BOONSBORO REFLECTIONS: The Storied Past of Inn BoonsBoro

There were only five houses in Boonsboro in 1796:  Peter Conn’s Eagle Hotel, a structure on the site of 44 N. Main St. that may have been William Boone’s store, Jacob Craig’s house next to the hotel (now the bakery at 7 North Main St.), Mrs. Short’s log-built store...

BOONSBORO REFLECTIONS: Boonsboro’s Agriculture

Lord Baltimore envisioned an agricultural economy in western Maryland and in 1732 he offered land, free of charge, to settlers provided they establish a farm with an orchard of 100 trees.  Fruit trees flourished in the region and apple orchards became a common feature...

BOONSBORO REFLECTIONS: The Fall of Roxbury Distillery

The enterprise of whiskey manufacture at the Roxbury Distillery Company along Antietam Creek generated substantial economic benefits to the community.  Barrels were supplied by a cooper’s shop at Devil’s Backbone and the barrel hoops were forged at Edward...

BOONSBORO REFLECTIONS: The Rise of Roxbury Distillery

Ruins of a community that grew up and prospered from 1772 to 1918 can still be seen where Roxbury Bridge crosses Antietam Creek northwest of Boonsboro.  John Shafer settled along the banks of Antietam Creek in 1772, eventually constructing a water powered stone...

BOONSBORO REFLECTIONS: Mayor Bomberger Threatened

As reported in last week’s Boonsboro Reflection, Harvey S. Bomberger was an industrious and progressive citizen involved in politics, commerce, civic organizations, publishing and expansion of libraries in the region.  Late in his life he served Boonsboro as Mayor...