It takes the average reader 2 hours and 13 minutes to read Smithsburg by Shay A. Mace
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The town of Smithsburg was founded in 1813 by Christopher Smith when he purchased part of Shadracks Lot. During the Civil War, Smithsburg acted as a hospital town, treating wounded soldiers from the neighboring battles of South Mountain and Antietam. On July 5, 1863, Confederate general J. E. B. Stuart and Union general Hugh Judson Kilpatrick exchanged artillery fire over Smithsburg. By 1873, the Western Maryland Railroad, which connected Baltimore and Hagerstown, brought new prosperity to the area. By the 1930s, Smithsburg had benefited from an economic boom, becoming the center for banking and trade for the fruit growers of the surrounding region. Today the physical layout of the town remains virtually unchanged, even as the communitys population grows. Both large and small businesses flourish due to Smithsburgs proximity to Hagerstown and larger metropolitan areas such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Smithsburg by Shay A. Mace is 132 pages long, and a total of 33,264 words.
This makes it 45% the length of the average book. It also has 41% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 1 minute to read Smithsburg aloud.
Smithsburg is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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