The town of Emmitsburg sits quietly at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Residents seem to thrive on the neighbor-knows-neighbor lifestyle that has existed there since Samuel Emmit founded the town in 1757 with only seven families. The land that Emmit purchased from the Carroll family of Annapolis was bounded by Middle Creek, Tom’s Creek, Friends Creek, and the Pennsylvania state line to the north. In August of 1785, Emmit divided his holdings into town lots.
Emmitsburg is noted for its religious and educational roots.
