List of National Park System areas in Maryland explained

This list of National Park System areas in Maryland includes the lands, trails, or park networks maintained by the National Park Service of the United States within the U.S. State of Maryland. The National Park Service controls 24 units in the state of Maryland. They range from sites of historical interest to sites of ecological interest to portions of the parkway system around Washington, DC. Many of the sites currently under the control of the National Park Service in Maryland were previously under the control of other agencies in the federal government, such as Antietam National Battlefield, which was originally managed by the Department of War.[1] There are eight units administered by the National Park System as part of the National Capital Parks. The most recent unit created in Maryland is the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, which was authorized by Congress in 2006.

National Park System areas

NameLocationDescriptionEstablishedNotes
Antietam National BattlefieldWashington CountySite of the Battle of Antietam (Civil War)1890[2]
Appalachian National Scenic TrailWashington County2175miles footpath stretching through 14 eastern states from Maine to Georgia.[3] 1970[4]
Assateague Island National SeashoreWorcester County37miles long barrier island managed to conserve its plants and animals.[5] 1965[6]
Baltimore–Washington ParkwayAnne Arundel and Prince George's Counties 29abbr=onNaNabbr=on highway connecting Washington, DC with Baltimore, Maryland.1954
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic TrailChesapeake BayWater trail tracing Smith's explorations of the Chesapeake Bay, accessible from many points on Maryland's Chesapeake shoreline.[7] 2006
Catoctin Mountain ParkFrederick County5810abbr=onNaNabbr=on forest park in the Appalachian Mountains.[8] 1954
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical ParkMontgomery, Frederick, Washington, and Allegany CountiesPark paralleling the Potomac River, preserving remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.[9] 1938
Chesapeake Bay Gateways NetworkChesapeake Bay shorelineNetwork of sites of historic and environmental interest across the Chesapeake Bay watershed.[10] 1998
Clara Barton National Historic SiteMontgomery CountyHome of Clara Barton (1821–1912), the founder of the American Red Cross.1975[11]
Fort Foote ParkPrince George's CountyWood and earthwork fort on the Potomac River that formed part of Washington, DC's military defenses in the Civil War era.1946c. 1946[12]
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic ShrineBaltimore CityStar-shaped fort that successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy during the War of 1812, in the battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to write The Star-Spangled Banner. 1925
Fort Washington ParkPrince George's CountyHad a long history of military use as a defensive fort protecting Washington, DC1946
George Washington Memorial ParkwayMontgomery CountyParkway in Virginia and Washington, DC; the short Clara Barton Parkway section connects to Glen Echo Park and the Clara Barton National Historic Site in Maryland1930
Glen Echo ParkMontgomery CountyPark was first established in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly; later it became an amusement park, which closed in 1968.1971[13]
Greenbelt ParkPrince George's CountyA 1176abbr=onNaNabbr=on recreational area within an urban environment.[14] 1950
Hampton National Historic SiteBaltimore County18th century estate including Georgian manor house, gardens and grounds, and original stone slave quarters1948
Harmony HallPrince George's County18th-century country house surrounded by 65acres of parkland.[15] 1966[16]
Monocacy National BattlefieldFrederick CountyCivil War battlefield straddling the Monocacy River southwest of Frederick.1976
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill FarmPrince George's CountyLocated in Washington, DC and Prince George's County, Maryland, Oxon Cove Park provides recreational activities.[17] 1959[18]
Piscataway ParkPrince George's CountyAcross the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, established to protect the view from Mount Vernon.1961
Potomac Heritage National Scenic TrailPotomac River shorelineNetwork of trails along the Potomac River and its tributaries, from the mouth of the river near St. Mary's County to the headwaters.1983
Suitland ParkwayPrince George's County9.35sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2 historic parkway built during World War II to connect Washington, DC-area military facilities1944
Thomas Stone National Historic SiteCharles CountyHome and estate of Thomas Stone, a signer of the Declaration of Independence1978

See also

Notes

A Part of the National Capital Parks.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

B Antietam National Battlefield was originally two separate units, a cemetery established in 1865 and the battlefield established in 1890 under the War department. Both the battlefield and the cemetery were transferred to the National Park Service from the War Department in 1933, and the two units were combined in 1974.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tilberg . Frederick . 1960 . Antietam National Battlefield Site and Cemetery . Antietam National Battlefield Site Maryland Historical Handbook . National Park Service . 2008-02-08 . 2007-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070206010830/http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hh/31/hh31t.htm . live .
  2. Web site: 1930 through 1939 . National Park System Timeline . National Park Service . 2007-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080210081820/http://home.nps.gov/applications/budget2/NPS1930.html . 2008-02-10 .
  3. Web site: Appalachian National Scenic Trail . National Park Service . 2008-02-15 . 2010-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101017213948/http://www.nps.gov/appa/ . live .
  4. Web site: History . Appalachian Trail Conservancy . 2007-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070607115705/http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c.jkLXJ8MQKtH/b.786749/k.D5F9/History.htm . 2007-06-07 .
  5. Web site: Experience Your Park . National Park Service . 2008-02-15 . 2008-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080218111054/http://www.nps.gov/archive/asis/home.htm . live .
  6. Web site: National Park System Timeline . National Park Service . 2007-07-10 . 2007-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070715015745/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/hisnps/NPSHistory/timeline.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Captain John Smith Management . National Park Service . 2007-07-10 .
  8. Web site: Catoctin Mountain Park - Nature & Science . National Park Service . 2008-02-16 . 2010-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828214411/http://www.nps.gov/cato/naturescience/ . live .
  9. Web site: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park - Nature & Science . National Park Service . 2008-02-16 . 2010-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828221104/http://www.nps.gov/choh/naturescience/ . live .
  10. Web site: Sarbanes and Mikulski Announce New Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network Sites . Office of U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski . 2007-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070627212502/http://mikulski.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=245967 . 2007-06-27.
  11. Web site: The Clara Barton House . National Park Service . 2007-07-10 . 2007-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070315083114/http://www.nps.gov/archive/clba/house.htm . live .
  12. Web site: Fort Foote Park: History & Culture . National Park Service . 2007-07-10 . 2010-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100829004009/http://www.nps.gov/fofo/historyculture/ . live .
  13. Web site: About Glen Echo Park . Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. . 2007-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070729034507/http://www.glenechopark.org/history.htm . 2007-07-29 .
  14. Web site: Greenbelt Park . MSN Encarta . 2008-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091101230004/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761589034/Greenbelt_Park.html . 2009-11-01 . dead .
  15. Web site: Harmony Hall . National Park Service . 2008-02-16 . 2008-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080215101109/http://www.nps.gov/haha . live .
  16. Web site: Harmony Hall . Pack Your Gear.com . 2007-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929143209/http://www.packyourgear.com/DistrictofColumbia/Harmony-Hall.aspx . 2007-09-29 .
  17. Web site: Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm: History & Culture . National Park Service . 2008-02-17 . 2008-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511171500/http://www.nps.gov/archive/nace/oxhi/ . live .
  18. Web site: Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm: History & Culture . National Park Service . 2007-07-10 . 2010-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100829094025/http://www.nps.gov/oxhi/historyculture/ . live .
  19. Web site: Baltimore-Washington Parkway . National Park Service . 2008-02-14 . 2008-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080215023744/http://www.nps.gov/bawa/ . live .
  20. Web site: Fort Foote Park . National Park Service . 2008-02-14 . 2008-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080215024035/http://www.nps.gov/fofo/ . live .
  21. Web site: Harmony Hall . National Park Service . 2008-02-14 . 2008-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080215023729/http://www.nps.gov/haha/ . live .
  22. Web site: National Capital Parks-East . National Park Service . 2008-02-14 . 2008-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080215024049/http://www.nps.gov/nace/ . live .
  23. Web site: Suitland Parkway . National Park Service . 2008-02-14 . 2008-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080313144717/http://www.nps.gov/archive/nace/suitlandparkway.htm . live .