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Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum
Location300 South Burhans Boulevard, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21741
Websitehttp://www.roundhouse.org/

The Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum located at 300 South Burhans Boulevard, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA, has exhibits relating to local railroad history and model railroads.

The Hagerstown Roundhouse Complex was built in 1939. The 25 stall roundhouse and shops were the major facility for maintenance and repairs of locomotives and cars in Western Maryland. The railroads were the largest employers in Washington County for more than 50 years. The Roundhouse facility was demolished on March 13, 1999.

References

  1. Maryl, Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum 296 S. Burhans Blvd Hagerstown. "Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum". Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum. Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Kulin, Dan (January 23, 1999). "It's the end of the line for Hagerstown Roundhouse". The Herald-Mail. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. Aines, Don (October 6, 2013). "Railroad history comes to life in Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum's model layouts". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

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