History Articles

In the midst of World War II two young men forged a friendship. One was a Native American named Albert “Al” Haschke from Nebraska. The other was Wilbur J. “Jack” Myers from Williamsport, Maryland. Both were members of the 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion fighting in…

The vintage military aircraft flying above Hagerstown this month will ring nostalgic for Hagerstown’s older generations and should pique the curiosity of younger generations. The old planes will fly in commemoration of Hagerstown’s aviation history, which is one of the…

The intersection of the National Pike and Washington Street in downtown Hagerstown a century ago was often a place of confusion. The area known as the Public Square accommodated the…

Ellen Fowler cared very much for how her final resting place would be tended to after she died. One of the earliest burials in Halfway African American Cemetery in 1898, “she was a single woman who worked as a…

Time Traveler Mike Marotte III takes us back in history with the Hagerstown Western Enterprise Fire Company No. 4. As the city was growing during the mid-1860s, a definite need developed for an…

As our city continues its progress toward the future with a reinvigorated downtown area, we thought it would be interesting to take a look back to the city’s previous heyday. Some of us still remember places like Everly’s Department Store and some of the West Washington Street shops that were the…