Things To Do in Rohrersville, Maryland

Inscription. Driven from Cramptons Gap on Sept. 14, 1862, by Gen. Franklins Sixth Corps, elements of McLaws Confederates formed across Pleasant Valley to bar Union advance on Maryland Heights and Harpers Ferry. Later these Confederates ... More on HMDB

Inscription. An important part of the Battle of South Mountain was fought here September 14-15, 1862, when the Federal forces pressed the Confederate troops back into Pleasant Valley and on to Sharpsburg, , Erected by Maryland Historical ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Parks Hall (later called Park Hall) was the first land grant in the area that was to become Washington County. This 1550 acre tract was surveyed September 9, 1731, and patented to William Parks on November 24, 1732. It ... More on HMDB

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

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

John Brown was a famous abolitionist who lived in the Kennedy home while he and his sons planned their attack ... More on PlanetWare

ennedy Farm, Maryland a national historic landmark, used during the summer of 1859 by John Brown and his Provisional Army of the United States From this house in 1859, John Brown, the storied abol... More on Marylandmemories.com

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

'Burnside's Bridge' is a landmark on the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Crossing over Antietam Creek, the bridge played a key role in the September 1862 Battle of Antietam... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. Ever since the battle the Lower Bridge has been Burnside Bridge. Confederate Colonel Douglas was a native of Sharpsburg, and familiar with Antietam Creek. After the war he wrote: "Go l... More on HMDB

Inscription. The main timber-frame portion of the house was built by the Hitt family before 1790. A log addition was added in the 1830's by the Cost family, nearly doubling the size of the house. After the battle of Antietam, it was ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This three-arch span with its unusually high center arch was built in 1830 over a ford in the Antietam Creek that was used by Braddock's army in 1755. Samuel Hitt was instrumental in financing this bridge, which was built ... More on HMDB