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Jarrettown Hotel

One of the benefits of working at the Historical Society of Montgomery County when you were born and raised in said county is getting to scratch old itches. I lived in walking distance of the Jarrettown Hotel and always wondered about its history. I heard rumors while growing up that George Washington stayed in the hotel.… Read More »Jarrettown Hotel

Tornado hits Jarrettown

May of 1896 witnessed one of the worst tornado outbreaks in American history. It lasted about two weeks and spawned tornados all over the south and Midwest, including three F5 tornados (the more severe category). On the final day of the outbreak, an F3 tornado touched down in Jarrettown then cut a path 35 miles… Read More »Tornado hits Jarrettown