Hagerstown’s nicknames are “Hub City”, “H-Town” and “Maryland’s Gateway to the West”. Hagerstown was founded in 1762 and incorporated in 1813. Hagerstown is the largest city in the Panhandle. A person born in Hagerstown is officially called a Hagerstonian.
Today, Hagerstown has a diversified, stable business environment with modern service companies in various fields, manufacturing and transportation in railroads and highways. Agriculture and tourism, especially with respect to the retail sector, also provides support to the local economy.
The City of Hagerstown’s local communities always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many positive-minded and inspiring people as well as historic business-friendly communities.
Hagerstown, Maryland residents are rolling out the “Welcome to Hagerstown” welcome mat to new local residents, new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new business owners, and more value-added Hagerstown businesses.