Frederick, Maryland. City and Business guide.

Welcome to Frederick, Maryland.

Frederick, Maryland is a city in Frederick County, Maryland, and is also the county seat. As of the 2004 census estimates, the city had a total population of 57,009, making it the fourth-largest city in Maryland following Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Baltimore, which has the largest population.

A corner of Frederick, Maryland's "Mural Bridge"
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Frederick has a bridge covered with a mural called the "Community Bridge". The artist, William Cochran, has been acclaimed for the realism of the painting. Thousands of people sent ideas representing community that appear throughout the stonework of the bridge. One of the most interesting parts of the mural is an angel that only appears correct if you look at it from the proper angle (the proper angle being the middle window of the second floor of an adjacent building).

A weekly carillon recital is played on the Joseph Dill Baker Carillon, each Sunday at Noon for half an hour. The carillon can be heard from anywhere in Baker Park, or the City Carillonneur can be viewed playing in the tower, which is open each week at that time.

The Frederick Symphony Orchestra (FSO) is a community orchestra composed of professional and amateur musicians from Central Maryland. Founded in 1997, the orchestra performs a series of concerts each year which include classical masterworks, music by contemporary composers, pops concerts, and educational programs. Through its affiliation with Frederick Community College, FSO performs at FCC's Jack B. Kussmaul Theater, and qualified musicians receive college credit for playing in the orchestra.

Frederick is home to the Museum of Civil War Medicine, U.S. Army Fort Detrick, Hood College, and the Maryland School for the Deaf. Frederick also sports a minor-league baseball team, the Frederick Keys. Frederick is also home of several liberal organizations including the Peace Resource Center of Frederick County, an installation of Women in Black, and the Frederick Progressive Action Coalition or FredPac.

Three historic Civil War battlefields are located near Frederick. The Monocacy Battlefield lies just outside the city limits, while Antietam and Gettsyburg lie approximately thirty-five miles to the west and north, respectively.

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Clover Hill, MD (2.2 miles), Ballenger Creek, MD (3.2 miles), Discovery-Spring Garden, MD (4.9 miles), Braddock Heights, MD (5.8 miles), Walkersville, MD (6.4 miles), Linganore-Bartonsville, MD (6.7 miles), Middletown, MD (8.5 miles), Woodsboro, MD (10.4 miles).

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