Social Studies Field Trips
Hager House and Museum
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC
| NAME: Hager House and Museum | |||
| STREET: 110 Key St. | |||
| CITY: Hagerstown | STATE: MD | ZIP: 21740 | COUNTY: Washington |
| PHONE: 301-739-8393 | FEES: Adults, $3. Students (6-12), $2.00. Children under 6, free. | ||
| HOURS AND DAYS: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm. Sunday, 2 am - 5 pm. Closed January - April. | |||
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| GRADES: 4 5 | UNITS: MD History, 13 Colonies |
| CONTACT: John Nelson or Pat Routson | PHONE: 301-739-8393 |
| TYPE: Historic house | FEES: free for students in a school tour, $2 for chaperones |
| DAYS: T W Th F | HOURS: 10 am - 4 pm |
| LUNCH: Picnic tables in park | |
| GROUP SIZE: 60 divided into small groups | |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Limited, there are a number os steps in the house. The Museum is accessible | |
| LENGTH OF TOUR: 1/2 hr. guided house tour, museum self-guided | |
DESCRIPTION: Built in 1739, this 2-story stone house was the home of Jonathan Hager, frontier settler and revolutionary. Built on 2 separate springs, which can be seen flowing in the basement, the house has authentic furnishings of the period. The museum contains original Hager family garments and hundreds of artifacts. Eighteenth and nineteenth century artifacts (coins, bone forks, bone buttons, shards, musket and rifle parts, and pottery) in the museum were found during restoration. Adjacent to the Hager Museum in the Hagerstown City Park is the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts (301-739-5727 for calendar). The park is large and has picnic tables and nice play equipment for children. Reserve your tour at least a week in advance.
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Last updated on Oct. 2, 1999
Maintained by Martin
M. Creel: Marty_Creel@fc.mcps.k12.md.us