Monocacy National Battlefield Historic District
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historic_district
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| gptkbp:activities |
gptkb:educational_programs
hiking picnicking wildlife observation interpretive tours |
| gptkbp:area |
1,600 acres
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| gptkbp:coordinates |
39.3925° N, 77.4333° W
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| gptkbp:designated_as |
gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
November 10, 1966 |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:1991
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| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:visitor_center
battlefield sites |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_Monocacy
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
gptkb:Union_victory
partnerships with local businesses community involvement in preservation educational outreach programs cultural heritage preservation efforts collaboration with local schools educational materials for teachers part of local tourism initiatives commemorative events held annually part of the National Park System research opportunities for historians advocacy for historical preservation laws archaeological studies conducted restoration of historic structures site of memorials and monuments part of the Maryland Campaign Confederate advance halted community events and reenactments impact on local history education interpretation of Civil War strategies involvement of volunteers in maintenance preservation efforts initiated in the 1890s preservation of Washington, D. C. preservation of battle artifacts role in Civil War memory and commemoration site of the last major battle in Maryland support from historical societies interpretation of soldier life during the Civil War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Monocacy National Battlefield Historic District
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Frederick_County,_Maryland
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| gptkbp:managed_by |
gptkb:National_Park_Service
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Monocacy_National_Battlefield
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| gptkbp:significance |
Civil War history
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| gptkbp:surrounding_area |
gptkb:Antietam_National_Battlefield
gptkb:Catoctin_Mountain_Park gptkb:Frederick_City gptkb:Gettysburg_National_Military_Park gptkb:Monocacy_River |
| gptkbp:visitors |
over 100,000 annually
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Monocacy_National_Battlefield
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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