Cheap Things To Do in Knoxville, Maryland

Inscription. During an inspection in late April 1863, Brig. Gen. John G. Barnard recommended that a gun be placed at a high point on this crest, "surrounded by a wall of sandbags, and arranged to fire not only on Loudoun Heights [across ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The charcoal industry required wood; Maryland Heights offered plenty. From 1810 to 1848 the Antietam Iron Works, 7 miles to the north, cut trees on the mountain to make charcoal to fuel its furnace and forges. The burning ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During the civil war, St. Lukes served as headquarters for General Lafayette McLaws, whos troops from the Army of Northern Virginia were bivouacked around Brownsville, September 11, 1862. It served as a hospital for his ... More on HMDB

Inscription. For more than three years May 1862 through July 1865 Union soldiers lived, worked, and played on Maryland Heights. They built numerous campgrounds on this inhospitable mountain that lacked water, level ground, or adequate ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Tired and breathless? You are experiencing the hardship of a Union soldier climbing to reach his work place (a fort) or his home (a tent or log cabin). Try ascending this road hauling a 9,700-pound gun tube or a week's ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here, the forces of nature created a natural corridor for commerce. The Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers carved a notch in the mountains, providing passage west. Communities grew up on both sides of the river and later a ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Positioned 300 feet above the Potomac River the Naval Battery was the first Union fortification on Maryland Heights. Hastily built in May 1862, its naval guns were rushed here from the Washington, D. C. Navy Yard. Along ... More on HMDB

Inscription. You are standing on the border between North and South during the Civil War. As the highest ridge surrounding Harpers Ferry, Maryland Heights played a prominent role in the strategic operations of both the Union and Confederacy. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. To command Maryland Heights' highest point, the Federals built this massive foundation, called the Stone Fort in the winter of 1862-63. Union engineers designed this defense as an infantry blockhouse to ward off Confederate ... More on HMDB

Inscription. You are standing inside the Interior Fort, facing its north wall the most imposing earthwork on Maryland Heights. This nine-foot-high parapet and accompanying ditch defended the crest ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Built in 1863 to strengthen a double row of rifle-pits and to protect against attack from the north, the Exterior Fort consisted of two parallel rock walls, or breastworks, about 530 f... More on HMDB