County Appeals Board
James E. Warner, Chairperson, 1986; Paul L.
Shortall, Sr., 1985; Edzel L. Turner, 1985;
Douglas G. Phillips, 1986; Mildred Parrott,
1987; Phillip E. Councell, alternate, 1985.

Historic District Commission
Vacancy, Chairperson

Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board
Allen Baynard, Chairperson

District Forestry Board
John E. Brodie; Sidney H. Dickson; William
B. Ewing; Earl J. Hutchison. Terms expire
1987.

Public Works Advisory Board
Vacancy, Chairperson

Public Works Director
Vacancy

Roads Supervisor
Willson H. Tull, Sr.

Plumbing Inspector
Howard Walker

Electrical Examiners Board
Oliver Marshall, Chairperson

Transportation

Airport Authority
William H. Corkran, Jr., Chairperson

Alcoholic Beverages

Liquor Control Board
W. Francis Callahan, Chairperson, 1987;
Mrs. Earl M. Clague, 1985; James L. Daf-
fin, 1989.

Tidewater Affairs

Oystermen's Tongers Advisory Committee
Richard A. Layman, Chairperson; Robert C.
Haddaway; Robert R. Hambleton; Richard
Lednum, Sr.; Earl Buddy Wharton.

Oystermen's Dredgers Advisory Committee
Wade Murphy, Chairperson

Extension and Soil Conservation Services

Extension Agents
Jean A. Greene, County Director; Barbara E.
Jeffries; Donald E. Osbum; K. Marc Tef-
feau.

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Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Donald Bridges (County appointee). Chair-
person; William Beaven, 1985; Norman J.
Fike, 1986; William E. Sharp, Jr., 1988;
Allen Baynard, 1989; Donald E. Osbum,
Extension Agent, Secretary (non-voting). Paul
M. Petrichenko, District Conservationist.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

County Seat: Hagerstown 21740

Origin: The county was created from Frederick
County by resolve of the Constitutional
Convention of 1776.

Name: Named for George Washington.
Form of Government: County Commissioners

County Code: See Code of the Public Local Laws of
Washington County (1984).

Area: 467.07 sq. miles (454.97 land, 12.10 water)

Population. 1900: 45,133; 1950: 78,886; 1960:
91,219; 1970: 103,829; 1980: 113,086.

Principal Incorporated Places (1980 census):
Hagerstown (34,132), Boonsboro (1,908),
Hancock (1,887), Williamsport (1,867)

Principal Unincorporated Places (1980 census):
Halfway (8,639), Bridgeport (3,626), Cascade-
Highfield (3,050)

Voter Registration, Oct. 8, 1984. Democrat:
29,256; Republican: 20,972; Other Parties: 31;
Decline to Affiliate: 3,377; Total: 53,636.

Per Capita Income (1980): $7,706
State Forests: Green Ridge (31,347 acres)

State Parks: Fort Frederick (561 acres), Fort
Tonoloway (26 acres), Gathland (135 acres),
Greenbrier (1,274), Washington Monument (126
acres)

Colleges/Universities: Hagerstown Business
College, Hagerstown; Hagerstown Junior
College, Hagerstown

Museums/Historical Societies: Washington
County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park,
Hagerstown 21740; Washington County
Historical Society, P. 0. Box 1281, Hagerstown
21740