Editing Boonsboro, Maryland (section)

==History==
Local lore asserts Boonsboro was founded by George Boone, a cousin of [[Daniel Boone]], and was originally named "Margaretsville" after his wife. The town was incorporated as '''Boonesborough''' in 1831. Local newspapers and villagers preferred the name Boonsboro. The former name was used on some documents as late as 1903.

[[File:General Buford's Engagement with Stuart's Confederate Cavalry at Boonsboro, MD. July 9th, 1863, from "The Soldier in Our Civil War"-saam 1972.85.10.jpg|thumb|left|General Buford's Engagement with Stuart's Confederate Cavalry at Boonsboro, MD. July 9, 1863]]
Boonsboro was a key town during the [[American Civil War]]. Two battles were fought in its present borders. The town was also used to keep wounded soldiers after the [[Battle of Antietam]] in September 1862. Southeast of the town was the site of the [[Battle of South Mountain]].

Boonsboro lies on what used to be the [[National Road]]. Today it is known as either the Old National Pike or [[U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Hagerstown–Frederick, Maryland)|Alt-U.S. 40]]. In Boonsboro it is Main Street. The route was originally established as a road improvement project in 1758 to shorten travel between Fredericktown and [[Fort Frederick State Park|Fort Frederick]] during the Seven Years' War.<ref>1758 Frederick Co. court records</ref>  The route began from the existing (old) road at today's Marker road, passed through Turner's Gap, Boonsboro and turned west along today's MD. Rt. 68 to Williamsport.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Braddock Expedition and Fox's Gap in Maryland|last=Older|first=Curtis|publisher=Heritage Books|year=2009|isbn=978-1585493012}}</ref>  The route from Boonsboro to Funkstown was later adopted as part of the National Turnpike route.

The town suffered a fire at the former Asaro's (its successor Vesta moved to the building across) in 2007, and a fire at the former inn in 2008. That fire completely gutted the inn, which was on the verge of being renovated and reopened. The Inn BoonsBoro finally opened a year later; it is owned by best-selling romance novelist [[Nora Roberts]].<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|last=La Gorce|first=Tammy|title=Maryland's Civil War Country Seeks a Softer Side|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/travel/30boonsboro.html?scp=1&sq=Nora%20Roberts&st=cse&_r=0|access-date=April 6, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 29, 2010}}</ref>

The [[Boonsboro Historic District]], [[Bowman House (Boonsboro, Maryland)|Bowman House]], [[Ingram-Schipper Farm]], [[Keedy House]], [[St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Lappans, Maryland)|St. Mark's Episcopal Church]], and [[Washington Monument State Park|Washington Monument]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>