Business Directory
Local shops, trades, restaurants, churches, schools and services — searchable, with free listings for every Emmitsburg business.
All Things Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg, Maryland — its businesses, events, history and people, in one place. A town of about 2,770 (Maryland Manual; Wikipedia gives 2,776) at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, just south of the Mason–Dixon line.
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Events
Heritage Day, the Halloween Parade, Fall Festival, bingo nights and everything else on the town calendar.
Town History
Founded 1785. Mother Seton, the Mount, the Great Fire of 1863 — the archive, credited to the Emmitsburg Area Historical Society.
Emmitsburg, MD - What's happening?
The town's public Facebook group, with ~10,000 members sharing local news, events, lost-and-found and business posts. This hub is its permanent, searchable companion — and every new listing and event here is written so it can be shared straight into the group.
The anchors of the town
FEMA's NETC Campus
The National Fire Academy, Emergency Management Institute and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial — thousands of students train here every year.
Vigilant Hose Company
Emmitsburg's all-volunteer fire, rescue and EMS company since 1884 — Company 6, 25 W Main St.
Mount St. Mary's
The university on the mountain, founded 1808, with the National Shrine Grotto — and the Seton Shrine down Seton Avenue.
Visiting?
Pilgrims, NETC students, firefighters' families and Gettysburg travelers all land here. Start with Visit Emmitsburg — where to eat and stay, what to see, and the Memorial Park visitor rules (REAL ID + escort) before you go.