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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM201X_officer-christopher-shane-nicholson_Smithsburg-MD.html
In memory of
Officer Christopher Shane Nicholson
592
He lost his life protecting the
community of Smithsburg on
December 19, 2007
I Am A Warrior
by Jon F. Hooper
I stand with God. I fight not for glory or fame,
for they are momentary.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VID_catoctin-mountain-geology-historical_Smithsburg-MD.html
· Mountain age: 500 million years old · Highest local mountain peak: Quirauk Mountain - 2,145 feet tall · Commonly found rocks: Metabasalt, quartzite, limestone, metarhyoliteThe Catoctin Mountains were once similar in s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V1B_second-growth-forest-historical_Smithsburg-MD.html
· Tree age: 100 years old, or less
· Dominant tree types: Oak and hickoryThe Benefits of TreesPrior to the area being protected the 1930s, trees were routinely cut for farming, timberingand to make charcoal for the Catoctin Ir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNB_respite-at-smithsburg_Smithsburg-MD.html
Gettysburg CampaignFollowing a night of harassing the Confederate wagon train retreating from Gettysburg, Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick's Union cavalry division arrived here about 9 a.m. on July 5, 1963, escorting 1,360 prisoners. Wet, tired, hungry, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNA_gettysburg-campaign_Smithsburg-MD.html
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north throug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN8_gettysburg-campaign_Smithsburg-MD.html
On the afternoon of July 5th, 1863, Federal cavalry defended Smithsburg from attack by General J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry, as the rebel retreat from Gettysburg began. At dark, U.S. General Judson Kilpatrick's cavalry withdrew to Boonsboro…