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Antietam: For 4.5 million Americans, our ugliest day signaled a first step to freedom
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the better part of 160 years, military historians have been poring over the movements of Union...
Reopened Antietam visitor center to show 'causes … consequences of the American Civil War'
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFor the National Park Service team responsible for planning the updates to the recently reopened...
Monocacy battlefield superintendent to take same post at Antietam
The Frederick News-Post, Md. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAndrew Banasik, superintendent at Monocacy National Battlefield, will leave his post to become Antietam National Battlefield’s superintendent May 19. Banasik is a Civil War history enthusiast ...
23,000 casualties. 160 years. Three weekends of remembrance at Antietam
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSHARPSBURG — Sept. 17 marks the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, fought among the cornfields in southern Washington County as America struggled through divisions that threatened ...
Historic black chapel and school in Sharpsburg designated National Historic Landmark
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSHARPSBURG — For most of the American Reconstruction period following the Civil War, a one-room...
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The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInformation in the calendar is subject to change or cancellation. If your organization changes or cancels an event listed in the What's NXT calendar, please notify us immediately by emailing ...
This home was in the line of fire in 1862. Preservationists helped it dodge another bullet
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSHARPSBURG — For more than 160 years, this south county town's connection with the Civil War has...
Washington County Historical Society has safeguarded local history for more than a century
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 6 months ago“Washington County should have a historical society,” Harvey S. Bomberger declared on July 28, 1911....