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Hiway Drive-In
National Pike (US 40) across from Mason-Dixon Dragway, 6 miles southeast of Hagerstown, Md.
capacity: 500 cars
years of operation: 1949-84
currently: Family Recreation Park

The Hagerstown area's first drive-in. The 60-foot-tall screen tower was emblazoned with the theatre's name in large letters. Founder Dan Weinberg also started local radio station WARK-AM in 1961.

Click here to see the 1985 USGS map depicting the Hiway and surrounding area.
Click here to see a 1988 aerial photo of the drive-in.

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