On June 2, 1914, around 10 am, a major fire broke out in Monocacy Valley Creamery and destroyed about 30 buildings, causing somewhere between $60,000 and $70,000 worth of damages.
  The fire was caused accidentally when a spark from a fire set by a man in the creamery ignited the roof.
Strong winds fanned the flames, allowing the blaze to cross the road and gaps between buildings.
 Creagerstown had no fire department to put out the fire.
 The town hall was burned down and the fire also destroyed all of the hotels owned by the Valentine family, though the Valley Hotel was eventually rebuilt.
 Between 1920 and 1930 a number of houses in the town were reconstructed.
 But by 1930 other road improvements and other highways, such as the Frederick and Emmitsburg railroads, had been constructed throughout Frederick and Creagerstown never recovered.
On June 2, 1914, around 10 am, a major fire broke out in Monocacy Valley Creamery and destroyed about 30 buildings, causing somewhere between $60,000 and $70,000 worth of damages.   The fire was caused accidentally when a spark from a fire set by a man in the creamery ignited the roof. Strong winds fanned the flames, allowing the blaze to cross the road and gaps between buildings.  Creagerstown had no fire department to put out the fire.  The town hall was burned down and the fire also destroyed all of the hotels owned by the Valentine family, though the Valley Hotel was eventually rebuilt.  Between 1920 and 1930 a number of houses in the town were reconstructed.  But by 1930 other road improvements and other highways, such as the Frederick and Emmitsburg railroads, had been constructed throughout Frederick and Creagerstown never recovered.
Creagerstown, Maryland