Welcome to Boonsboro

The town of Boonsboro was founded by brothers George and William Boone, relatives of the more famous Daniel Boone, and was situated along the main road leading from Hagerstown to Frederick. The original land deeds of the town listed the name as Boones Berry.

The brothers subdivided a farm that included parts of what are now Shafer Park, Potomac Street and Young Avenue. Berry an old English word for citadel, later came to mean estate.

A map of the town that came out around 1798 listed the name as Margaretville, in honor of George Boone''s wife, Margaret.

By the time another map came out in 1805, the name had changed to Boons Borough, with the e dropped out of the name.

The name shortened to Boonsboro around 1841 or 1842 when a local newspaper editor couldn''t get the town''s name to fit on his masthead. The apostrophe showed the name had been shortened. Some official documents as late as 1903 list the town''s name as Boonsborough.

The town was laid out in 1788 and incorporated in 1831. Its early citizens built the first monument "ever" to honor President George Washington.

EVENTS IN THE AREA

2/11/2012
MODEL TRAIN SALE
A variety of model trains will be up for sale, to benefit historic Antietam Station. Call 301-800-9829 or visit www.anti.... more...

2/28/2012
FOOD FOR PROFIT
Have you ever been told that your favorite homemade recipe is “good enough to sell?” Do you have additional .... more...

To view more events in the area, visit the Community Calendar on HagerstownMagazine.com.