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District of Keedysville
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Battle of Antietam

The Battle of Antietam also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on Wednesday, September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with 22,717 dead, wounded and missing on both sides combined. After pursuing Confederate General Robert E. Lee into Maryland, Union Army Maj.

Located at 39.4732, -77.7447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Boonsboro, Maryland

Boonsboro is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located at the foot of South Mountain. It nearly borders Frederick County and is proximate to the Antietam National Battlefield. The population was 3,336 at the 2010 census.

Located at 39.5083, -77.6539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Keedysville, Maryland

Keedysville is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2010 census.

Located at 39.4886, -77.6986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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San Mar, Maryland

San Mar is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.

Located at 39.5517, -77.6461 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rohrersville, Maryland

Rohrersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census.

Located at 39.4383, -77.6633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Sharpsburg, Maryland

Sharpsburg is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located approximately 13 miles south of Hagerstown. The population was 705 at the 2010 census. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Antietam (or Battle of Sharpsburg) was fought on what is now Antietam National Battlefield, in the vicinity of Antietam Creek.

Located at 39.4578, -77.7494 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battle of South Mountain

The Battle of South Mountain—known in several early Southern accounts as the Battle of Boonsboro Gap—was fought September 14, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. Three pitched battles were fought for possession of three South Mountain passes: Crampton's, Turner's, and Fox's Gaps. Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac, needed to pass through these gaps in his pursuit of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.

Located at 39.485, -77.6216 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Battle of Boonsboro

The Battle of Boonsboro took place on July 8, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Retreat from Gettysburg during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. While Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia retreated toward Virginia following its defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate cavalry held the South Mountain passes. The cavalry fought a rearguard action against elements of the Union 1st and 3rd Cavalry Divisions and supporting infantry.

Located at 39.5254, -77.6632 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Turner's Gap

Turner's Gap is a wind gap in the South Mountain Range of the Blue Ridge Mountains, located in Frederick County and Washington County, Maryland. The gap is traversed by U.S. Route 40 Alt, the Old National Pike. The Appalachian Trail also crosses the gap.

Located at 39.4847, -77.6202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Burnside's Bridge

Burnside's Bridge is a landmark on the Civil War Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg, northwestern Maryland.

Located at 39.4505, -77.7319 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Van Lear, Maryland

Van Lear is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland. The community is part of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area). Van Lear is located between Halfway, Maryland and Williamsport, Maryland.

Located at 39.5356, -77.753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Crystal Grottoes

Crystal Grottoes is the only show cave in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located on Maryland Route 34 between Boonsboro and Antietam National Battlefield.

Located at 39.498, -77.677 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fairplay, Maryland

Fairplay is an unincorporated community not considered as a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is sometimes recognized along with neighboring Tilghmanton as Fairplay-Tilghmanton; the two communities share a post office as well as a fire company. Fairplay is between Hagerstown, Maryland and Sharpsburg, Maryland along Maryland Route 65 and is part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area.

Located at 39.5356, -77.753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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JFK 50 Mile

The JFK 50 Mile or the JFK 50 Mile Memorial is an ultramarathon that takes place annually in Washington County, Maryland, USA. The first race was held in spring 1963, one of numerous 50-mile races that year. After the Kennedy assassination, many of these events were never held again. The current course record is held by David Riddle for men and Devon Crosby-Helms for women. Team Inov-8 captain Mark Lundblad won the JFK 50 miler in 2008.

Located at 39.5124, -77.6539 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ultramarathons, Visitor attractions in Washington County, Maryland

Lambs Knoll

Lambs Knoll is a peak of South Mountain on the border of Washington County and Frederick County in the state of Maryland, United States. The 1,758 feet peak is the second tallest on South Mountain in Maryland behind Quirauk Mountain.

Located at 39.4486, -77.6275 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Mercersville, Maryland

Mercersville is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland. It lies at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m).

Located at 39.4992, -77.7664 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Boonsboro High School

Boonsboro High School (BHS) is a public high school (grades 9 to 12) in Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, United States. The present school building was created in 1958 and renovated in 1975-76, 2006. The 1975-76 renovation changed the school from a campus of four buildings situated on a hill to one larger building that combined three of the four original building plus the expanded shop building. The school central feature is a ramp that leads from the varsity gym up to the cafeteria.

Located at 39.5161, -77.6517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Dahlgren Chapel (Maryland)

Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Most of the building materials came from the immediate area of the site, while a marble altar was imported from Italy. The chapel was built for Sarah Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, daughter of Congressman Samuel Finley Vinton, who had married Admiral John A.

Located at 39.4845, -77.6189 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Burtner, Maryland

Burtner is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 39.5239, -77.72 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eakles Mills, Maryland

Eakles Mills is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 39.4681, -77.6847 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mapleville, Maryland

Mapleville is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Maryland, United States. The community is not considered a census-designated place (CDP), but is officially a part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area. Mapleville lies along MD Route 66, known locally as the Mapleville Road, north of Boonsboro, Maryland and just south of the community of San Mar. Route 66 links the towns of Boonsboro and Smithsburg, Maryland, and provides local residents with access to nearby U.S.

Located at 39.5422, -77.647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Benevola, Maryland

Benevola is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 39.5456, -77.6761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Trego, Maryland

Trego is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 39.4331, -77.6781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rocky Run Shelter

- The Rocky Run shelter(s) are backcountry shelters located on the Appalachian Trail near Boonsboro, Maryland. They are situated next to the Rocky Run spring and a steep hill side. The original Rocky Run shelter sleeps six people, has a flat floor, and provides enough space to sit up. The new shelter can sleep up to sixteen and features a wood floor and a plywood-floored loft, as well as a covered front deck and large windows which flood the shelter with light.

Located at 39.4609, -77.6309 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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The American Volunteer (statue)

The American Volunteer – also known as The American Soldier – is a colossal granite statue that crowns the U.S. Soldier Monument and forms the centerpiece of Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The monument is also known as the Private Soldier Monument. The monument was designed by sculptor Carl Conrads and architect George Keller, both of the New England Granite Works of Hartford, Connecticut, James G. Batterson, president.

Located at 39.4592, -77.7411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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