Recent Articles
March Along the Towpath
Posted on:Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 3:58 pm
Published in March 2023 in Along the Towpath, an excellent article on the Antietam Canal and its connection to the Saylor House (click image to enlarge)
Call for Volunteers!
Posted on:Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 8:26 am
WCHT is a volunteer-run organization and we need YOU to achieve the dream of a vibrant, usable education center at the Saylor House located on the banks of the Antietam …
Participate in Washington County Gives
Posted on:Monday, April 30th, 2018 @ 4:44 pmJoin us in restoring the Saylor House in Hagerstown’s Kiwanis Park. Your donations will help restore the front porch of the building this year. Please …
Early Fish Stocking History on the Antietam
Posted on:Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 @ 9:14 pm
Early in Washington County’s history, a group of men, including Peter Saylor, formed the Antietam Fish Company to conserve, stock and harvest fish in Antietam Creek. Peter Saylor was the …
You are Invited to the Saylor House
Posted on:Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 @ 3:56 pm
Special “Before Restoration” HOUSE TOUR for WCHT members and Friends Sunday, October 16, 2016 1 to 4 pm (Free of Charge) After 60 years of neglect, until …
Early Bird Notice for WCHT Members and Followers. . . . It’s Here, it’s finally here!
Posted on:Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 9:11 am
Rebel of ’61 by Joseph R. Stonebraker $24.95 Annotated and edited by Sandra D. Izer for WCHT (2016) 264 pages of history (softcover) over 100 illustrations, maps, and photographs …
212 – Cool Hollow House, circa 1850, south of Funkstown, MD
Posted on:Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 @ 2:28 pm
Antietam Creek swings close to Old National Pike near the western end of Cool Hollow Road near Beaver Creek. A handsome white-painted brick house, laid in American bond, with interior …
Saylor House, Circa 1800, Hagerstown, MD
Posted on:Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 1:00 pm
In 2007, planning for a new business park began in Hagerstown. The 29-acre parcel slated for development stands along Jefferson Boulevard, east of Eastern Boulevard from where Diamond Drive and …
Donnelly House, circa 1815, south of Williamsport, MD
Posted on:Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 12:18 pm
Falling Waters Road undulates over rolling farmland moving west from Spielman Road to the Potomac River. As it curls past a bluff on the north, the corner of an old …
“The Plan” for the Saylor House
Posted on:Saturday, May 28th, 2016 @ 10:15 pm
When determined preservationists present an idea benefiting the community to receptive government leaders, the result is “The Plan.” Occasionally, we are pleased to say, it works. Hagerstown City Council Approves …
