including national parks, monuments, historic sites, and other park areas          

Browse below for books on National Park System areas in Maryland,
or click for: Antietam National Battlefield, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD. by Frederick Tilberg.
National Park Service  Historical Handbook #31; Shrines and memorials and historic Civil War battle at Sharpsburg, Maryland, "bloodiest day of Civil War" with 23,000 casualties. Covers strategies and maneuvers of Lee, the Confederate commander, and of McClellan of the Union, battles, daybreak strikes. The battle had no clear victor but did serve to stop Lee's march to the north. Illustrated, 64pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 024-005-00892-6. 1980. Order #: USGB2255 paper$4.95.

 

CLARA BARTON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (MD). by Elizabeth Brown Pryor.
Guide to this Maryland National Historic Site plus biography of teacher/humanitarian/women's rights advocate/Red Cross founder. Inspired by the need to care for Civil War soldiers, a Sanitary Commission was organized and that grew into the American Red Cross. Chronology lists Barton's life history including her causes and accomplishments along with important national events. Includes associated sites. National Park Service Handbook #110. Photographs and drawings in black-and-white and color; some historical. 80 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 024-005-00806-3. 1981. Order #: USGB2337 paper$5.50.

 

FORT MCHENRY NATIONAL MONUMENT AND HISTORIC SITE (MD). by Harold I. Lessom and George McKenzie.
History of this MD fort that defended Baltimore from British attack during War of 1812, including 1814 bombardment which inspired Francis Scott Key to write Star Spangled Banner. Details the movement of ships and soldiers in the attempt to invade the city and the American response to repel them. Includes actions by individual commanders and describes the nature of warfare at that time. Historical drawings, maps, 40 pages. National Park Service Historical Handbook #5.
Inventory = 2. ISBN: 024-005-00191-3. 1961. Order #:USGB2443 paper $4.25.

 

 

List of National Park System areas in Maryland:
Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake Bay
Civil War Defenses of Washington
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Fort Foote Park
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort Washington Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glen Echo Park
Greenbelt Park
Hampton National Historic Site
Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Monocacy National Battlefield
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Piscataway Park
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail

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