Hagerstown: Bringing Farm Products to Maryland's Great Valley - Hagerstown, Maryland
Posted by: BruceS
N 39° 38.550 W 077° 43.193
18S E 266608 N 4391615
Historical marker with information about the role that the National Road played in the development of Hagerstown, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WMKF0N
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2014
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Text of marker:
Hagerstown: Bringing Farm Products to Maryland Great Valley
Following Jonathan Hager's arrival in 1739, German and Scots-Irish immigrants settled in Maryland's Great Valley, developing prosperous farms. By the mid 1790's, agriculture was booming and the region needed a way to get its products to market. Community leaders proposed construction of a good road from Hagerstown to Baltimore.
Almost thirty years later, a new "National Road" reached Hagerstown. The town expanded as a freight center and stagecoach destination. An endless stream of Conestoga Wagons carrying freight east and west launched the small community to a new era.