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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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