Saturday, June 29

Ransom of Hagerstown Walking Tour

160th Anniversary of the Ransom of Hagerstown Walking Tour

By Washington County Historical Society

Date and time

Saturday, June 29 · 11am - 12pm EDT

Location

Miller House Museum

135 West Washington Street Hagerstown, MD 21740

Refund Policy

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Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

1 hour

To commemorate the 160th Anniversary of the Ransom of Hagerstown, the WCHS will be offering a walking tour of Downtown Hagerstown as part of our our June 29, 2024, Public History Day.

Stephen Bockmiller, author of Follow the Money: The 1864 Confederate Ransom of Hagerstown, Maryland, will lead guests through the streets of downtown Hagerstown, recounting historical events as they took place on July 6, 1864, when Brigadier General John McCausland and 1,500 Confederate soldiers entered Hagerstown and held the town ransom.

The walking tour will cover a little under a mile of walking distance, roughly 7 blocks of downtown Hagerstown around Public Square, lasting 50 to 60 minutes.

To learn more about all the activities at our free Public History Day visit the event page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/884801223277?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tickets

General Admission
0
$25.00
+$3.52 Fee
Member Admission
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$20.00
+$3.18 Fee

Organized by

Washington County Historical Society

Founded in 1911, the Washington County Historical Society has played a significant role in preserving historic sites, artifacts and archival records for Washington County, Maryland. Located in downtown Hagerstown, the Miller House serves as the home of the historical society, the kinship Family Heritage Research Center, and the Miller House Museum. The museum gives visitors a taste of life in the 1850s and exhibits showcase important events in Washington County history.