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County Courthouse
County Courthouse Annex
100 W Washington St
Hagerstown, MD 21740-4727
Phone: (301)791-3090
Website:
http://www.washco-md.net
BRIEF HISTORY
Washington County is
a city in Northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the
county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the
largest city in a religion known as Western Maryland.
Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth largest city.
In 1739, Jonathan Hager, a German immigrant from
Pennsylvania and a volunteer Captain of Scouts, purchased 200 acres
(81 ha) of land in the Great Appalachian Valley between the Blue
Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in Maryland and called it Hager’s
Fancy. In 1762, Hager officially founded the town of Elizabethtown
which he named after his wife, Elizabeth Kershner. Fourteen years
later, Jonathan Hager became known as the "Father of Washington
County" after his efforts helped Hagerstown become the county seat
of newly created Washington County which Hager also helped create
from neighboring Frederick County, Maryland. 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
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City:
Hagerstown
Townships:
* Boonsboro
* Clear Spring
* Funkstown
* Hancock
* Keedysville
* Sharpsburg
* Smithburg
* Williamsport
Other Towns:
* Big Pool
* Leitersburg
* Pen Mar |
County Seat: Hagerstown
Year Organized: 1776
Square Miles: 457.78
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