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List of National Park System areas in Maryland

List of National Park System areas in Maryland

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This list of National Park System areas in Maryland includes the lands, trails, or park networks maintained by the National Park Service of the United States within the U.S. State of Maryland. The National Park Service controls 24 units in the state of Maryland. They range from sites of historical interest to sites of ecological interest to portions of the parkway system around Washington, DC. Many of the sites currently under the control of the National Park Service in Maryland were previously under the control of other agencies in the federal government, such as Antietam National Battlefield, which was originally managed by the Department of War.[1] There are eight units administered by the National Park System as part of the National Capital Parks. The most recent unit created in Maryland is the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, which was authorized by Congress in 2006.

National Park System areas

A view of Antietam National Battlefield, site of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War
The C&O Canal at Swain's Lock. The canal runs between Washington, DC and Cumberland, Maryland.
The sally port, or main entrance, to Fort McHenry in Baltimore. The Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812 inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.
Close-up view of sign on the former bumper car pavilion at Glen Echo Park
Farmhouse and slave quarters at Hampton National Historic Site. Photo by James G. Howes.
View of the Potomac River at Piscataway Park
Haberdaventure, the home of Thomas Stone, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, centerpiece of the Thomas Stone National Historic Site.
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Notes

A ^ Part of the National Capital Parks.[7][20][21][22][23]
B ^ Antietam National Battlefield was originally two separate units, a cemetery established in 1865 and the battlefield established in 1890 under the War department. Both the battlefield and the cemetery were transferred to the National Park Service from the War Department in 1933, and the two units were combined in 1974.[1]

References

  1. Tilberg, Frederick (1960). "Antietam National Battlefield Site and Cemetery". Antietam National Battlefield Site Maryland Historical Handbook. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. "1930 through 1939". National Park System Timeline. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  3. "Appalachian National Scenic Trail". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  4. "History". Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  5. "Experience Your Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
  6. "National Park System Timeline". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  7. "Baltimore-Washington Parkway". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  8. "Captain John Smith Management". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  9. "Catoctin Mountain Park - Nature & Science". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  10. "Sarbanes and Mikulski Announce New Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network Sites". Office of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski. Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  11. "The Clara Barton House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  12. "Fort Foote Park: History & Culture". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  13. "About Glen Echo Park". Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  14. "Greenbelt Park". MSN Encarta. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  15. "Harmony Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  16. "Harmony Hall". Pack Your Gear.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  17. "Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm: History & Culture". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  18. "Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm: History & Culture". National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  19. "Fort Foote Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  20. "Harmony Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  21. "National Capital Parks-East". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  22. "Suitland Parkway". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-14.

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