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Frederick and Western Maryland Travel Guide
Although a short drive from Washington, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh, western Maryland feels a world apart, postcard-perfect, and forgotten by time. Travelers are drawn by sweeping views of the Allegheny Mountains, especially when the leaves turn rich shades of gold and russet. Others come to explore the area's Civil War past at Harper's Ferry, Monocacy, and Antietam, the scene of the bloodiest day of fighting in the nation's history. The past is inescapable—everywhere there are reminders of the boys in blue and gray who clashed here during the Civil War and the steam engines that chugged through mountainous passes into the wilderness. More »
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