USA Parks Maryland Western Region Fort Frederick State ParkBaltimore Oriole © stateparks.comA Baltimore Orioles nest is a tightly woven pouch located on the end of a branch hanging down on the underside. Picnic Table © stateparks.comIt is always a great day for a picnic in the park.FOR...
Fort Frederick State Park is a Maryland state park surrounding the restored Fort Frederick, a fort from the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War. The park is south of the town of Big Pool on the Potomac River; the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal runs through the park grounds. The...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Fort George (redirected fromGeorge, Fort) Dictionary Fort George,river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post...
1777. Its growth in the early 19th cent. was stimulated by theDelaware and Hudson Canal. Among notable landmarks are many old Dutch stone houses; the senate house (1676), meeting place of the first New York state legislature; the old Dutch church (1659) and cemetery (1661); the burial...
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Fort Frederick Observations from Fort Frederick State Park The entire region is dotted with sites of former stops along major routes of 18th-century travel and trade. In Washington County, MD, I spent the evening atFort Frederick State Park. After an evening camping in a downpour in an otherwi...
Suburban sprawl has engulfed Fort Detrick, an Army base 50 miles from Washington in the Maryland town of Frederick. Seventy-six years ago, however, when the Army selected Detrick as the place to develop its super-secret plans to wage germ warfare, the area around the base look...
A separate plan to construct a vast circular park at the Fort Reno, circling the reservoir and taking advantage of the views, was put forward by the McMillan Commission, especially Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. This plan never came to fruition. The reservoir and castle are fenced and off-limits ...
Fort Lauderdale locals enjoy a mix of luxury and leisure, making the most of the city’s waterfront lifestyle and cultural scene. Mornings might start with a paddleboarding session atHugh Taylor Birch State Parkor a stroll along the scenicFort Lauderdale Beach Promenade. As the day goes on, ...