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History · Robinwood

Robinwood’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Robinwood. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Robinwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,731 at the 2000 census. It is a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area. Robinwood is home to Hagerstown Community College.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,918 to 7,397 (+7%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Robinwood yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Robinwood

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LA KnightLA KnightHagerstown · 3 miDennis ScottDennis ScottHagerstown · 3 miAaron BrooksAaron BrooksHagerstown · 3 miLouis E. McComasLouis E. McComasHagerstown · 3 miDSDavid Bennett Sr.Hagerstown · 3 miEGEuge GrooveHagerstown · 3 mi
By decade

Robinwood, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Robinwood is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Robinwood has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Henry McCauley Farm in Hagerstown, 0.8 miles away.

Robinwood and the nearest listed places

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Henry McCauley FarmAntietam HallDitto KnollsTrovinger MillRohrer HouseRockland Farm

Closest to Robinwood

Henry McCauley FarmHagerstown · Building0.8miAntietam HallHagerstown · Building1.2miDitto KnollsHagerstown · Building1.4miTrovinger MillRobinwood · Building1.8miRohrer HouseChewsville · Building2.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Henry McCauley Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Robinwood?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Robinwood’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Funkstown📜 Hagerstown📜 Smithsburg📜 Boonsboro
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