About this city
Also known as: The Heartland of the Valley
Melted into the sweeping, fertile rolling hills of the scenic Middletown Valley in Frederick County, Middletown is an historic, exceptionally charming western Maryland borough. Formally laid out in 1767 along the old historic National Road corridor, the town owes its descriptive name to its precise mathematical positioning as the exact midway point between the pioneer shipping cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. For centuries, Middletown flourished as a prosperous agricultural market node, but it was forever thrust into national military folklore in September 1862 during the American Civil War, serving as a critical field hospital zone supporting casualties from the fierce nearby battles of South Mountain and Antietam. Today, the town proudly preserves an immaculate downtown listed on the National Register of Historic Places, combining its old-world Federal and Victorian architecture with an upscale, eco-conscious rural community spirit.
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Suggested stay: 1 day
Stroll past beautifully preserved nineteenth-century brick buildings on the Historic Main Street Walk, follow Civil War medical heritage trails, sample artisanal locally produced wines at the nearby Orchid Cellar Meadery and Winery, and mountain bike along the rugged South Mountain State Park ridges.
