Cheap Things To Do in Clear Spring, Maryland

Inscription. Colonial stone fort built 1756 for Province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddocks defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776–83. Occupied 1861–2 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The portion of this highway from the west end of the Conococheague bridge to Cumberland (40 miles) was built between 1816 and 1821. The banks of Maryland financed it by purchase of the stock. , Erected by State Roads ... More on HMDB

Inscription. ←, One of the four stockade forts erected in 1756 along the North Mount Road as supports for Fort Frederick in preventing the Indians from descending upon the inhabitants living in the Cumberland Valley. , Erected ... More on HMDB

Right in the Potomac River in southern Frederick County, Heater's Island was settled as early as the 17th century. The Conoy Indians, a Piscataway tribe, migrated from Southern Maryland in the 1690s and established a village here. ... More on Epinions.com

Inscription. On May 23, 1861 Confederates attempting to capture the ferry boat at McCoy's Landing were driven off by the Clear Spring Guard. Here on October 10, 1862, Gen. J. E. B. Stuart crossed the Potomac on his second ride around ... More on HMDB

STONEWALL JACKSON �" The lake is at winter pool with ice coverage. Fishing is slow. Some nice trout reported being caught in the tailwaters. Before heading to the lake please contact Corps of Engin... More on Wvdnr.gov

Inscription. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Maryland became a border between the Confederacy and the Union. The Confederacy knew that the canal and railroad were important Union supply lines. St... More on HMDB

Inscription. “The citizens at all times aim to be surpassed by no other town in the County.”: –Martin Lehr, Clear Spring historian, 1890s. In 1821, Martin Myers chose a site that straddled a “clear spring” ... More on HMDB

Inscription. near this point was captured Oct. 10, 1862 by a detachment of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart's Cavalry. On clear days this station could communicate with stations on South Mountain which relayed messages via Catoctin Mt. to Sugar ... More on HMDB