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RELOCATION INFO > Community Info > BURKITTSVILLE
BURKITTSVILLE, MD 21718


Town Hall
500 E. Main St
P.O. Box 485
Burkittsville, MD 21718
(301) 834-6780

"A step back into the past"

Mayor: Heidi Campbell-Shoaf

Council: Debby Burgoyne, Susan Brown, Cathy Costantino

Quick Facts:
  • Elected officials, a mayor and a three-member Town Council, serve three-year terms and are elected at-large.

  • Recent claim to fame is the 2001 movie "The Blair Witch Project" (which is a fictional movie, by the way!) is based in Burkittsville.

  • Burkittsville was founded in 1824. The population of town is roughly 200.

  • Battle of Crampton's Gap took place Sept. 14, 1862 and served as a prelude to the Battle of Antietam, which took place three days later.

  • Town remains a prime tourist destination for Civil War buffs.

Meeting Schedule: Located in the Ruritan Community Center, meetings take place the second Monday of January, March, May, July, Sept., and Nov. at 7:30 p.m.

On the Web: www.burkittsville-md.gov
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