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Fort Detrick

Fort Detrick is a United States Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center of the American biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it has hosted most elements of the United States biological defense program.

Located at 39.4356, -77.4272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland, United States Army medical facilities, United States Army posts, Forts in Maryland, Biological warfare facilities, Military Superfund sites, Superfund sites in Maryland, Frederick, Maryland

Clover Hill, Maryland

Clover Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,260 at the 2000 census.

Located at 39.4569, -77.4272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland, Census-designated places in Maryland

WFRE

WFRE is a radio station located in Frederick, Maryland, in the United States. It plays Country music and is owned by Clear Channel Communications along with its sister station 930 WFMD. Despite the station being located approximately 45 miles (72 kilometers) away from the two closest major cities, its strong signal reaches both major markets.

Located at 39.5, -77.499 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Frederick County, Maryland, Radio stations in Maryland, Clear Channel radio stations, Radio stations established in 1928, 1928 establishments in Maryland

Catoctin Trail

The Catoctin Trail is a 26.6 mi (42.4 km) hiking trail that traverses federal, state, and municipal woodlands along the northern half of Catoctin Mountain in Frederick County in central Maryland, USA. The hilly terrain is typical of western Maryland with large sections canopied under dense forest cover.

Located at 39.4622, -77.4912 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hiking trails in Maryland, Protected areas of Frederick County, Maryland, Blue Ridge Mountains

National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center

The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) is a government biodefense research laboratory created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and located at the sprawling biodefense campus at Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD, USA. Created quietly a few months after the 2001 anthrax attacks, the NBACC (pronounced EN-back) is intended to be the principal U.S. biodefense research institution engaged in laboratory-based threat assessment and bioforensics.

Located at 39.4356, -77.4272 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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United States Army research facilities, Biological warfare, 2001 anthrax attacks, 2002 establishments in the United States, United States Department of Homeland Security, Disaster preparedness in the United States, Emergency management, Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland

Building 470

Building 470 — also called the Pilot Plant, or sometimes “the Tower”, or “Anthrax Tower” — was a notorious seven-story steel and brick building at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, USA, used in the small-scale production of biological warfare (BW) agents. The building, a Cold War era structure, was transferred from the Department of Defense to the National Cancer Institute-Frederick (a unit of the National Institutes of Health) in 1988, to which it belonged until 2003 when it was demolished.

Located at 39.434, -77.431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1953, Infrastructure completed in 1953, Former United States Army medical research facilities, Biological warfare facilities, Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland