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JCPenny

17301 Valley Mall Road #Ste 400
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 United States

May 2024

WCHS Bus Tours 2024: Historic Houses of Worship

May 18 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
JCPenny, 17301 Valley Mall Road #Ste 400
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 United States
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$50 – $65

Join the Washington County Historical Society on Saturday, May 18 for our Historic Houses of Worship Bus Tour, where we’ll journey to Dahlgren Chapel, the Newcomer House, Tolson's Chapel, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and Saint James School. WCHS Executive Director Andy Stout will serve as your guide and we’ll meet up with local religious leaders and local community members along the way. It will also be the perfect time to enjoy the end of Spring before the heat of the Summer! We'll start off by meeting at the JC Penney parking lot at the Valley Mall where we'll depart Hagerstown from this location by bus at 9:00 AM. Guests should plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to departure. After a brief bus ride, we’ll arrive at our first stop, Dahlgren Chapel, constructed in 1881, and sitting atop South Mountain. The chapel was commissioned by Mrs. Dahlgren, author of the hauntingly supernatural book “South Mountain Magic.” Next we’ll ride to the Newcomer House at Antietam National Battlefield, the home of the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area visitor center. Then only five minutes up the road is Tolson's Chapel in Sharpsburg. While no longer a functioning church, we’ll learn how…

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July 2024

Potomac River History Tour

July 27 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
JCPenny, 17301 Valley Mall Road #Ste 400
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740 United States
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$50 – $65

Explore Washington County’s Potomac River history on Saturday, July 27, as the Washington County Historical Society travels back in time to visit sites connected to this unique part of our county’s landscape and heritage. WCHS’s Executive Director Andy Stout, together with WCHS staff and board members, will guide our group for the day as we meet up with others along the way. We’ll start our trip at the JC Penney parking lot located on the East side of the Valley Mall in Hagerstown, MD. The group will depart from this location by bus at 9:00 AM. Guests should plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to departure. After a brief bus ride, we’ll arrive at our first stop of the day at Cushwa Basin C&O Canal Park. Here we’ll visit the Visitors Center and meet up with NPS staff for a brief introduction to a few of the many features found around this portion of the C&O Canal. We’ll take a short walk around the area to visit the Conococheague Aqueduct, Bollman Bridge, Lockhouse 44 and other sites. Next, we’ll head across Williamsport to visit the collections and exhibits of the Williamsport Museum at Springfield Farm where we’ll also have lunch.…

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