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THURMONT

Town Office
10 Frederick Rd.
Thurmont, MD 21788

(301) 271-2155

"Gateway to the mountains"

Mayor: Martin Allen Burns

Board of Commissioners: William H. Blakeslee, Wayne A. Hooper, Glenn D. Muth, Ronald A. Terpko

Quick Facts:

Elected officials, a mayor and a four-member Board of Commissioners, serve four-year terms and are elected at-large.
Thurmont was designated as a Main Street Maryland Community in 2005.
Population numbers roughly 5,750.
Thurmont was founded as Mechanicstown originally in 1751 before taking its current name in 1894 after an by the Maryland State legislature.

Meeting Schedule: Located at the town office, meetings are held on Mondays at 7 p.m.

On the Web: www.thurmont.com

Frederick News-Post Contact: City Desk

Thurmont in The News-Post ...

Business incubator not only for technology sector (1/24/07)

Christmas comes to Thurmont (12/3/06)

Leaf peepers admire Catoctin's fine fall foliage (10/30/06)

Some foresee boon from annexation; others hope to avoid importing problems (4/14/06)

Catoctin completes stunning season with first state title (3/12/06)

Catoctin Colorfest: Cash and crowds (10/8/05)

Thurmont LL wins state title (7/29/05)

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