Frederick,MD - National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Monocacy Aqueduct
Carla returned from her visit with family in North Carolina and after a day of rest, we headed to Frederick, Maryland to tour the area. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine was very interesting. Several battles were fought not far from Frederick and the city became a major clearing station for the wounded and had numerous hospitals caring for soldiers, both Union and Confederate. The evolution of medical evacuation, care and treatment was presented through exhibits containing artifacts and photos of medical equipment and care facilities. The museum itself was in a building which served as a hospital during the Civil War. It was well worth the visit.
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| National Museum of Civil War Medicine |
Carla literally stumbled upon a small glass topped table which a merchant next to the museum placed on sale and displayed on the sidewalk in front of the store. It was exactly what she had been looking for to place between two chairs in her living room. The price was right and it fit into the car's back seat. From there, we went to see the Francis Scott Key Monument in Frederick's Mount Olivet Cemetery. Francis Scott Key was a resident of Frederick and the monument was quite impressive.
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| Francis Scott Key - The Star Spangled Banner |
Our last stop of the day was the Monocacy Aqueduct on the C & O Canal. The canal ran 184 miles from Cumberland, Maryland to Georgetown where it joined the Potomac River near the nation's capital. Construction on the canal began in 1828 and ended in 1850. The Monocacy Aqueduct was the largest of 11 aqueducts on the route. Construction on this granite water bridge began in 1829 and it took four years to complete the work. The aqueduct is now part of the National Historic C& O Canal Park administered by the National Park Service.
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| Monocacy Aqueduct - C & O Canal |
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