Legacy Businesses Throughout the County

This Business Appreciation Week we are honoring Legacy Businesses.  These businesses have been established for 20 years or more, and they stretch to all corners of the county.   

In Jefferson, one of the businesses participating in Business Appreciation Week is H.C. Summers, Inc., which was established in 1907 to serve the needs of the local agricultural community.

Middletown is known for its rich history, and for having some of the oldest businesses in the county.  This week we are celebrating businesses such as Corporate Exposure Promotional Products (1991), Gladhill Furniture Co (1915), and Middletown Valley Bank (1908).

Donald L. Lowe & Sons, Inc. is a Monrovia family-owned and operated full service heating, air conditioning, and ventilation company that was established in 2006.

In Mount Airy, Ace Hardware has provided the public with grill, hardware, home improvement, lawn and garden, and tool needs since 1992.  For asphalt sealing, look to Fogle’s Asphalt, established in 1963. The family operated vineyard and winery, Linganore Winecellars, has been producing local wine since 1976.

Sabillasville lays claim to one of the oldest businesses participating in Business Appreciation Week.  Scenic View Orchards began their operation in 1860.

Thurmont is home to a variety of Legacy Businesses.  Mountain Gate Family Restaurant has been operating since 1979, Elower-Sicilia Productions of Dance has been offering classes since 1969, and RR Donnelley, a leading global provider of multichannel business communications services & marketing solutions, has a history dating back to 1950.  Since 1964, Ole Mink Farm Recreation Resort has been providing a retreat for those who seek the comfort of the Catoctin Mountains.  Thurmont is also home to many Legacy Agriculture Businesses such as, Hillside Turkey Farms (1939), Brookfield Pumpkins LLC (1996), and Winterbrook Farms (1918).

The Legacy Businesses in Walkersville include video services company Satellite Media Production (1983), access control company Galaxy Control Systems (1974) and local studio florist Abloom, Ltd. Flowers and Events (1992).

Woodsboro is home to the world-famous, cult-classic Rosebud Salve made at Rosebud Perfume Company, Inc. (1895) and the original community bank of Frederick County, Woodsboro Bank (1895).

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