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
Washington County, Maryland (Fanning's, 1853)
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 Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
Events
| Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
