Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Maryland, with Potomac river on the southwest. Area, 440 square miles. Face of the country broken and mountainous; soil, where alluvial, fertile. Seat of justice, Hagerstown. Pop. in 1810, 18,730; in 1820, 23,075; in 1830, 25,268; in 1840, 28,850; in 1850, 30,848. (Fanning's, 1853)
Note Cards
Events
Date | Type | |
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Battle of Antietam | Battles/Soldiers | |
Confederate artillery shells Hancock, Maryland, firing across the Potomac from Morgan County, Virginia | Battles/Soldiers | |
- | Union forces pursue Lee's into Maryland and Stuart's covering Confederates clash with Union cavalry | Battles/Soldiers |
Places
Name | Type |
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Boonsboro, MD | City or Town |
Hagerstown, MD | City or Town |
Hancock, MD | City or Town |
Kennedy Farm, Washington County, MD | Location or Site |
Sharpsburg, MD | City or Town |
Williamsport, MD | City or Town |