Boonsboro’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Boonsboro. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Local lore asserts Boonsboro was founded by George Boone, a cousin of Daniel Boone, and was originally named "Margaretsville" after his wife, Margaret. The town was incorporated as Boonesborough in 1831. Local newspapers and villagers preferred the name Boonsboro. The former name was used on some documents as late as 1903.
Boonsboro was a key town during the American Civil War. Two battles were fought in its present borders. The town was also used to keep wounded soldiers after the Battle of Antietam in September 1862. Southeast of the town was the site of the Battle of South Mountain.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Boonsboro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Boonsboro’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSign near Boonsboro, Maryland, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Boonsboro
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Boonsboro, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsHttp-www.dnr.state.md.us-publiclands-western-greenbrier.asp2011
Commons8082 Cemetery, St. Marks Episcopal Church2011
Commons8081 Cemetery, St. Marks Episcopal Church2011
CommonsKeedy House2009
CommonsDowntown2009
CommonsBowman House2009
CommonsGreenbrier UCI Challenge mtn bike race start2007
CommonsKeedy House, front2006
CommonsMDMap-doton-Boonsboro20043 historic places in Boonsboro
Boonsboro has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 545 historic buildings, because Boonsboro Historic District alone counts 544.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Sign near Boonsboro, Maryland (1939) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the Library of Congress (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.