Boonsboro Reflections: William Boone arrives

William Boone Arrives in Maryland William Boone moved from Berks County, Pennsylvania to present–day Boonsboro in 1776 and married Susanna Parks around 1778.  He and Susanna made their living as a farm family, raising six children on a 100-acre tract of land with the...

Boonsboro Reflections: Maryland Settlers

Attracting Settlers to the Maryland Frontier… Charles Calvert, the 5th Lord Baltimore, was a British nobleman and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland.  Settlement in western Maryland was slow, so in 1732 he developed a plan to “increase the number...

Boonsboro Reflections: George Boone

This year Boonsboro is celebrating the 225th anniversary of its founding with commemorative events scheduled throughout the year.  BOONSBORO REFLECTIONS will be published regularly with the hope that these glimpses into our past will inform and entertain you and...