Pet Friendly Things To Do in Burkittsville, Maryland

Gathland State Park was once the mountain home of George Alfred Townsend, a Civil War journalist. In the late 1800's, Gathland featured a unique collection of buildings and structures designed and ... More on marylandstateparks.org

A unique War Correspondent's Memorial Arch, constructed by journalist and author George Alfred Townsend. On his former estate, the George Alfred Townsend Museum is open weekends. Apr-Oct 12-5pm. H... More on Fredericktourism.org

Inscription. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Infantry and Hexamers Battery: September 14, 1862, Late in the afternoon the brigade advanced from the fields north and west of Burkittsville, charged up the mountain, carried this point and followed ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In July 1862 Congress authorized the president to present medals to soldiers of the United States Army for gallant and meritorious service. On September 14, 1862, two soldiers so distinguished themselves during the fighting ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Organized in 1858 as the National Artillery, this unit changed its name to the Troup Light Artillery in honor of the former Georgia governor George W. Troup. It became a part of Cobbs Legion when the war began. During ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The treatment of soldiers killed in action depended on which army held the battlefield after the guns fell silent. At South Mountain a few men from each Union regiment were assigned to burial details. To prevent the spread ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Battle of South Mountain struck Cramptons Gap late in the afternoon of September 14, 1862, when Union Gen. William B. Franklin finally ordered an attack against Confederate Gen. Lafayette McLawss force here. As the ... More on HMDB

Maryland's only commercial underground caverns. Spectacular tour takes 30 minutes and is guided through ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org

Short story for $51.00 with 4 dollars off the price for a 20 min tour and no time for just enjoying and t... More on TripAdvisor

The Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg contains the remains of 4,776 soldiers from the Battle of Anti... More on PlanetWare

I found my gr gr gr grandfather buried in section C6. He was a member of Company G 6th WV Infantry Voluntee... More on TripAdvisor

Visitors to Waterford experience many of the same views as residents in the 19th century. Waterford preserves the ambiance and many of the structures that characterized it during its heyday as a fl... More on Virginia.org

The town of Waterford, listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks, offers visitors recreational and educational opportunities, a concert and lecture series, interactive programs, special... More on DogFriendly.com

Inscription. Here, on August 15-19, 1906, on the Storer College campus, the Niagara Movement held their first open and public meeting on American soil. Organized by W. E. B. Du Bois and others a year earlier in Erie Beach, Ontario, ... More on HMDB