Fort Frederick - Maryland State Park
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flyingmoose
N 39° 38.770 W 078° 00.225
17S E 757096 N 4392776
Located at the intersection of Big Pool Road and Route 40.
Waymark Code: WM1AJG7
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2024
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Fort Frederick Maryland State Park Colonial stone fort built 1756 for province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddock's defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776-83. Occupied 1861-2 by Union troops. George Washington was here July 1756 and June 1758. State Roads Commission
County (required): Washington County
Location (required): Roadside
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