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Goddesses and Friends watch over Wyman Park Dell
A Union soldier, flanked by goddesses, stands vigil in a Civil War monument that rises high above Wyman Park Dell at Charles and 29th streets.
Area residents are looking out for the dell, too.
They gathered 20-strong at the foot of the statue Saturday,...Tags: Architecture, Arts, Parenting, Mountains, Table Tennis
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Beast of the East girls hoops showcase set for St. Frances
The Breezy Bishop Schowcase has a new name and a new location, but the girls basketball competition should be just as fierce in the Beast of the East Showcase scheduled for the second weekend in December at St. Frances and at the Carmelo Anthony Youth...Tags: Roland Park, Baptist, Christianity
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Story of Woodlawn Vase has many twists — and some are even true
Gunfire. Skullduggery. Bones in the attic.
The story behind the story of the Preakness trophy reads like a great Southern novel.
The Woodlawn Vase has its roots in pre-Civil War Kentucky. It was even buried there to keep it from falling into the wrong...Tags: The New York Times, Preakness Stakes, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Triple Crown, Ulysses S. Grant
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Want to really tread hallowed ground?
Maryland commuters have long known that there are only three ways to cross the Potomac between Point of Rocks and the nation's capital. What they don't know is that a century and a half ago, there were more than a dozen.
And they're still there today....Tags: Traffic, Loudoun County, Leesburg, Commuting, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Hiking Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania
Midway between Washington and Richmond, this town on the Rappahannock River was fought over and around repeatedly. There are four different battlefields and related historic sites at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial...Tags: Real Estate, Ulysses S. Grant, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Homes, Tourism and Leisure
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New Castle, Delaware
Baltimore Sun reporterGo here: With its cobblestone streets, sweeping views of the Delaware River, grassy commons and rich architectural heritage, New Castle's historic district ranks among the finest heritage towns in the Mid-Atlantic. It's got history: William Penn first set...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Battery Park, Forestry and Timber, Daniel Webster
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Gettysburg restored
Special to The Baltimore SunI grew up in Pennsylvania, near Valley Forge and Independence Hall, two of the most exalted places in American history. But it was always a little town to the west that stole the show - Gettysburg, where thousands fought to the death for the very soul...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Assault, Bars and Clubs, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Tourism and Leisure
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Dinosaur Land combines history and science fiction
Special To The SunIn Jurassic Park, scientists used DNA extracted from mosquitoes to bring the dinosaurs back to life. While that may be pure science fiction, there is a Jurassic park where, with just a little imagination, prehistoric creatures come to life. The...Tags: Golf, Transportation, Caves and Caverns, Science, Landforms
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Mountain twists, turns and surprises
Special To The SunNothing against the interstates, those marvels of transportation efficiency where we can insert cars at Point A and shortly come blasting out at Point B, as if we had been propelled there inside a pneumatic tube. And certainly nothing against I-68,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Arnold Palmer, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Bodies of Water, Hotels and Accommodations
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Rivers, states and history merge at Harpers Ferry
Special To The SunFall is a wonderful time to enjoy crisp air and turning leaves in the nearby mountains of Maryland and West Virginia. The historic town of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., located where the Potomac River meets the Shenandoah, offers tours of the historic buildings...Tags: Arts, Gardens and Parks, Canoeing and Kayaking, Anglicanism, Tourism and Leisure
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After 60 years, a time to return, remember
Sun StaffFirst of five chapters He hasn't spoken about it much over the past 60 years, not to anyone. His generation wasn't much for talk, and besides, he wouldn't have wished those images on anybody. And cometo think of it, few people really asked. But the...Tags: U.S. Military, Armed Forces, Westport, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Injuries and Wounds
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Living Here: Nearby attractions
Many destinations are within easy driving distance of Hampton Roads. Pack a cooler, fill up the tank and hit the road. 1. Appomattox Court House, Appomattox The buildings and fields where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army are still a...Tags: Arts, Great Dismal Swamp, King William County, Gardens and Parks, Orange County Regional History Center
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