Washington Monument State Park
Washington Monument State Park is a public recreation area located approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument, a 40-foot-tall (12 m) tower honoring George Washington, the first President of the United States. The monument sits along the Appalachian Trail near the summit of South Mountain's Monument Knob. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The park is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Washington Monument
Erected in Memory of Washington July 4th 1827 by the citizens of Boonsboro
Washington Monument used as signal station during the Battle of South Mountain
Boonsboro is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located at the foot of South Mountain. It nearly borders Frederick County and is proximate to the Antietam National Battlefield. The population was 3,779 at the 2020 census.
Downtown Boonsboro
General Buford's Engagement with Stuart's Confederate Cavalry at Boonsboro, MD. July 9, 1863
US 40 Alternate entering Boonsboro