Hagerstown in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1990-2010
The Information Age
1991
Robinwood Medical Center opens for business. It is enlarged in 1996 and 2001.
1997
Fiber optic telecommunications arrive in downtown Hagerstown.
1997-99
The city obtains the former Washington County Fairgrounds, makes major improvements and opens it to the public as a city park.
2005
The University System of Maryland opens an urban campus on West Washington Street in the former Baldwin Hotel.
2009
The Barbara Ingram School for the Arts opens on South Potomac Street in the historic Henry's Theater.
2009
Hagerstown Business College (founded 1938) becomes part of Kaplan University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Education • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.
Location. 39° 37.963′ N, 77° 43.408′ W. Marker is in Hagerstown, Maryland, in Washington County. It can be reached from South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65) just north of West Memorial Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is
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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 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: 1970-1990 (a few steps from this marker); 1950-1970 (within shouting distance of this marker); Winslow Forthman Burhans, Sr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Florence Wall MacMichael Myers McCoy (within shouting distance of this marker); Clara Holmes Jenness Hamilton (within shouting distance of this marker); Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Kennedy (within shouting distance of this marker); Matthias Peter Mφller (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
