Maryland Daily Photo

Burnside’s Bridge is named for General Ambrose Burnside, the Union general who ultimately captured the bridge during the battle at Antietam.   It took him and his troops more than three hours to capture the bridge.  It is still debated today whether it would have made sense for him to take his men through the water […]

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Here is a shot of the War Memorial in Thurmont, which can be see by looking directly to the left if you are walking down Main St. in the direction of the last Thurmont picutre. 

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Here’s Boonsboro, MD.  Founded in, as you can see in the sign, 1792.   I thought it was a nice town when I drove through.  However, after some research on the internet, I’ve confirmed it is not only a nice town but also an interesting town.  You can read more here, but two intersting claims to fame […]

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Saturday (tomorrow) is national train day, so stations and museums across the country will be having special train-related events; good for kids, good for adults, good for adults that act like kids.  Just don’t act too much like a kid in Hagerstown, or you might end up in this building.    
You know this is a police department […]

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When we had the Hagerstown lamp contest, one MDP reader, who was too afraid to post, called me and asked if it was that town by Camp David. (he later posted)  While Hagerstown isn’t too far from Camp David, he was referring to this town, Thurmont.   Here is the Main St. in Thurmont, which looks […]

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I hope everyone’s enjoyed the trip to Hancock.  I’ve certainly enjoyed reliving it this week.  Thanks for all the comments.  We’ll definitely try to make some more theme weeks.   I’ve started a new job this week, and its allowed me plenty of time to think of how to satisfy some of your wishlist request, so don’t worry, they […]

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That speed limit sign is firmly on Maryland soil.  However, I was treading on thin Ice and was close to falling into another state as I took this picture.   It’s about as close as you are going to get to encompassing the state in one shot.   We are looking due south.  The town of Hancock […]

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Along the trip up to Pennsylvania, from the Potomac, you will find a few interesting stores.  The trip by the way, involves a hike along a road that is appropriately named, Pennsylvania Avenue.  I stopped into the Antiques mall, which also has a flea market and pizza shop.  It’s one of the more popular shops.  […]

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 Though you have probably been on I-70 heading west and decided to continue on I-70 into Pennsylvania, or take I-68 west towards Cumberland, you might not have known that the intersection of those two roads, or actually just before that intersection if you are westbound, is sitated in the thinnest part of Maryland.  In fact, […]

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Here you see the monument to Major General Joseph Mansfield in the background with the cannon in the foreground that marks the spot where he was mortally wouned.  
Throughout the battlefields at Antietam you will find cannons such as these to mark the spots where all six generals who died or would later die were wounded at Antietam.  In a battle that was waged all […]

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