Boonsboro is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located at the foot of South Mountain.

It nearly borders Frederick County and is proximate to the Antietam National Battlefield.

The route was originally established as a road improvement project in 1758 to shorten travel between Fredericktown and Fort Frederick during the Seven Years' War.

That fire completely gutted the inn, which was on the verge of being renovated and reopened.

The Inn BoonsBoro finally opened a year later; it is owned by best-selling romance novelist Nora Roberts.

[5] The Boonsboro Historic District, Bowman House, Ingram-Schipper Farm, Keedy House, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and Washington Monument are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[7] Boonsboro is the starting point for the JFK 50 mile race held every year in November.

27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In Boonsboro, from 1831 through 1939, Mayors (originally called Burgesses) were elected annually.

It consists of the following schools: The primary means of travel to and from Boonsboro is by road.

Five main highways serve the town, with the most prominent of these being U.S. Route 40 Alternate.

US 40 Alt follows Main Street through central Boonsboro, linking westward to Hagerstown and eastward to Frederick.