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Inflatable train a huge hit at Railroad Heritage Days
julieg@herald-mail.comKids couldn’t get enough Sunday of a 59-foot-long inflatable train at Railroad Heritage Days. Going through the bouncy train time after time, kids were smiling whether they were stepping, crawling or falling out of the opening in the locomotive&...Tags: Washington, DC, Transportation, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Museums
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Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets
davem@herald-mail.comSoldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved in the siege of Petersburg, Va., during the conflict. Among the first local blacks who joined the Union were members...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Congress, Corporate Officers, Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Horse-drawn wagons highlight National Pike Festival
matthewu@herald-mail.comKaren Davis enlisted friends Stacey Schaab and Beth Przybylski to join her for last year’s National Pike Festival and Wagon Train in Washington County because she had just finished radiation treatment for cancer. “Now, I can’t get rid...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Gardens and Parks, Travel, Annapolis
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Handful of Hagerstown hopefuls take chance with Powerball tickets
holly.shok@herald-mail.comWednesday might have been Trish Riley’s lucky day. “On a whim,” Riley, 47, made an atypical afternoon stop at Central City Liquors in Hagerstown to buy lottery tickets — a luxury she allows herself only three times a year....Tags: Lotteries, Travel, Services and Shopping, Insurance, Heart Attack
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Football registration
The Washington County Junior Football League will host registration for the upcoming football season Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Valley Mall. Sign-ups will be held in the Food Court area. For more information, go to www.wcjfl.com. Paws...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Travel, Animals
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Five for your planner: Tuesdays, May 14
1. Comedy that’s ‘Dy-no-mite’ Make Me Laugh Comedy Tour will host two shows Saturday, May 18, at Fraternal Order of Eagles, 18 N. Locust St., downtown Hagerstown. The shows will feature Jimmie Walker and C.J. Burney, hosted by Chad...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Travel, Tour Operations Industry, Dance, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Tourism Week marked
The Washington County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 4 to 12 as Washington County Tourism Week after a presentation of the annual report by the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau. In Washington County, 6,700 people work...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Travel, Washington Monument, State Parks, Trips and Vacations
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Museum buildings dedicated honoring legacy of South Mountain State Park
alnotarianni@aol.comThree buildings on two sites were dedicated as one museum Saturday, honoring the historical and cultural legacy of South Mountain State Park. South Mountain Recreation Area Superintendent Dan Spedden said Washington Monument and Gathland state parks...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel, Washington Monument, Maryland General Assembly, Museums
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Washington County tourism up 35 percent in 2012
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comTourism in Washington County remains healthy, with annual visitation in 2012 up by about 35 percent at most local tourist attractions, according to a local tourism official. Thomas B. Riford, president and chief executive officer of the Hagerstown-...Tags: Marketing, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Corporate Officers, Travel, Tour Operations Industry
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Washington County Museum Ramble has planes, trains, old autos, cooking demos and more
The Museum Ramble, a self-guided tour including 24 museums and historic sites from Clear Spring to Smithsburg, will be Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5. Some museums will be open only one day. A printed guide and map to participating sites are...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Gardens and Parks, Travel, Artists, Washington Monument
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New tourism app debuted at Totem Pole Playhouse
waynesboro@herald-mail.comSmartphones and tablet devices will soon be helping people explore cultural, heritage and natural features in Franklin, Adams, Cumberland and York counties in Pennsylvania. The South Mountain Partnership debuted its new app Monday during an event at...Tags: Sally Struthers, Travel, Apple iTunes, Google Play, Arts and Culture
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Re-enactors cover all walks of 18th-century life during Fort Frederick's Market Fair
alnotarianni@aol.comTraders pulled primitive carts full of wares across fields in the cool morning air. Servants used long sticks to stir stew in sturdy black pots, and a town crier announced an auction to take place after noon. The wistful tunes of a fife sailed in the...Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Gardens and Parks, Travel, State Parks, French and Indian War
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