File:View of fallen tree context - Middle Bridge American Sycamore, Near former site of the historic middle bridge; U.S. Route 34, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD HALS MD-9-3.tif

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View of fallen tree context - Middle Bridge American Sycamore, Near former site of the historic middle bridge; U.S. Route 34, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD
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Rosenthal, James W., creator
Title
View of fallen tree context - Middle Bridge American Sycamore, Near former site of the historic middle bridge; U.S. Route 34, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD
Description
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
Depicted place Maryland; Washington County; Sharpsburg
Date Documentation compiled after 2000; 2006
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HALS MD-9-3
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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Notes
  • 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
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000038.

Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/md1749.photos.362683p
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