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Middle Bridge American Sycamore, Near former site of the historic middle bridge, U.S. Route 34, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD
Summary
See also HABS MD-307 for related documentation.
Significance: The Middle Bridge American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is significant for its historical association with Union Gen. George B. McClellan's indecision at the Battle of Antietam.
Survey number: HALS MD-9
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Landscapes Survey, creator
McClellan, George B.
Lee, Robert E.
Sykes, George
Porter, John Fitz
Dryer, Hiram
Coffin, Charles C.
O'Connor, Richard, Chief, Heritage Documentation Programs
Dolinsky, Paul D., Chief, Historic American Landscapes Survey
Neal, Darwina, Chief, Cultural Resources, NPS National Capital Region
Location
maryland, 39.45050, -77.76985
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
