#1.
Myersville, Maryland
This AT hike focuses on the part of South Mountain that lies roughly 20 miles north of the Potomac River and some 60 miles or so northwest of Washington. The hike route extends southward from where... More on Trails
Good day hike trail, hiked from Rte 40 to South Mountian Inn, (great spot f More on Trails

#2.
Myersville MD 21773, United States of America
Inscription. “. so many happy people, restless in the midst of abundance.”: —Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840. Americans are an adventurous people. From past to present, they have used... More on HMDB
Inscription. “. so many happy people, restless in the midst of abundance.”: —Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840. Americans are an adventurous people. From past to present, they have used... More on HMDB

#3.
Myersville MD 21773, United States of America
Inscription. In August 1973, the U. S. Congress designated a cross-country stretch of Interstate as the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway, ” in tribute to President Eisenhowers early recognition of the need for a national ... More on HMDB

#4.
Myersville MD 21773, United States of America
Inscription. One half mile to the west of this plaque, the gap in South Mountain, the Appalachian Trail footbridge, and I-70 symbolically form the Bill Pate Portal to the Appalachian region—a region where a people and their ... More on HMDB

#5.
Myersville MD 21773, United States of America
Inscription. After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixo... More on HMDB
Inscription. After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixo... More on HMDB

#6.
6620 Zittlestown Road, Middletown, MD 21769, U.S.A.
Historic Gathland State Park was once the mountain home of George Alfred Townsend, a Civil War correspondent who wrote under the pen name Gath. An amateur architect, Townsend designed and constructed buildings as a favorite hobby, ... More on LLBean.com

#7.
21843 National Pike, Boonsboro, MD 21713
Site of the first monument erected to the "Father of our Country," President George Washington. Located along the Cumberland Valley, a noted migratory bird flyway, ... More on Search.visitmaryland.org
In Washington County, four miles east of Boonsboro and 1 1/2 miles north of Alternate Route 40 on Monument Road, Washington Monument State Park is named for the first monument in the country erect... More on Marylandmemories.com

#8.
US 340, Hagerstown, Maryland
Mules stopped pulling coal barges in 1924; now bikers pass locks, lockhouses, and aqueducts while looking for bald eagles. The Monocacy Aqueduct, at milepost 42.2, has just been restored to its ori... More on travelandleisure
Harpers Ferry National Historic Site contains many exhibits and museums pertaining to history , industry, John Brown, the civil war, African American history , environmental history , and tr... More on igougo

#9.
Burkittsville MD 21718, United States of America
Inscription. The first settlers in this area cleared their farm land and raised their families along two Indian trails that crossed here. Joshua Harley, one of these pioneers and a veteran of the American Revolution, started the settlements ... More on HMDB

#10.
Located at Rt. 65 Sharpsburg , MD 21782
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
