Hagerstown
Hagerstown

Author: Mary H. Rubin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-07-26

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1439626200

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Hagerstown has undergone a great deal of change since Jonathan Hager first bought Hagers Fancy in 1739. Changes were wrought by the Civil War, the railroads, and the pioneer settlers themselves. Many historic structures still stand today as a testament to the towns storied past, but growth has also brought inevitable changes. Author and longtime Hagerstown resident Mary H. Rubin shows the dramatic changes as well as places that retain their sense of history using vintage images from the Washington County Free Librarys Western Maryland Room.

Firefighting in Hagerstown
Firefighting in Hagerstown

Author: Justin T. Mayhue

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738516585

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The story of firefighting in Hagerstown is almost as old as the town itself. From the bucket brigades in 1791 to the modern fire apparatus used today, the fire department of Hagerstown has played a significant role in protecting local citizens and structures from the ravages of fire. By highlighting the major components of the fire department, including firefighters, fire stations, and the blazes that have spread throughout the city, Images of America: Firefighting in Hagerstown chronicles over two centuries of protection in Hagerstown. This work touches on the dedication, sacrifice, and willingness to serve by the members of each fire company. With over 200 archival images, this volume highlights many rarely seen photographs, including horse-drawn equipment, firehouses, and many of Hagerstown's most challenging fires.

Hagerstown Firefighting Through the Years
Hagerstown Firefighting Through the Years

Author: Justin T. Mayhue

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780738541587

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Since the 19th century, the Hagerstown Fire Department has consisted of the following companies: First Hagerstown Hose, Antietam Fire, Independent Junior Fire, Western Enterprise Fire, Pioneer Hook & Ladder, and, since 1950, South Hagerstown Fire. In about 1895, the Hagerstown Fire Department began the transition from an all-volunteer force to a combination volunteer/career force. This second collection of historic firefighting images is a chronology of the Hagerstown Fire Department from 1791 to 2005. During that period, there were significant advances in firefighting equipment, technology, and firefighting training. In this volume, more than 200 images capture the firefighters and fire apparatus in action at fires and also the daily activities defining each era. Whether they were using buckets, hand- or horse-pulled apparatus, or half-million dollar motorized equipment, the firefighters of Hagerstown have always faced challenges with courage. The images in this volume bring to life the men and women who sacrificed so much.

Hagerstown in the Civil War
Hagerstown in the Civil War

Author: Stephen R. Bockmiller

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011-04-11

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439626642

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Wedged strategically between the Mason-Dixon Line and the Potomac River, Hagerstown was destined to play a significant role in the Civil War. A diverse community, most residents gravitated toward the blue while some sided with the gray. Slavery was not a major presence in western Maryland, yet some local residents owned slaves along this route on the Underground Railroad. The intriguing story of Hagerstown during the Civil War is captured in this volume of vintage photographs, portraits, drawings, and other illustrations. Learn the stories of participants, both local and from across the country, whose wartime experiences in Hagerstown forever affected them. From the secretive arrival of John Brown in June 1859, to recent efforts to commemorate this history, the reader will come to understand the rich heritage that can be found in Hagerstown.

Defying Death in Hagerstown
Defying Death in Hagerstown

Author: John Paul Carinci

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing

Published: 2015-04-21

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1630473510

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Louis Gerhani is a hard drinking, heartbroken, newspaper reporter for the Washington Gazette. He is disinterested in life after his fiancé left him for a doctor, and his final assignment in order to retain his job is to write a full story on Lolita Croome, an 110 year old, philosophical woman, and the oldest living person in the country, who resides in a nursing home in Hagerstown Maryland. As he reluctantly begins the assignment, he uncovers a 90 year old unsolved triple murder of three young women, that Lolita lived through, and a full diary from Lolita from 1923, the year of the murders. Consumed with solving the murders, turning out the story of a lifetime, and using the diary, Lou begins to wake a sleeping giant that someone is clearly trying to keep unsolved at all costs. Major violence erupts in this quiet town as Lou tries desperately to stay alive, finish the story, solve the murders, fall in love, and learn from a very wise, old woman. Defying Death In Hagerstown is the page turner on the century.