Guides with the Keyword "Fort Washington Maryland"

Fort Washington Park

Fort Washington, Maryland 20744
Filed Under: Cycling, Fishing, Hiking
Picturesque Fort Washington sits on high ground overlooking the Potomac River and offers a grand view of Washington and the Virginia shoreline. Today, only one silent gun stands behind the masonry wa ...
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Fort Foote Park

Fort Washington, Maryland 20744
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking
Eight miles downriver from the capital, Fort Foote was considered "a powerful enclosed work" by its chief engineer, "and the most elaborate...of all the defenses of Washington." T ...
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Baltimore - Washington Parkway

Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
Filed Under: Cultural
Opened in 1954, the parkway is a 29-mile scenic highway that connects Baltimore, Maryland with Washington, D.C. The part of the parkway from Washington, D.C. to Fort Meade,Maryland is managed by the ...
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Piscataway Park

Fort Washington, Maryland 20744
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking
The tranquil view from Mount Vernon of the Maryland shore of the Potomac is preserved as a pilot project in the use of easements to protect parklands from obtrusive urban expansion. The project began ...
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Vancouver, Washington 98661
Filed Under: Cultural
Fort Vancouver was the administrative headquarters and main supply depot for the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trading operations in the immense Columbia Department. Under the leadership of John McLoughl ...
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Fort Dupont Park

Washington, D.C. 20020
Filed Under: Cultural
A "park for all seasons" describes the 376 rolling wooded acres that make up one of the largest parks in all of Washington. Picnics, nature walks, Civil War programs, gardening, environmenta ...
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Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland

Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Filed Under: Cultural
The multi-component Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-Maryland reflects the diversity of estuarine habitats found within the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. In Somerset County ...
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Fort Frederick State Park

Big Pool, Maryland 21711
Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
The site of Maryland's frontier defense during the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the Fort's stone wall and two barracks have been restored to their 1758 appearance. Historic displays are in the F ...
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Washington Monument State Park

Boonsboro, Maryland 21713
Filed Under: Cultural, Hiking
In Washington County, four miles east of Boonsboro and 1 1/2 miles north of Alternate Route 40 on Monument Road, Washington Monument State Park is named for the first monument in the country erected t ...
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Baltimore Running Festival

Baltimore, Maryland 21201
October 15, 2005, Filed Under: Running
The course travels through the many diverse neighborhoods including the scenic Inner Harbor waterfront area, historic Federal Hill and charming Fells Point. The finish stretch takes runners through Ca ...
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