Near Lewistown in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lewistown Trout Hatchery and Bass Ponds
Frederick County
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2021
1. Lewistown Trout Hatchery and Bass Ponds Marker
One mile from this point. Purchased by state 1917.
Erected by Conservation Department of Maryland, Swerson Earle, Commissioner.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 39° 32.145′ N, 77° 25.942′ W. Marker is near Lewistown, Maryland, in Frederick County. Marker is at the intersection of Fish Hatchery Road and Bethel Road, on the left when traveling west on Fish Hatchery Road. Located on the south side of Fish Hatchery Road, just east of its intersection with Bethel Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lewistown (approx. 0.9 miles away); Snook Farm Smokehouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Snook Family Farm (approx. 2.1 miles away); Snook Family & Farmhouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Erasure and Rediscovery (approx. 3 miles away); The Return of Names (approx. 3 miles away); An Unquiet Place (approx. 3 miles away); Dynamic Nature of History (approx. 3 miles away).
Also see . . . Lewistown state fishery still going after 88 years. Emmitsburg
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Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 2, 2016
2. Lewistown Trout Hatchery and Bass Ponds Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2016, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on May 2, 2016, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
