7313 SHARSPBURG PIKE BOONSBORO MARYLAND 21713
EARLY ROADS TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
The museum's collection of cars, trucks, bicycles, carriages, and sleighs represent the varied modes of transportation that were once used to travel on our early Washington County Maryland roads. Many were manufactured or purchased at businesses in Washington county and Frederick county Maryland.
Hagerstown's automotive history began with the innovative ideas and determination of transportation pioneers M.P. Moller and Albert Pope.
Mathias Peter Moller a Danish immgrant,was born in 1854 in Ostermarie Bornhom Denmark. He founded the companies that built the Dagmar, Crawford, and the Astor.
Read more here: www.coachbuilt.com/bui/m/moller_mp/moller_mp.htm
Colonel Albert Pope, was born in 1843 in Boston Massachusetts. He founded the automobile group who built the Pope-Tribune automobile and the Pope-Tribune bicycle. In conjunction with the League of American Wheelmen Pope initiated the Good Roads Movement.
Hagerstown's automotive history began with the innovative ideas and determination of transportation pioneers M.P. Moller and Albert Pope.
Mathias Peter Moller a Danish immgrant,was born in 1854 in Ostermarie Bornhom Denmark. He founded the companies that built the Dagmar, Crawford, and the Astor.
Read more here: www.coachbuilt.com/bui/m/moller_mp/moller_mp.htm
Colonel Albert Pope, was born in 1843 in Boston Massachusetts. He founded the automobile group who built the Pope-Tribune automobile and the Pope-Tribune bicycle. In conjunction with the League of American Wheelmen Pope initiated the Good Roads Movement.
NORMAL SELF-GUIDED TOUR HOURS: 1PM - 4PM Saturday and Sunday. April through the first weekend in December. Closed major holidays. To schedule a group tour during the week with one of our knowledgeble guides, please go to our Plan Your Visit tab here on our website and submit your information. Admission Fees are: $5 ages 13-65, $4 - seniors over the age of 65, $3 - children ages 4-12, Children under the age of 4 and museum members - Free.