The Battle that saved Washington

Monocacy National Battlefield

Site of the Battle of Monocacy during the American Civil War on July 9, 1864 and known as The Battle That Saved Washington.
 I actually didn't even know this place was here. I stumbled upon it while looking up things to do to pass some time before Adventure Park USA opened for the day and it seemed small enough to be able to see all of without rushing, given the amount of time I had

Yaayyy... almost there!

Endless fields

Corn...corn corn corn... corn.

The Monocacy National Battlefield.

The main visitors center for the Battlefield.

A cannon!

The Battle Begins

A view from the observation deck at the center.

Inside the visitors center is also a small museum

It features artifacts removed from the area and a general history about the battle and surrounding area.

Opened October 21, 1976

But.. but is it a Yankee Cannonball?

Heading down the road to Best Farm...
So.. much... corn.

L'Hermitage Slave Village Archaeological Site // Best Farm
They were setting up for some sort of private function...
So this is all I saw.

Retreat

 A pretty tree lined road heading up to the Thomas Farm.
During the battle some of the more heavy fighting happened along this road.

Thomas Farm house

The Final Stand

The Pennsylvania Monument

The 10th Vermont Monument

Gambrill House, Edgewood built in 1868
Looking like some sort of haunted mansion.

Oh look, there it is!

Fields around Edgewood

more.... uh, fields.

Swamp

This area was used as the Field Hospital during the Battle

The Gambrill Mill walking trail

Yup, not going in there...

Walking down the path

Desperate Escape

Fields

...and more walking.

The current railroad bridge was built in the same spot across the river as the one burned down during the battle.

Burning the Bridge
And.. uh.. a marker about the bridge burning.

One last photo of the fields

Woo... uh.. History and uh, a Culture Credit!
Ok, now we can get to the coasters.. and stuff.