Canal… Places to Visit: C&O Canal 7 Jan 20237 Jan 2023 The C&O Canal, or Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, is a 184.5-mile long canal that stretches from Georgetown in Washington D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland. The canal was built in the 19th…
Civil War… Places to Visit: Antietam Battlefield 7 Jan 20237 Jan 2023 The Antietam Battlefield, also known as the Sharpsburg Battlefield, is a National Park Service site located in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The battlefield is the site of the Battle of Antietam, which…
Civil War… 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…
Civil War… History Hub Hunters S2E1 “Rebel Knights” Now Available 17 Jul 2022 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,…
Canal… Down the Old Potomac: 1917 Film by Edison about C&O Canal 14 Jul 20227 Jan 2023 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…
News Episode 2 Now Available! 13 Jul 2021 History Hub Hunters Episode 2 is now available! In this exciting episode, we search a suspected Confederate camp site, and possibly the plunder of the Ransom of Hagerstown. Play Episode…
Canal… 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…
News History Hub Hunters Launch Virtual Museum and Research Center 2 Jul 2021 History is meant to be remembered. Unfortunately, sometimes we lose some of our history along the way, so it's extremely exciting when we can help people rediscover what was once…
Sports… 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…
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