Hagerstown
[key], city (2020 pop. 43,527), seat of Washington co., NW Md., on
Antietam Creek near its junction with the Potomac River, in the fertile
Cumberland
Valley; inc. 1791. The city is a shipping and processing
center for agricultural products. Its diverse manufactures include pipe
organs, aircraft, and furniture. The Hager house (1737), home of the town's
founder, is open to the public. The numerous historic sites in the area
include the Antietam National Battlefield and Cemetery (see National Parks and Monuments,
tablenational parks and monuments,
table) and Fort Frederick (1756).
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