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.

Uh... The City of Clustered Spires?

Just some random photos from walking around Downtown Frederick, Carroll Creek, and Baker Park.
With a few free hours to spend before getting into my typical Amusement Parking, I woke earlier than my alarm was set and decided to get up and explore around for a little bit. Frederick is the eighth largest city in the state of Maryland... although you would never think it walking around mid-morning on a Sunday.

So, uh...

Yup
Frederick, Maryland.

What the hell is this?

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(a little much, eh?)

Map of the Downtown area.

I walked up and down Carroll Creek 'Linear Park' for a bit. The water is lined with little art installations, fountains, and bridges.

 The creek runs through Frederick to the Monocacy River, and then drains into the Potomac River.

Water lilies are cool

Some of them were flowering.
(love me some lilies)

One of the many, many water features along the paths.

The Zodiac Clock Bridge.

Looking West towered Baker Park

Looking East
You can also see the William O. Lee Suspension Footbridge down the Creek.

Another fountain, it actually dumps back out into the Creek, Its covered by a metal carved grate.

Yup

Pretty pretty

I liked this water fall / fountain.

Random sculpture

And... one last photo of the Creek.
The whole area is very pretty and nicely laid out and still expanding. Another 800 more feet or so of park was still under construction during my visit. (heading towered the West)

Quack... quack quack!
And... before I headed out of Frederick onto my next stop of the day....

I made a quick walk around Baker Park. A 58 acre park in the middle of the city.

Hey look, me!

And uh, Carroll Creek... again.

The Joseph Dill Baker Memorial Carillon.
Sadly, I didn't get to hear it sound.
(Based off what I've read online its only used twice a month for about 30 minutes)

I wasn't the only tourist here today....
(aww, and little Geese!)

Carroll Creek dam and the Carillon

This cool looking... thing.
(I tried to look up online what it was... but couldn't find anything)

Flowers.. and stuff.

The Baker Park Band Shell, home to a local Summer Concert Series event.

A fountain in the garden with some questionable looking water.

Oh.. and one of the few playground areas within the park.
Woo. Frederick... A city my mom didn't even know existed
(I actually had to point it out to her on a map a few weeks ago...)

:D