Historic Newspaper Indexing Project
Funded in part by the Mary K. Bowman Fund for Historical and Fine Arts
administered by the Community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc.,
and the Riggs-Conard Trust Fund.
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* * * * 1845 to 1849 and 1860 to 1865 * * * *
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Geographically, the index covers news, events, marriages, and deaths from the present-day areas of:
  • MARYLAND --Frederick, Washington, Allegany and Garrett Counties.
  • PENNSYLVANIA --Cumberland, Adams, Fulton and Franklin Counties.
  • WEST VIRGINIA --Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties.
Newspapers included in the index are:
  • Hagerstown Mail (HM)
  • Herald of Freedom (HF)
  • Herald of Freedom and Torch Light (HF&TL)
  • Herald and Torch Light (H&TL)
  • Maryland Free Press (MFP)
  • News and Hagerstown News (NEWS)
  • Torch Light (TL)
Page citations refer to the page on which the article or announcement begins.
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