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WHAG on Sail the Park

WHAG on Sail the Park

  HAGERSTOWN, Md.— More than 200 people gathered at Hagerstown’s City Park Sunday to try model boat sailing. “It was beautiful weather,” said Laurel Kahn, founder of Neighborhood First. “We had wonderful wind. It was blue skies. Fluffy,...
Herald Mail on Sail the Park

Herald Mail on Sail the Park

After watching adults use remote controls to guide model sailboats around Hagerstown City Park’s north lake Sunday, James Engle said he and his younger brother, Griffin, got their turn. Then James, 8, and Griffin, 6, headed over to a pavilion with their parents,...
1884 – Industrial Age

1884 – Industrial Age

After the park was long used for residential and leisure, a new time period ensued at the park – The Industrial age.   In 1884, after the death of John Henry Hesyer, builder of the mansion house, the land and house are purchased by Alexander Jr. and William...