Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jonathan Hager House
Circa 1740
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 9, 2007
1. Jonathan Hager House, Circa 1740 Marker
Erected 1954 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 16, 1739.
Location. 39° 38.388′ N, 77° 43.716′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on South Walnut Street near Key Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the edge of the Hagerstown City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hagerstown MD 21740, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Founder's First Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Springs at Hager's Fancy (about 400 feet away); Pieces Left Behind (about 400 feet away); Hager House Museum (about 400 feet away); Hagers Fancy (about 500 feet away); Jonathan Hager
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Hager House and Museum (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Jonathan Hager House. The Hager House stands off Key Street, inside the city park, about a quarter mile to the West.
Also see . . . The Hager House.
Situated in Hagerstown's City Park, the Hager House is built of uncut fieldstones carefully fitted by the young German immigrant who had traveled to the wilderness of Western Maryland for a fruitful future. Jonathan Hager arrived on the new colonies' shores in 1736, debarking at the Port of Philadelphia. In 1739 made his first land buy here, which was then part of Frederick County, and built this house where he settled in to embark on the grand ambitions that lay before him in the colonial western frontier of Maryland.(Submitted on June 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 8, 2008
2. Marker and Hager House
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 9, 2007
3. The Hager House
This uncut field stone house was built in the 1840s. With thick walls and a protected water supply, the house could also serve as a frontier fort in the event of an uprising.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 9, 2007
4. Mt. Aetna Cannon Preserved at the Hager House
Mt. Aetna Furnace produced cannon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The Furnace was located in Washington County, MD to the South of Hagerstown. This cannon still has the sprune on the muzzle used to bleed off excess slag, indicating it was never completed.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,439 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on March 9, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
