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Thursday Dec 17 | Fredericksburg.com

Culture:

A very different sort of Santa will appear this weekend at one of the region's most-storied homes.

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Related Topix: Stafford County, VA, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Fredericksburg, VA, US National Parks, Fredericksburg And Spotsylvania National Military Park

Sat Dec 12, 2009

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Volunteers are preparing to light up the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg with more than 23,000 candles.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Potomac, MD, US Military, Fort Detrick, US Army, Violent Crime

Thu Dec 10, 2009

Herald-Mail

Doyles capture Sharpsburg's image

Vernell and Tim Doyle didn't ask to compile "Images of America: Sharpsburg," but at the publisher's request, they dove into the project.

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Related Topix: Sharpsburg, MD, US National Parks, Washington County, MD, Hagerstown, MD, Hagerstown Metro

Tue Dec 08, 2009

Herald-Mail

Volunteers make ceremony special

When Ron Nosalik and a handful of Boy Scouts from his troop in Upper Marlboro, Md., visited Antietam National Battlefield in December some 21 years ago, it was to earn a merit badge.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Sun Dec 06, 2009

Herald-Mail

Luminaires were lit near Dunker Church at Antietam National Battlefield Saturday.

For the past 20 years, the memorial illumination ceremony - when the hills of Antietam National Battlefield glow with luminarias placed there in remembrance of the battle's casualties - has gone smoothly.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Fri Dec 04, 2009

Examiner.com

21st Annual Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination and Tour to be held December 5, 2009

"The day had been a long one, but the evening seemed longer; the sun seemed almost to go backwards, and it appeared as if night would never come." -Lt. James A. Graham, 27th North Carolina Infantry , Sept.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Sharpsburg, MD

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Herald-Mail

Antietam by the numbers: A look at the Memorial Illumination

On Saturday, Antietam National Battlefield will offer a somber reminder of the how much was sacrificed to keep the United States united by setting tens of thousands of candles aglow.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Sharpsburg, MD, Hagerstown, MD, Washington County, MD, Hagerstown Metro, 9

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Frederick News Post

Gunpowder expertise equips battlefield chief to blast off

Ranger Cathy Beeler, an expert in black powder, artillery and other arms, began her career at Antietam National Battlefield and has been with Monocacy National Battlefield since its opening in 1991.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Monocacy National Battlefield

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Frederick News Post

Diesel fuel spill closes roads near Monrovia

Police and fire officials are cleaning up a diesel fuel spill near the Md. 75-Md. 80 intersection, near Monrovia .

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Wed Oct 28, 2009

The Frederick News Post

Ghostly image appears to photographer

Amateur photographer Geary Hoover sees a ghostlike image in this picture of Burnside Bridge at Antietam National Battlefield in the second bridge support, below the water line.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Life, Holidays, Halloween

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Herald-Mail

Driver dies after Sharpsburg Pike accident

The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident this morning on Sharpsburg Pike was pronounced dead at Washington County Hospital, according to a news release sent by Maryland State Police at 1:06 p.m. A 1992 Buick LeSabre was northbound near 5604 Sharpsburg Pike, ran off the right roadside and struck a mailbox and drainage ditch, according to the ...

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Frederick News Post

Driver dies in crash at Antietam National Battlefield

The driver of a Buick LeSabre that struck a battlefield monument at Antietam National Battlefield Sunday morning before overturning into a stonewall and coming to rest on its roof has died, according to Maryland State Police at Hagerstown.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Hagerstown, MD

Sun Oct 11, 2009

National Parks Traveler

On the Run: Racers See Four National Parks on Two Feet in One Day

A foot race is an unusual way to see four parks in one day, but Freedom's Run takes you through Antietam National Battlefield, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, and the Potomac Heritage National Scenic.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Chesapeake And Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Shepherdstown, WV

Sat Oct 10, 2009

The Birmingham News

Business leaders seek lessons on historic battlefields

If you think you've got a bad boss, consider George McClellan, a Union general whose dithering caused needless deaths during the Civil War Battle of Antietam in 1862.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Gettysburg, PA

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Antietam National Battlefield

Lees Incursion into the North-Antietam on Sunday Oct 18

The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts presents a free lecture associated with the Civil War Exhibition currently on view at the Museum.

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Related Topix: Washington County, MD, Fine Arts, Arts, Hagerstown, MD, US National Parks

Sun Oct 04, 2009

ArgusLeader.com

Antietam's ties to S.D.

ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, Md. - The tranquil beauty of this 173-year-old stone-arch bridge, standing over a leaf-strewn stream on a glorious fall day, mocks its history.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Fort Meade, US Military, US Army, Custer, SD, Camp Crook, SD, Sturgis, SD

Mon Sep 21, 2009

Poughkeepsie Journal

American Legion honors unidentified Civil War soldier

HYDE PARK - An unidentified Civil War soldier from New York who died 147 years ago Thursday was given full military honors, as a funeral procession carrying his remains passed through the Town of Hyde Park today.

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Related Topix: Hyde Park, NY, US National Parks, Millbrook, NY

Sat Sep 19, 2009

North Texas e-News

Remains of Civil War soldier return home on anniversary of battle

The remains of a Union Civil War soldier found at the Antietam National Battlefield here will be buried today in his home state of New York on the 147th anniversary of the battle, the Civil War's bloodiest day.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Schuylerville, NY

Fri Sep 18, 2009

Times Union

Modern world meets 19th century for soldier's ceremony

Motorcyclists hold flags outside the state Military Museum in Saratoga Springs during a ceremony for the remains of an unknown soldier from the Civil War's battle of more... Civil War re-enactor Larry Clowers of Gettysburg, Pa., dresses as Gen.

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Related Topix: Saratoga Springs, NY, Springs, NY, New York, US National Parks

Wed Sep 16, 2009

HometownAnnapolis

Md. Civil War battlefield sends NY soldier home

An unknown Civil War soldier began his journey home to New York state yesterday, nearly a year after a visitor to the Antietam National Battlefield spotted his remains in a cornfield that saw the fiercest fighting of the war.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

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