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Transpeninsular Line historical sign and lighthouse

Fenwick Isle, Delaware

Transpeninsular Line Marker

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

The Chief Little Owl statue is one of more than 70 works that were made as part of the Trail of Whispering Giants project.

Bethany Beach, Delaware

Chief Little Owl

This monumental sculpture that welcomes visitors to Bethany Beach is a tribute to a regional Nanticoke Indian Tribe leader.

The historic sign and replica building marking the birthplace of the commercial broiler chicken industry.

Ocean View, Delaware

Cecile Steele's Chicken House

The mistake that launched the commercial broiler chicken industry is immortalized in the town where it took place.

A view of beautiful Hardscrabble,  Delaware.

Seaford, Delaware

Hardscrabble, Delaware

Did the word “hardscrabble” originate from an 18th century Delaware fistfight?

The former site of the inn is now a municipal plaza named Seaford Gateway Park.

Seaford, Delaware

Site of the Tilly Escape

In October 1856, Harriet Tubman escaped arrest at this site while attempting to reunite an enslaved woman named Tilly with her fiancé.

Hotel Hershey.

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hotel Hershey

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Haines Shoe House

Yorklyn, Pennsylvania

Haines Shoe House

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

Howard Tunnel

Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania

Howard Tunnel

This is the second-oldest rail tunnel in the United States that is still in use today.

Historic 1776 Dobbin House is the oldest structure in Gettysburg.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Historic Dobbin House

This Pennsylvania structure, the oldest building in Gettysburg, was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Jennie Wade House

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Jennie Wade House

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg Cyclorama

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Cyclorama

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

The battlefield is one of many components of Gettysburg National Military Park, which also includes a museum and visitor center.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

Experience the pivotal Civil War battle at this interactive museum.

Closeup of the “vandalism”

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Civil War Graffiti

Soldiers’ scrawls turned into history’s signatures.

A marker making the "first shot" claim.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg’s First Shot Marker

This is the spot where the bloodiest battle in the American Civil War may have started.

Black Horse Tavern

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Black Horse Tavern

This large stone residence served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg between stints as a tavern.

Sach’s Bridge

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Sach’s Bridge

This covered bridge was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Memorial

This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.

Loy's Station Covered Bridge

Rocky Ridge, Maryland

Loy's Station Covered Bridge

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.

Catoctin Furnace

Thurmont, Maryland

Catoctin Furnace

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

Blue Blazes Whiskey Still

Thurmont, Maryland

Blue Blazes Whiskey Still

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.

Roddy Road Covered Bridge

Thurmont, Maryland

Roddy Road Covered Bridge

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.

1968 Gulfstream II

Urbana, Maryland

Wingless Gulfstream of Urbana

Not all airplanes are found in hangars or on runways, but this wayward fuselage seems out of place in its odd rural resting place.

Hessian Barracks

Frederick, Maryland

Hessian Barracks

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

"Triage"

Frederick, Maryland

National Museum of Civil War Medicine

A Civil War Museum with some notable medical antiques.

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