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Walkersville, Southern Railroad Museum

Museums – Walkersville, Maryland

The Walkersville station is a "turn of the century" small-town railroad station built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 1800Ïs. Next ... More on MuseumStuff.com

Fort Totten

Landmarks – Washington, Washington DC

Inscription. Civil War Defenses of Washington, 1861-1865: The partial reconstruction of Fort Stevens that you see today was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. No visible evidence of t... More on HMDB

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  • Inscription. One of the Civil War defenses of Washington construction of Fort Totten was begun in August 1861, named after Gen. Joseph G. Totten the fort contained 20 guns and mortars including eig... More on HMDB

Opossum Lake

Things To Do – Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Eighth N. Y. Heavy Artillery Cold Harbor

National And State Parks – Mechanicsville, Virginia

Inscription. Eighth N. Y. Heavy Artillery, Col. Peter A. Porter, 4th Brigade, 2D Division, 2D Corps, Army of the Potomac, Roll of Honor, Killed or died of wounds received in the, Battle of Cold Harbor, Va. June 3, 1864, Col. Peter ... More on HMDB

boundless yoga

Health Club – Washington, Washington DC

boundless yoga has been helping people ground, heal, and transform in washington DC since 2002. We offer open, private, and semi-private classes, a yoga-alliance accredited teacher training program, an energy healing ... More on YogaFinder

Confederate Artillery Defense

Parks – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. About noon   December 13, 1862, Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, Commander, Brigadier General W. N. Pendleton, Chief of Artillery, 304 guns on the battlefield, Army of the Potomac, Major General A. ... More on HMDB

Horseshoe Shops

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. In the late 1800s, horse-drawn carts, wagons, and carriages dominated city streets, and southern agriculture still largely depended on the power of horses and mules. To meet the demand for horse and mule shoes, Tredegar ... More on HMDB

Music Together at ClefTone Studios

Music and Theater – Rockville, Maryland

about Music Together at ClefTone Studios: Music Together is a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music program based on the premise that all children are musical and have the same innate ability to learn music ... More on GoCityKids

First Regiment Heavy Artillery Massachusetts Volunteers

Parks – Spotsylvania, Virginia

Inscription. In commemoration of the deeds of the, First Regiment Heavy Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteers: (Armed as Infantry), Three hundred and ninety eight of whose, members fell within an horn around, this spot during an action ... More on HMDB

The Battle of Harris Farm Final Battle Around Spotsylvania Court House Harris Farm Battlefield Civil War Site

Landmarks – Spotsylvania, Virginia

Inscription. From May 8-18, 1864, Union troops battered Gen. Robert E. Lee's lines at Spotsylvania Court House. Unable to defeat the Confederates by direct assault, Union commander Ulysses S. Grant determined to head south, drawing ... More on HMDB

Chain Bridge

Landmarks – Arlington, Virginia

Inscription. In 1797, the merchants of Georgetown built here the first bridge over the Potomac River in order to compete with the Virginia port of Alexandria. The Falls Bridge allowed trade from the "upper country" of Virginia to ... More on HMDB

Longwood Park

Parks – Olney, Maryland

2 baseball fields. The 2-5 age section is small. More on KaBoom.org

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Mario's Pizza House

Restaurants – Arlington, Virginia

Open from 7 a.m. to 4 a.m., Mario's is your best bet for late-night fast(ish) food. They serve hot and cold... More on TripAdvisor

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  • Great place for late night gnosh, is open late, the pizza is simple more like your school style pizza and t... More on TripAdvisor

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Cafe Xpress

Restaurants – Silver Spring, Maryland

Potbelly Sandwich Works

Restaurants – Washington, Washington DC

I used to take my PB&J to work - until I discovered Pot Belly! These "subs, grinders, Italian" - whatever y... More on TripAdvisor

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  • Getting something to eat is simple at this popular place. I like that you can customize your sandwich or sa... More on TripAdvisor