Frederick Magazine

07/28/2026

Few local landmarks have witnessed more pivotal moments of American history than the Hessian Barracks. Constructed between 1777 and 1781, thousands of British and German prisoners were held at the barracks during the Revolutionary War. Supplies for the Lewis and Clark Expedition were gathered there in 1804. During the War of 1812, the barracks housed local militia units and captured British soldiers. The stone barracks were already 60 years old when Frederick artist John Johnston Markell painted them in this scene of an 1843 encampment of the Maryland Militia.

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07/24/2026

Find a seat on the rooftop at Brewer's Alley on a warm evening and order something brewed a few feet below you at this brewpub that’s celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026. The terrace was one of the first rooftop perches Downtown, and on a summer night it’s still one of the best seats in the city.

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07/21/2026

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07/21/2026

Dianah Gibson has worked in broadcast news for the past 35 years. Currently serving as news director for sister stations 930 WFMD and 99.9 WFRE, she arrives at the studio well before dawn to prepare for the first of the many broadcasts she’ll present that day. The Middletown native discusses her years in broadcast news and the career that she wouldn’t change one bit.

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07/17/2026

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa.—Folks might come to this charming borough in the Delaware Valley for the spectacular landscapes and interior displays of the famed Longwood Gardens, but they will be impressed with so much more.

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07/16/2026

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07/14/2026

Aging is said to be undefeated, and the team is getting much larger.

In Frederick County, the population of residents aged 65 and older, just 48,000 a decade ago, is expected to climb past 82,000 by 2030. Longevity in the county is over 80 years old, exceeded only by Howard and Montgomery counties in Maryland.

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07/10/2026

On April 30, 1926, Citizens Truck Company #4 was formally organized as a much-needed fire safety benefit for growing City of Frederick. The city wasn’t just expanding outward, it was climbing upward, and the new ladder company was needed to provide fire services for all the new two- and three-story buildings.

Click here to read more: www.frederickmagazine.com/articles/century-of-protection

07/09/2026

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07/07/2026

Ben and Jillian Trawick, the husband-and-wife team known as The Long Way Home, first met in high school more than a quarter of a century ago, performing together in musical theater. They discovered their love of music extended beyond the stage.

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