DID YOU KNOW????

Barnesville is served by the MARC commuter rail system. The station building was originally a gas metering station in Washington, DC; it was moved to Barnesville in 1977.

The Zip Code in Barnesville used to be 20703

The Barnesville Train Station was officially dedicated October 15th, 1977

The first Barnesville Day celebrations were in October 1969

Barnesville's 100th Annual Picnic was held on July 26, 1975.  The oldest person in attendance was Edith Kain, 93 years, and the youngest was Meredith Menke, 1 month.

In the 1830's a number of C&O canal workers died of Yellow Fever.  They are buried in the cemetery at St. Mary's Church

The 1st telephone poles were installed in 1909

The Town Hall was constructed in 1925

Street lights were installed in 1939

Barnesville was officially charted as a Bicentennial Community on December 7, 1975

 

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