In a small Maryland field flanked by the Potomac River and Antietam Creek, more than 6,000 soldiers died on the bloodiest day in American history: September 17, 1862, a pivotal historical moment that ...

Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland which commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on ...

The Upper Potomac Riverkeeper recently reported finding high levels of so-called forever chemicals that can cause health problems in Antietam Creek. The June 10 report about per- and ...

The Retreat of the Rebels Across the Potomac Their Transportation Saved Rumors of a Rebel Force at Williamsport The Desperate Fighting of Wednesday Losses of the Enemy, &c. Share full article Sept ...

This Happened — September 17: Antietam from Worldcrunch on Vimeo. The Battle of Antietam was a significant engagement fought during the American Civil War which took place on this day in 1862 ...

Report of Battle of Antietam. This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.

SHARPSBURG, Md. – There are certain historical landmarks that have become iconic and are unforgettable when viewed. Outside the sleepy little town of Sharpsburg, Maryland, stands a bridge who… ...

The Potomac River Basin or watershed covers 14,670 square miles through five geological provinces. The river flows over 400 miles spanning Washington, D. C. and four states -- Virginia, Maryland ...

A 2023 storm caused a fish kill in Beaver Creek, likely due to polluted runoff from I-70. The Antietam Creek Watershed ...

Jeff and Millie walk by the dam across Antietam Creek. ... In 1964, Potomac Edison Company ended that operation and donated the property to the county to become the second oldest of its 18 parks.

Downed branches and debris rest along the Antietam Creek. Across from it, floodwaters ravaged the halls of the Antietam Middle Senior High School.

That bridge spanning Antietam Creek was simply known as the “lower bridge” when it was the site of the fighting September 17, 1862, when Confederate General A.P. Hill’s “Light Division ...