Posted on 04/24/2016 12:37:59 AM PDT by nikos1121
HAGERSTOWN, MD
Hagerstown /ˈheɪɡərztaʊn/ is a city in Washington County, Maryland. It is the county seat of Washington County, and by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg Metropolitan Area (extending into West Virginia) was 269,140.
In 1739, Jonathan Hager, a German immigrant from Pennsylvania and a volunteer Captain of Scouts, purchased 200 acres (81 ha) of land in the Great Appalachian Valley between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains in Maryland and called it Hager’s Fancy. In 1762, Hager officially founded the town of Elizabethtown which he named after his wife, Elizabeth Kershner. Fourteen years later, Jonathan Hager became known as the "Father of Washington County" after his efforts helped Hagerstown become the county seat of newly created Washington County which Hager also helped create from neighboring Frederick County, Maryland. The City Council changed the community's name to Hager's-Town in 1813 because the name had gained popular usage, and in the following year, the Maryland State Legislature officially endorsed the changing of the town’s name.
The Band Shell in Hagerstown, MD
Alsatia Mummers Parade Hagerstown, MD 2015
City Park Hagerstown, MD
Downtown Hagerstown, MD
Rider Jet Center where Trump’s plane will taxi
Today’s Trivia
I give up trying to fool you people. I put these quizzes together and people like exit82 (btw is that the exit where you live), has it done two minutes after it’s posted.
So, I’m posting it early this time. Please try answering the trivia the first time through without looking up the answers. After that, it’s an open book quiz.
BTW exit82 our trivia buff, broke the rules, but he was so far ahead everyone else yesterday that I awarded him the $25 Amazon Gift Card, which he promptly donated to Free Republic.
1. 4 part question. Name Hagerstown’s minor league baseball team, their level of play, (eg Class A, AA or AAA), their major league team affiliation and their only Hall of Famer. 10pts
2. Who is this Hagerstown, MD notable and his claim to fame? 30pts.
3. Another notable from Hagerstown, MD for you to name 25pts. 
4. Who is this Hagerstown notable standing next to Michael Jackson? 30pts.
5. Follow up question to #4. What is her claim to fame?
a. Actress
b. Goalie for US Olympic Soccer Gold Medal Team
c. Wrote a sex column
d. Wrote two songs for Michael
6. This is the Bellanca Cruisemaster, built in the 1920s at the Bellanca Airplane factory in Hagerstown, MD. What historical significance did it have? 50pts.
Bonus Quesitons
7. True or False regarding the annual Alsatia's Mummers Parade? 20pts
a. Named after The Alsatia Club formed 1911 by 11 young men who would hang out at the local pharmacy, and take up the seats of paying customers. The owner gave them a place to meet on the second floor.
b. Parade started in 1921 to celebrate Halloween in an orderly fashion.
c. Only cars made before 1950 are allowed in the parade.
d. No animals are allowed in the parade
e. All answers are true
8. How many seats does the Alsatia Club set up for the annual parade?
a. 367
b. 1576
c. 2234
d. 5678
9. Name the group and where are the from?
10pts
Wallace is such an ass!!! All of this hoopla over the pubbies race and crickets over Bernie kicking Hillary’s ass!!! Trump can’t beat her, bla, bla, bla a damned 79 year old socialist is whooping her butt!!!! ALOT of Bernie supporters will go Trump out of spite, vengeance is sweet!!!!
A real fav of mine. My last professional career was as a Hospice/Cancer/AIDES chaplain. Ordained (the long hard way .. not a $100/internet deal). I always said I don't marry them, I bury them. And I have yet to perform one marriage. and wont
So many folk died outside of the organized church.. often abandoned by family and or church. I was called on to do many of these services and do the planning and speaking. I always used this hymn and the background story, which you gave in abbreviated form.. it is even more intense and heartbreaking. Used it also at my mom's and dad's funeral.
Thanks for sharing that.
That is very clever!
Humorous in a different way - here is Beth Still offering up a world-class RANT on the bathroom topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bznug53IPto
And she’s right!
I just watched the video and I agree. He sucked up to Trump in the film and now look.
ah, my dear, dear friend..
you are treading on very VERY dangerous territory here. (and I am not talking to lysie)
but we love you anyway
Sent it to some of my teacher friends
Dolly, thanks. I’ve lost a considerable amount of poundage since our last visit.
lysie, Don’t you know we love you, no matter how you look. It’s not how you look, it’s how you feel...Or did Ricardo Montalban say it the opposite?
“Just looking into your eyes, darling, I can tell that you have the legs of a dancer.”
Why can’t we get someone like Manafort to head the RNC, these jobs on BOTH side have the ABSOLUTE worst people in those spots!!!
Right on target!
Beth tells it like it is!
Creepy all right...I never liked Johnson even thought I had to see him in person. Did like his wife and younger daughter. “Lady Bird” wanted to make America beautiful!
We discussed the very thing this morning he would be excellent as head of the RNC. I know RP has made some major changes in technology but PM would get the state parties back on an ethical foundation. Cut out their Good ol boy systems.
Did you know Steven Crowder is a FReeper.
That is a great idea....
So is Jesse
Never miss his shows
Links here...
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:jessewatters/index?brevity=full;tab=comments
Yes. Both are clever.
Fake trump lists being spread in PA. Pass the word.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3424229/posts
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