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Brunswick Railroad Museum

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:24:02 +0000

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/

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:44:42 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:38:17 +0000

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.

C&O Canal Visitor Center

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:28:42 +0000

The C&O Canal National Historic Park Visitor’s Center, and the Museum Store are on the first floor of the Brunswick Railroad Museum. C&O Canal Visitor Center and Pete Harpers Children’s Hands-On Activity Room located on main floor. The third floor features a 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. Hours: Fri 10 AM 2 PM, Sat 10 AM – 4 PM, Sun 1 – 4 PM. (Year Round) VISA, MC & Discover. Main floor handicapped accessible

44 West Potomac St. Brunswick, MD 21716