Funeral Homes in Hagerstown, MD

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Dennis Scott (basketball player), Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. (horse trainer), , Jeff Brubaker (ice hockey player), Anthony W. Dutrow (horse trainer), Justin Bond (singer-songwriter and actor), Mike Draper (baseball player), and Jonathan Austin (cinematographer).

Hagerstown /ˈheɪɡərztaʊn/ is a city in Washington County, Maryland. It is the county seat of Washington County, and by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland (excluding adjacent Frederick County). The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metropolitan Area (extending into West Virginia) was 269,140. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth largest incorporated city.Hagerstown has a distinct topography, formed by stone ridges running from northeast to southwest through the center of town. Geography accordingly bounds its neighborhoods. These ridges consist of upper Stonehenge limestone. Many of the older buildings were built from this stone, which is easily quarried and dressed onsite. It whitens in weathering and the edgewise conglomerate and wavy laminae become distinctly visible, giving a handsome and uniquely “Cumberland Valley” appearance. Several of Hagerstown’s churches are constructed of Stonehenge limestone and its value and beauty as building rock many be seen particularly in St. John’s Episcopal Church on West Antietam Street and the Presbyterian Church at the corner of Washington and Prospect Streets. Brick and concrete eventually displaced this native stone in the construction process.Hagerstown anchors the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which lies just northwest of the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area in the heart of the Great Appalachian Valley. The population of the metropolitan area in 2010 was 269,140. Greater Hagerstown is the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state of Maryland and among the fastest growing in the United States.Despite its semi-rural Western Maryland setting, Hagerstown is a center of transit and commerce. Interstates 81 and 70, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Winchester and Western railroads, and Hagerstown Regional Airport form an extensive transportation network for the city. Hagerstown is also the chief commercial and industrial hub for a greater Tri-State Area that includes much of Western Maryland as well as significant portions of South Central Pennsylvania and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Hagerstown has often been referred to as, and is nicknamed, the Hub City. A person born in Hagerstown is officially called a Hagerstonian.

Hagerstown Obituaries

It was written by Franklin News on January 26th, 2022 that Mary E McGhee died in Hagerstown, Maryland.  McGhee was 96 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mary E's life.

It was disclosed by Bedford Bulletin on April 22nd, 2021 that Calvin Leon Parker passed away in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Parker was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Calvin Leon's life.

It was revealed by Tampa Bay on April 7th, 2021 that Holly Hope Proctor (Hall) died in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Ms. Proctor was 66 years old and was born in New Bedford, PA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Holly Hope's life.

It was noted by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on April 5th, 2021 that Elwood "Barney" Feigley died in Nashotah, Wisconsin.  Feigley was 95 years old and was born in Hagerstown, MD.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Elwood "Barney"'s life.

It was reported by Register Herald on March 4th, 2021 that Bobby Lee Jr Cottle passed on in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Cottle was 45 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Bobby Lee Jr's life.

It was noted by NRV News on January 28th, 2021 that Eula Day Chambers (Barnhart) died in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Ms. Chambers was 99 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eula Day's life.

It was disclosed by Washington Post (DC) on January 2nd, 2021 that Betty J Miller perished in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Miller was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Betty J's life.

It was reported by Orange County Register on December 11th, 2020 that Nellie R Blum perished in Dana Point, California.  Blum was 95 years old and was born in Hagerstown, MD.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Nellie R's life.

It was written by News Star on December 5th, 2020 that Mary Lou Rudisill (Boyd) passed on in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Ms. Rudisill was 74 years old and was born in Monroe, LA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary Lou's life.

It was reported by Washington Post (DC) on October 30th, 2020 that Donald "Don" Soule died in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Soule was 77 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Donald "Don"'s life.

History

It is the county seat of Washington County, Maryland County, and the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland.

Image:Hager House Hagerstown.JPG Hager House (Hagerstown, Maryland) House and Museum in Hagerstown City Park was once home to the city's founder, Jonathan Hager.Image:Burnsidebridge.jpg Bridge, a site of heavy combat in the Battle of Antietam, which occurred just south of Hagerstown.Image:Hagerstown Public Square c1900.jpg Public Square circa 1900.In 1739, Jonathan Hager, a German immigrant from Pennsylvania and a volunteer Captain of Scouts, purchased 200 acres of land in the Great Appalachian Valley between the Blue Ridge Mountains Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in Maryland and called it Hager’s Fancy. . Hagerstown ( ) is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. In 1762, Hager officially founded the town of Elizabethtown which he named after his wife, Elizabeth Kershner. The City Council changed the community's name to Hagerstown in 1813 because the name had gained popular usage, and in the following year, the Maryland State Legislature officially endorsed the changing of the town’s name.

The official website for the city of Hagerstown is http://www.Hagerstownmd.org.