Lewistown, Maryland

Lewistown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.^[1] Lewistown Elementary school, part of Frederick County Public Schools, is located in Lewistown. There has been a school in the town since the 19th century.^[2]

It has been home to station 22, Lewistown Volunteer Fire Company, since 1970 when the community purchased the first diesel engine in the county. Today, the Fire department has 6 different apparatus, Engine Tanker 224, Engine 221, Tanker 22, Brush 226, Utility 22, and Ambulance 229. The Fire station is staffed by volunteers from the community and two paid employees by the county. Currently the fire Departments Chief is Vicky Martain.^[3]

On 23 June 1863 General John F. Reynolds' I Corps marched through Lewistown on their way to Gettysburg in pursuit of the Confederate army.^[4]

References

Municipalities and communities of Frederick County, Maryland, United States County seat: Frederick Cities Brunswick Frederick Towns Burkittsville Emmitsburg Middletown Mount Airy‡ Myersville New Market Thurmont Walkersville Woodsboro Village Rosemont CDPs Adamstown Ballenger Creek Braddock Heights Buckeystown Clover Hill Discovery-Spring Garden Green Valley Jefferson Linganore-Bartonsville Monrovia Point of Rocks Sabillasville Spring Ridge Urbana Other communities Balmoral Broad Run Catoctin Furnace Creagerstown Discovery Fairhaven Fairview Feagaville Foxville Garfield Graceham Ijamsville Johnsville Knoxville Ladiesburg Lewistown Lake Linganore New London New Midway Petersville Rocky Ridge Sherwood Forest Spoolsville Sunny Side Tuscarora Unionville Utica Wolfsville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°32′15″N 77°24′56″W / 39.53750°N 77.41556°W / 39.53750; -77.41556