation holes. The other four bays were built This unofficial Visitor’s Center is a must-see for Antietam (301) 582-4718 | www.tolsonschapel.org somewhat later and in the 1880’s, Victorian trim and visitors! Interpretive exhibits focus on heritage area Take a step back into history when you visit Tolson’s nine ventilators were added along the ridge of the roof. themes: On the Home Front, In the Heat of Battle, Chapel in Sharpsburg, a log Methodist chapel built in Within the barn, the original cedar shakes are still visible. and Beyond the Battlefield, and panels feature sits 1866 by the Sharpsburg African American community. The Town Museum is located in old milk parlor on the where these themes may be explored. Brochures, The building also doubled as a Freedmen’s Bureau School back side of the Springfield Barn. The Museum features Civil War Trails map guides, county visitor guides, from 1868–1870 and as the county-run Sharpsburg local memorabilia from Williamsport High School Alumni and other materials are available. Staff area available Colored School until 1899. The church was closed in Board and a School Room. Open Sun. 1 – 4 p.m. to help visitors tailor their Civil War experiences in 1998 after the last congregant passed away. Essentially Carroll, Frederick, and Washington Counties. Sat. & unchanged from its original appearance, the building has Sun. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. May Porch Program details been restored by the Friends of Tolson’s Chapel (FOTC). can be found at www.heartofthecivilwar.org. Call for hours of operation.

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