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Pa. Civil War organization donates $6,500 for battlefield preservation
Chambersburg Civil War Seminars and Tours donated $6,500 for battlefield preservation on Oct. 2, presenting $5,000 to Antietam National Battlefield and $1,500 to the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce offers...Tags: Monterey (Berks, Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Battle of Antietam, Travel
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Five for your planner: Tuesday, Oct. 16
1. To celebrate the apple Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival will be Thursday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 21. Activities include free agricultural tours, coronation of Queen Pomona, Friday Night in the Square dance, apple growers contests, Arts and...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts
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Run for Kenzie set for Oct. 20
Run for Kenzie 5K run and walk will be Saturday, Oct. 20, at Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg. 5K run and walk begin at 8:30 a.m. Kids Fun Run starts at 9:30 a.m. $30. Proceeds to benefit Mackenzie McCarter who was diagnosed with acute...Tags: Leukemia
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Hagerstown and Wesel mark 60th anniversary of sister city relationship
dona@herald-mail.comLittle Heiskell led the mayors of Hagerstown and its sister city Wesel, Germany, on a short volksmarch from the Academy Theatre through the streets of downtown Friday evening to Discovery Station. Mayor Robert E. Bruchey II and Burgermeister Ulrike...Tags: Education, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Germany, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), World War II (1939-1945)
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Oct. 11
Ceramics Del Martin will display his stoneware pottery. Exhibit concludes Friday, Oct. 12. Contemporary School for the Arts & Gallery, 4 W. Franklin St., Hagerstown. Email ronlytle3@netzero.com. 'Simple Pleasures' Franklin County Historical Society...
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Arts
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Sorghum, like corn, used in a multitude of food products
jsemler@umd.eduA few weeks ago, I wrote a column about one of the major crops, corn, and before the ink was dry on the early edition, I received several calls and emails asking what was the crop growing at Antietam National Battlefield that looked sort of like corn...Tags: Renewable Energy, World War I (1914-1918), B Vitamins, Calcium, Recipes
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Oct. 4
Mont Alto Iron Works “Furnaces and Forges: The Legacy of Our Area’s Iron Industry” explores how iron furnaces shaped the history of Franklin County, Pa., as well as other parts of America. Final scheduled day of exhibit, 1 to 4 p.m....
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Education, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), War of 1812
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Seen and heard at the re-enactment site
People came from far and wide Friday to the site of this weekend’s Sesquicentennial Antietam Reenactment at Legacy Manor Farm off Bakersville Road. The Herald-Mail caught up with a few of them: Ralph C. Lincoln Berlin, Pa. Abraham’s Lincoln...Tags: Wars and Interventions, World War II (1939-1945), Judges, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Southeast Asia
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Sept. 27
‘Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War’ Traveling exhibition concludes today. Hagerstown Community College’s Kepler Center lobby, off Robinwood Drive, east of Hagerstown. Free. Call 240-500-2236. Abstraction, Texture &...
Tags: Human Interest, Education, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Executive Branch, Lobbying
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Bond increased for man accused of starting fire near Antietam National Battlefield
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Frederick County District Court judge sitting in Washington County on Wednesday set bond at $50,000 for a man who is charged with starting a fire that gutted a house Friday night near Antietam National Battlefield. Citing a concern for public safety,...Tags: Judges, Politics, Arson, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Fire causes $60,000 in damage
A Friday night fire caused $60,000 in damages to a two-story house at 6601 Remsburg Road near Antietam National Battlefield, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. The fire, which was reported at 7:29 p.m., caused $50,000 in damages to... -
Tolson's Chapel rededicated on 150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
Tolson’s Chapel in Sharpsburg hosted a rededication ceremony over the weekend, on the 150th anniversary of the release of the Emancipation Proclamation. The ceremony was attended by Robert Stanton, the senior adviser to the Secretary of the...Tags: Slavery, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Original site for Antietam National Battlefield topic gallery.