“Washington County should have a historical society,” Harvey S. Bomberger declared on July 28, 1911. Bomberger, 51, was a merchant from Boonsboro. He stood in the reading room of the ...

The Washington County Historical Society purchased the school in 1978, and it has been a museum ever since. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

During the Washington County Historical Society’s Open House Day on Saturday, one of the archive rooms displayed street signs from the early 20th century. (Photo by Gwen Sour) MARIETTA ...