Virtual Exhibits – Western Maryland History Hub

US Army 1961 Video Covers War Photography, Clara Barton during Civil War

17 Jul 202217 Jul 2022

https://youtu.be/W-CztgzDXnc This video contains Army Digest Number Eight, a documentary filmed by the US Army. While this public domain video was in rather good shape, we have remastered it in…

History Hub Hunters S2E1 “Rebel Knights” Now Available

https://youtu.be/zHnjIpPLtE8 The History Hub Hunters team returns with a shocking discovery, possibly linking Hagerstown, Maryland to a secret Confederate Civil War organization known as the Knights of the Golden Circle,…

Down the Old Potomac: 1917 Film by Edison about C&O Canal

14 Jul 202214 Jul 2022

https://youtu.be/cZRYoSXIKFI In 1917, Thomas Edison produced a silent film showing the journey down the C&O Canal to Washington, DC. This remastered video cleans up much of the damage which was…

WM Railway Connected to West Virginia and Pennsylvania

5 Jul 20216 Jul 2021

Western Maryland Railway provided passenger and freight services along tracks between Baltimore MD, Webster Springs, WV, and Connellsville, PA. Major stops included Penmar, Camp Ritchie, Hagerstown, Williamsport, Cumberland, and Elkins.…

Revolutionary War…

Hagerstown Founder Son Fought in First Engagement after Declaration of Independence

3 Jul 202121 Jul 2021

Jonathan Hager, the founder of Hagerstown, was involved in much more than just the founding of the town. On July 19, 1776, his son signed up for the Continental Army…

Horse Racing in Hagerstown

2 Jul 20213 Jul 2021

Between 1929 and 1970, Hagerstown featured horse racing at the present-day Fairgrounds Park. The open-air facility could seat 4,800 people, as well as 900 additional people in the clubhouse and…

Early Settlers…

A Look at The Hager House

2 Jul 20213 Jul 2021

Built in 1739, and currently owned by the City of Hagerstown, it is believed that the Hager House was not Jonathan Hager's first home in what he originally called "Elizabethtown"…