Historic Areas of The NPS in Maryland
National Historical Parks, some National Monuments, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are ___ of these in Maryland. The National Park Service lists these fourteen together with the NHLs in the state,
The Clara Barton National Historic Site, Monocacy National Battlefield and Thomas Stone National Historic Site are also NHLs and are listed above (with the latter under its alternative name, Habre de Venture)
The other seven are:
| Landmark name |
Image | Date established | Location | County | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antietam National Battlefield | 01890-08-30August 30, 1890 | Sharpsburg | Washington | |||
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | Maryland | County | Also included in District of Columbia and West Virginia | |||
| Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine | Baltimore | none | ||||
| Fort Washington Park | Fort Washington | Prince George's County | ||||
| Hampton National Historic Site | Hampton, Maryland | Baltimore County | ||||
| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park | Maryland | Washington County | Also included in Virginia and West Virginia | |||
| Piscataway Park | Accokeek | Prince George's County:) |
Read more about this topic: List Of National Historic Landmarks In Maryland
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