National Parks in Maryland

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 09:  Fort McHenry, where the Star-Spangled Banner was inspired by a battle in the War of 1812. Baltimore, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 09: Fort McHenry, where the Star-Spangled Banner was inspired by a battle in the War of 1812. Baltimore, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

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Antietam

National Battlefied, Sharpsburg, MD

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 01:  Private soldier monument, Antietam Battlefield, near Sharpsburg, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 01: Private soldier monument, Antietam Battlefield, near Sharpsburg, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

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Appalachian

National Historic Trail, Maine to Georgia, MD and CT, GA, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV

Assateague Island

National Seashore, MD and VA

Baltimore

National Heritage Area, MD

Baltimore-Washington

Parkway, Baltimore, MD and Washington D.C.

Captain John Smith Chesapeake

National Historic Trail, MD and VA, DE, DC, PA, NY

Catoctin Mountain

Park, Thurmont, MD

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 02:  Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 02: Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

National Historical Park, Potomac River, DC,MD,WV

Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay Watershed, MD and DC, NY, PA, VA, WV

Chesapeake Bay Gateways & Watertrails Network

MD and DC, NY, PA, VA, WV, DE

Clara Barton

National Historic Site, Glen Echo, MD

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 02:  Clara Barton Home, Glen Echo, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 02: Clara Barton Home, Glen Echo, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

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Fort Foote

Park, Oxon Hill, MD

Fort McHenry

National Monumnet & Historic Shrine, Baltimore, MD

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 09:  Fort McHenry, where the Star-Spangled Banner was inspired by a battle in the War of 1812. Baltimore, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 09: Fort McHenry, where the Star-Spangled Banner was inspired by a battle in the War of 1812. Baltimore, Maryland (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

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Fort Washington

Park, Fort Washington, MD

George Washington

Memorial Parkway, MD and DC, VA

Glen Echo

Park, Glen Echo, MD

Greenbelt

Park, Greenbelt, MD

Hampton

National Historic Site, Towson, MD

Harmony Hall

Prince George's County, MD

Harpers Ferry

National Historical Park, MD and WV, VA

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

National Monumnet, Cambridge, MD

Monocacy

National Battlefield, Frederick, MD

Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm

Oxon Hill, MD

Piscataway

Park, Accokeek, MD

Potomac Heritage

National Scenic Trail, the corridor between the Chesapeake Bay and the Allegheny Highlands, MD and DC, PA, VA

Star-Spangled Banner

National Historic Trail, MD and DC, VA

Thomas Stone

National Historic Site, Port Tobacco, MD

Thomas Stone house Port Tobacco Maryland

Thomas Stone house Port Tobacco Maryland

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Washington-Rochambeau

National Historic Trail, MD and MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, VA, DC

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