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BRUNSWICK RESOURCES: The once-sleepy City of Brunswick, located along the Potomac River,
with close proximity to the C&O Canal, Harper’s Ferry, Antietam,
Leesburg and Charlestown, is now filled with a new air of excitement. Elected Officials SHOPS
MAYOR Residents (about 6,000 currently), business owners and city officials
are stepping up efforts to revive and reinvent their community.
Seeking to redefine Brunswick as an attractive outdoor destination,
they are working to fill empty downtown storefronts, opening new
businesses and building trails for hiking and biking. Jeff Snoots
(term expires August 2020) Antiques & Ole Stuff
O 301-514-6220
With the city working on a new municipal building, a new music and
events venue opening downtown, and the continuous expansion of
Brunswick Crossing – a population-doubling housing development
– Brunswick may finally be on track to change its fortune from the
1950s, when the railroad pulled out of the city abruptly.. Mayor Pro T em Angel White
(exp. 8/2020)
Wayne Allgaier (exp. 8/2018)
Carroll Jones (exp. 8/2018)
Harry Lashley (exp. 8/2018)
Vaughn Ripley (exp. 8/2020)
Tom Smith (exp. 8/2020)
CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL
,
1 W. Potomac St.
O 301-834-7500
w brunswickmd.gov
LIBRARIES
Brunswick Library
,
915 Maple Ave.
O 301-600-7250
w fcpl.org
Edward F. Fry Memorial Library
at Point of Rocks
,
1635 Ballenger Creek Pike,
Point of Rocks
O 301-874-4560
w fcpl.org
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID S. SPENCE/SPENCE PHOTOGRAPHICS
KEY CITY EVENTS:
Railroad Days
An annual event celebrating the town’s railroad history with passenger
train rides, local food, live entertainment, model train exhibits, arts
and crafts vendors, passenger train rides, kids’ activities, pony rides
and more. Traditionally held on the first weekend of October.
} 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7 and
Sunday, Oct. 8
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brunswickmd.gov/railroad_days
Veterans Day Parade
Brunswick’s Veterans Day Parade is one of the oldest in the country.
It began in 1932, six years before Veterans Day became recognized
as a national holiday. Brunswick is one of only two Veterans Day
sites in Maryland to be officially sanctioned by the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs, which allows official military groups — such as
the Armed Forces Color Guard of Washington, D.C. — to participate.
This year, the event is set for Nov. 5.
O Contact event coordinator Shuan Butcher at 240-344-4757 or
[email protected]
w facebook.com/brunswickveteransparade
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FOOD AND RESTAURANTS
A Better Choice Bakery
O 301-969-0341
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abetterchoicebakery.com
Benancio’s Southwest Grill
O 301-969-0201
Beans in the Belfry
O 301-834-7178
w beansinthebelfry.com
King’s Pizza and Italian
Restaurant
O 301-834-9999
Potomac Street Grill
O 301-969-0341
Smoketown Brewing Station
O 301-834-4828
w smoketownbrewing.com
BURKITTSVILLE
Brunswick Hardware &
Sporting Goods
Burkittsville is a virtually unchanged example of an American townscape of the late 18th and early
19th centuries, when the town was a service center for the rural area around it. Today, Main Street’s
buildings are still bordered by fields of crops and dairy farms, although there are no longer any
commercial establishments in the town. Burkittsville became closely involved with the Civil War
when forces of the Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Crampton’s Gap,
a bloody prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
O 301-834-9207 BURKITTSVILLE MAYOR TOWN OFFICE POST OFFICE CHURCHES
Past & Present Antiques Debby Burgoyne , , St. Paul Evangelical
Lutheran Church
O 301-969-0800
Pedal Pushers
POPULATION
O 202-642-1902
w pedalpushersclub.com 151 as of 2010 Census
Public Spectacle EMMITSBURG
O 301-834-6400
500 E. Main St.
O 301-834-6780
w burkittsville-md.gov
8 E. Main St.
O 301-834-9592
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS Emmitsburg, a quiet town nestled at the foot of the mountains, offers peace and tranquility.
Incorporated in the early 1800s, Emmitsburg was the home of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. She established
the first Catholic school in the U.S., that grew into St. Joseph’s College. The property is now home to
the National Fire Academy and Homeland Security. A short drive away is Mount Saint Mary’s University.
In Emmitsburg you can relax but still be within driving distance to major cities such as Washington, D.C.,
Baltimore and Harrisburg. You are just a few miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield, Ski Liberty Resort
and numerous golf courses.
Five Dances Wellness Center
O 301-834-7411 EMMITSBURG MAYOR
LIBRARY
Donald N. Briggs
,
Three Points Cycle
O 301-834-7199
w threepointscycle.net
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fivedanceswellness.com
Roots and River Yoga
O 240-938-8622
w rootsandriveryoga.com
ACCOMMODATIONS
Brunswick Family Campground
O 301-695-5177
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potomacrivercampground.com
POPULATION
2,814 as of 2010 Census
TOWN OFFICE
,
300 A S. Seton Ave.
O 301-600-6300
w emmitsburgmd.gov
Oak Tree Inn
O 240-772-9099
w oaktreeinn.com/hotels/
brunswick-maryland/
LEARN AND EXPLORE
Brunswick Heritage Museum
O 301-834-7100
w
brunswickmuseum.org
C&O Canal Towpath
Walk or bike a historic trail
located just a short walk from
Brunswick downtown.
EMMITSBURG FIRE STATION #6
,
25 W. Main St.
300 A S. Seton Ave.
O 301-600-6329
SENIOR CENTER
O 301-600-6350
POST OFFICE
,
305 S. Seton Ave.
O 301-447-2655
TOWN PARKS
Community Park
O 301-447-2728 ,
EMMITSBURG AMBULANCE
COMPANY Memorial Park
O 301-447-6626
Burkittsville, MD
O 201-834-9866
W. Lincoln Ave. at Jamison Ave.
Emmitsburg, MD
,
Chesapeake Ave. at Potomac Ave.
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Silo Park
,
St. Anthony's Shrine
Parish (Catholic)
BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATION
,
Emmitsburg Business and
Professional Association
O 301-447-3110
Emmitsburg, MD
O 301-447-2326
Tom's Creek United
Methodist Church
Elias Evangelical
Lutheran Church
,
Emmitsburg, MD
Emmitsburg, MD
O 301-447-3171
O 301-447-6239
Trinity United Methodist Church
Incarnation of United
Church of Christ
,
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
,
CHURCHES
,
Emmitsburg, MD
O 301-447-2367
,
Emmitsburg, MD
O 301-447-3740
Emmitsburg, MD
O 301-447-2270
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton (Catholic)
,
Emmitsburg, MD
O 301-447-6606
Silo Hill Rd.
Emmitsburg, MD
Scenic Potomac River
Kayaking, tubing, fishing,
nature watching
River and Trail Outfitters
O 301-834-7100
w
brunswickmuseum.org
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