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The Historical Travel weblog is your travel guide to historic attractions in the Mid-Atlantic states.
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Latest Travel Reviews
 | Nov 13, 2009The Peter Wentz Farmstead was established in present-day Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1744 by Peter and Rosanna Wentz. By 1758 they had completed the large, Georgian-style stone house with many architectural features reflecting their German ("Pennsylvania Dutch") heritage, including interior paint decoration throughout. The Wentz Farm served as headquarters for General George Washington during the fall of 1777, while planning his attempt to prevent British forces from occupying Philadelphia. The farm was purchased in 1794 by Melchior Schultz, whose descendants continued to live and farm there until 1969, when it was purchased by the County of Montgomery. The site has been restored and the house furnished to demonstrate how it would have appeared at the time of the American Revolution. The Wentz Farmstead is located on a ninety acre plot that is managed as an eighteenth century working [...] |
 | Nov 8, 2009Located on the banks of the the Potomac River near Fort Washington, Maryland, Fort Washington was for many decades the only defensive installation protecting the approach to the nation's capitol. The original fort was completed in 1809 and was named Fort Warburton. During the War of 1812 it was destroyed by its own defenders during a British advance. The current fort is a stone structure with a good cannon shot down the Potomac River. It was constructed in 1824 and extensive remodeling was performed in the 1840s and 1890s. Fort Washington was turned over to the Department of the Interior in 1946, after its last military personnel [...] |
 | Nov 5, 2009Located in the old Platt Oyster Cannery on the Northwest branch of the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore Museum of Industry has exhibits on various types of manufacturing and industry from the early 20th century. The museum offers several hands-on sections with working equipment and other artifacts. Galleries recreate parts of a cannery, a garment loft from 1900, a print shop, a machine shop from 1900, the pharmacy where Noxzema was invented, as well as exhibits on food industry giants such as McCormick, Domino Sugar and Esskay. The museum was founded in 1977 as part of a project to preserve the industrial history of downtown [...] |
 | Nov 2, 2009The star-shaped Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Navy. It was during this bombardment of the fort that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem that would eventually be used in the national anthem of the United States. Visitors to the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine begin at the visitor center, where a short orientation film is shown three times per hour. Available for touring are the fort, barracks and related structures. The barracks contain a number of interesting exhibits, such as the enlistmen's quarters, an electronic map, uniform and weapons displays, the junior officers' quarters, the powder magazine, commanding officer's quarters and the 1814 Guard [...] |
 | Oct 31, 2009Clara Barton was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian, best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross. The Clara Barton National Historic Site was established in 1975 at the Glen Echo, Maryland home where she spent the last 15 years of her life. It preserves the early history of the American Red Cross, as the home also served as an early headquarters of the organization. Eleven rooms have been restored, including the Red Cross offices, the parlors and Barton's bedroom. Guides lead visitors through the three stories, emphasizing Barton's use of her unique [...] |
 | Oct 27, 2009Battery Park is a 25-acre public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City. The Battery is named for the artillery battery that was stationed there, first by the Dutch and then by the British, in order to protect colonial settlements to the north. Along the waterfront, ferries depart from the reconstructed Castle Clinton for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Castle Clinton was a circular sandstone fort built on a small artificial off-shore island prior to the War of 1812, although it never saw action in that or in any other [...] |
 | Oct 20, 2009The Battle of Antietam was the first major Civil War battle to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties. Situated on fields among the Appalachian foothills along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland, the Antietam National Battlefield features the Antietam Battlefield site, a visitor center, a national military cemetery and a field hospital museum. Today, over 330,000 people visit the park [...] |
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