Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jonathan Hager

1714 -1775

— Business And Industry Figure —

Jonathan Hager Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

1. Jonathan Hager Marker

Inscription. Jonathan Hager was the founder of the City of Hagerstown. He was born in Germany and immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1736. In 1739, he purchased 200 acres of land in what is now the western part of Hagerstown and engaged in numerous business ventures. Hager was a captain in command of a company of local militia during the French and Indian War. In 1762, he platted a tract of land that he owned, recording streets and lots to create a village. He named this town "Elizabethtown" in honor of his wife. Hager was instrumental in securing a decision by the Maryland legislature to name Elizabethtown (now Hagerstown) as the county seat of the newly-forming Washington county, which was established in 1776.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 39° 37.943′ N, 77° 43.395′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Memorial Boulevard and South Potomac Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William Thomas Hamilton (here, next to this marker); Jesse Duncan Elliott (here, next to this marker); Ammon H. Kreider & Lewis E. Reisner

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(here, next to this marker); Maurice Edward Frock (here, next to this marker); Edward Mayberry Mobley (here, next to this marker); Anna Spencer Brugh Singer (here, next to this marker); Jacob Francis Wheaton (here, next to this marker); Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hagerstown.

More about this marker. This marker is part of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement in Memorial Park.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

2. Jonathan Hager Marker

This is the topmost marker on the third panel of the Hagerstown Circle of Achievement.

Corporation of Hagerstown Maryland image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2017

3. Corporation of Hagerstown Maryland

Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.