Visit Frederick County 2023-2024 Visitor Guide - Flipbook - Page 20
DISCOVER FREDERICK’S
Storied Past
These scenic mountainscapes, rolling hills, and charming towns have
been home to explorers, entrepreneurs, and heroes for centuries.
Our variety of unique museums, historic buildings, and interactive
attractions bring the past to life and allow you endless opportunities
to experience history in a new way.
Explore the Civil War
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BY BATTLEFIELD
BY TRAIL
BY MUSEUM
Frederick County lies in the
heart of hallowed ground,
where intense battles
decided the Civil War.
Explore South Mountain
State Battlefield, where
the first major battle in
Maryland took place in 1862,
and Monocacy National
Battlefield, where the
efforts of United States
troops saved the nation’s
capital two years later.
The Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
connects several significant
Civil War sites, including
Turner’s, Fox’s, and
Crampton’s Gaps, as well
as the War Correspondents
Memorial, a unique, castlelike edifice that memorializes
the journalists who covered
conflicts spanning the Civil
War to the Iraq War. Nature
and history intersect at this
peaceful mountainside spot.
The National Museum of
Civil War Medicine brings
to life the medical realities
faced by soldiers, along
with the life-saving methods
doctors and nurses used
on the battlefield, many
of which paved the way for
today’s medical treatments.
You’ll never look at Civil War
medical care the same
way again!
2024–25 Official Visitor Guide
