The History of Hagerstown’s City Park
Hagerstown City Park dates back to the 1700s when the land was used by the Native Americans and immigrants began claiming land in the new world. To accurately describe the creation of the park, we must go back in time to the founding of Hagerstown, which took place in this very park. Please enjoy this guide through the different eras in Hagerstown City Park’s history, tragedy and triumphs.
1739 – Hager’s Fancy
Hager's Fancy - The Origin of the Hager House and Hagerstown Almost 40 years before the American Revolutionary War, when America’s founding father...
1806 – Heysers Woods & Cedar Lawn
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Snavely shown in 1922 after the addition of the wrap around porch Creation of the Mansion House After Captain William Heyser...
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...