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NEWS
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The
town of Boonsboro, Maryland lies nestled at the foot of South Mountain
in Washington County. The land where the town is located was part
of two tracts, "Beale's Chance" and "Fellowship", owned by two brothers,
George and William Boone. Founded in 1792, when the brothers laid
out the land in half-acre lots. Originally named Margaretsville in
honor of George's wife, it was eventually changed to Boonesborough and
then later to its shortened spelling – Boonsboro.
With the construction
of the National Road, a turnpike connecting Baltimore to the west, Boonsboro
grew and prospered gaining industry and nation wide companies like Dr. Pipes. In 1823, a new process called "macadam" was used
to finish an unpaved section of the turnpike from Boonsboro to Hagerstown.
This was the first time the road building process was used in the United
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On the
4th of July in 1827, the citizens of Boonsboro erected
in one day the first monument to honor George Washington on top of South
Mountain. Used during the Civil War, the monument was restored in
1882 and again in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. |
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The first
battle of the Civil War fought on northern soil, was the Battle of South
Mountain September 14, 1862. Churches, public buildings and homes
in the town were used as hospitals.
Today, Boonsboro is
a quiet bedroom community catching the over-flow growth of Frederick County,
as commuters to the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area move westward in search
of homes with a rural setting.
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