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Monocacy National Battlefield

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An electric map, self-guided auto tour, and four trails interpret the July 9, 1864 battle, that saved Washington from Jubal Early’s advancing Confederates. Open daily 8 AM – 4:30 PM (Labor Day – Memorial Day), 8:30 AM – 5 PM (Memorial Day – Labor Day). Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Handicapped accessible.

4801 Urbana Pike – Frederick, MD 21704

Brunswick Railroad Museum

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Features huge, interactive HO scale model railroad depicting B&O passenger line from Union Station, DC to Brunswick Freight Classification Yards. Railroad equipment and memorabilia, social history exhibits, photographs, Victorian costumes, furnishings, toy, baseball, and medical history. C&O Canal Visitor Center and Pete Harpers Children’s Hands-On Activity Room located on main floor. Hours: Fri 10 AM – 2 PM, Sat 10 AM – 4 PM, Sun 1 – 4 PM. (Year Round) VISA, MC & Discover. Main floor handicapped accessible.

Location: 40 West Potomac St. Brunswick, MD 21716 (map)

Website: http://www.brrm.net/

Utica Mills Covered Bridge

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The Utica Mills Covered Bridge, circa 1850, is located on Utica Road off of Old Frederick Road. The bridge originally spanned the nearby Monocacy River but was washed away during a severe storm in 1889. Local citizens gathered the remains and reconstructed the 101-foot long Burr Arch design bridge at its present location crossing Fishing Creek.

Utica, MD

Roddy Road Covered Bridge

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The Roddy Road Covered Bridge, built in 1856, rests just north of Thurmont off of US Rt 15, where Roddy Creek Road meets Roddy Road at Owens Creek. The smallest of the county’s covered bridges, Roddy Road is a single-span Kingpost design bridge measuring 40 feet long. Relax with a picnic or explore the natural beauty at this bridge and park.

Thurmont, MD 21788

Loy’s Station Covered Bridge

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First constructed circa 1848, the Loy’s Station Covered bridge is on Old Frederick Road, just south of Rt. 77. Although it has been structurally modified and rebuilt, the bridge’s original timbers remain throughout the 90-foot long structure crossing Owens Creek, features a multiple Kingpost design. An adjoining park provides picnic tables and a play area.

Thurmont, MD 21788

Legore Stone Arch Bridge

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Construction on magnificent stone bridge began in 1898. Opened to the public in 1900.

Woodsboro, MD 21798

South Mountain State Battlefield Park

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The State Battlefield park encompasses the three gaps of South Mountain (Crampton’s, Fox’s, and Turner’s gaps) that were the scene of the Sept 14, 1862 battle, just days before Antietam. Handicapped accessible.

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

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Interactive educational programs, exhibits, seminars and lectures provide the knowledge that Civil War medicine connects us not only to our past, but is the scientific and historical link to our present and our future. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine is the premiere repository of exhibits and artifacts devoted to the technological and procedural advances made in the medical field between 1861-1865. These changes occurred in the midst of tremendous social and economic upheaval. The Museum is committed to effectively weaving the narrative of suffering soldiers, caregivers, their families and the dramatic and innovative developments in medical treatment. The Museum utilizes its collection to heighten public awareness of the modern medical practices that originated on the battlefields and in the hospitals of this once-divided country.

Frederick, MD 21701

Maryland Museum of Civil War History

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Landon House is were General J.E.B. Stuart’s Sabers and Roses Ball was held on September 8, 1862. Maryland Museum of Civil War History presents a Civil War Reality Live Show featuring Johnny Reb & Billy Yank in a rockin’ rollickin’ tribute to the American Civil War. Every Friday evening ghost walks 8:30 p.m. and Sabers & Roses 9:30 p.m. VISA, ME, AC, DISCOVER. Handicapped accessible.

Fox’s Gap

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Two generals – one Federal, one Confederate – died fighting for the gap.
Where Reno Monument Rd. crosses South Mountain