Hagerstown, Maryland's history is inextricably linked to the railroad. Hagerstown's nickname of the "Hub City" comes from the wheel-spoke effect that the many rail lines in and out of the city created. The first train cars from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad reached the limits of Washington County on December 3, 1834, where the line crossed into Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. The railroad was instrumental in transporting both goods and passengers and helped spell the demise of the C & O Canal. Through the years, the railroads continued to ply the tracks through the county providing work for many, and transportation of freight and passenger service from Baltimore in the east to the great expanse of the country to the west. Today, passenger service no longer runs through Hagerstown, but freight service continues and trains are far from forgotten.
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Using archival photographs, Hagerstown: Railroading around the Hub City presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of this community today. Local author Mary H. Rubin has culled vintage images primarily from the Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum and the Maryland Cracker Barrel magazine in this historical retrospective. She manages to preserve a bit of history for rail enthusiasts and all who read this volume.
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February 3, 1841 is the date that the first train entered Hagerstown on the Franklin Railroad. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Western Maryland, Courtesy of Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, Courtesy of Maryland Cracker Barrel, Cumberland Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Washington County Free Library, Courtesy of Washington County Historical Society, Freedom Train, Summit Avenue, United States, Burhans Boulevard, West Virginia, Ohio Railroad, Pen Mar Park, Potomac Street, Antietam Street, Chicago Limited, Washington Street, New York Central, World War, Blue Ridge Mountains, Church Street, Civil War, Courtesy Maryland Cracker Barrel, Hagerstown Fairgrounds New!
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February 3, 1841 is the date that the first train entered Hagerstown on the Franklin Railroad. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
railroad history, passenger station Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Western Maryland, Courtesy of Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum, Courtesy of Maryland Cracker Barrel, Cumberland Valley Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Washington County Free Library, Courtesy of Washington County Historical Society, Freedom Train, Summit Avenue, United States, Burhans Boulevard, West Virginia, Ohio Railroad, Pen Mar Park, Potomac Street, Antietam Street, Chicago Limited, Washington Street, New York Central, World War, Blue Ridge Mountains, Church Street, Civil War, Courtesy Maryland Cracker Barrel, Hagerstown Fairgrounds New!
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- Washington County (GA) (Images of America) by Washington County Historical Society on 10 pages
- Star Spangled Banner (1907) by Francis Scott Key on page 55
- Hagerstown (MD) (Images of America) by Mary H. Rubin on page 35
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