Originally 88 acres (360,000 m2) were sold to Henry Funk by Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore in 1754 and settled as Jerusalem.
The Civil War Battle of Funkstown took place July 10, 1863, during the Gettysburg campaign as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia retreated toward Virginia in the week following the Battle of Gettysburg.
Union forces of the Army of the Potomac attacked the rear guard of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during its retreat from Pennsylvania following the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A history of Washington County, Maryland from the earliest settlements to the present time, including a history of Hagerstown1906 · page 100Read the page →
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In March, 1791, a party of fifty, left Funkstown and journeyed through the wilderness to the new land. They took with them the baggage of “that good old man” Jacob Funk, the founder of the town of Jerusalem or Funkstown, who followed in a few clays, probably overtaking the party on the way. Frederick Rohrer left the County in 1793 for a “distant part,” probably Kentucky, and
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name appears in the Spy is Christian Hawken, in May, 1794. To supply powder for these fire arms, and also for blasting rocks, John Light started a powder mill near Funkstown in 1797. This mill was in existence over twenty-five years, and during that time it was constantly blowing up. Later, another mill was started lower down the Antietam, two miles from Funkstown by Mr. Boerstler. Mr.
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