Antietam National Battlefield

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Preservation SUPPORT YOUR PARK Help Support Your Antietam Battlefield Antietam National Battlefield like other National Parks, has an enormous project backlog that federal funding can only begin to address. As...read more

Just For Kids FOR KIDS Junior Ranger Program Children ages 6-12 can complete a free activity booklet while they visit the park and earn a badge and a certificate. Ask for the...read more

Experience More! Nearby Attractions Harpers Ferry National Historical Park On September 15, Stonewall Jackson with about 35,000 Confederate soldiers surrounded the Federal Garrison at Harpers Ferry and forced the surrender of...read more

Walking & Hiking Outdoor Activities Bicycling is permitted on paved park tour roads and parking lots. Riding is prohibited on all sidewalks, agricultural land, and the Snavely's Ford Trail. Maryland law requires...read more

Things To Do Things To Do Audiovisual Program: "Antietam Visit," an award-winning film, is shown on the hour. This 26-minute movie recreates the battle as well as President Abraham Lincoln's visit to...read more

Natural World Trees and Shrubs Standing beside the legendary Burnside Bridge is another historic feature known as the "Burnside Sycamore" or "Witness Tree". The Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner captured the...read more

Geology Springs and Seeps There are many springs found within the park, most of which were historically used as the main water source for the farm families. On the Mumma,...read more

Sights to See Union Monuments Connecticut ...read more

Who's Who at the Park Dr. King on Emancipation Dr. King presented the following speech at the New York Civil War Centennial Commission's Emancipation Proclamation Observance, New York City, September 12, 1962Emancipation Proclamation Centennial...read more

History The Dunkers The Dunker movement began in Germany in the early eighteenth century. The peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years War ( 1618 -1648 ) recognized three state...read more