The stone observatory on the Bloody lane is now finished and ready for visitors. The view from this point alone is worth a visit to the famous Bloody lane as you can take in the entire right to the left nearly four miles. There will be, when all planted, nearly four hundred markers, giving one a good idea of the entire battle field with the advantage of the good roads. Every body ought to visit it and make a study of this great battle.
WOW!! Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Rocks!
Submitted by StephenRecker on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 1:30pm
Man, I just stopped by the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts to check out their new Civil War exhibit. It is AWESOME! So much O.T. Reilly stuff that I am going crazy. Also a lot of things colelcted by Sharpsburg's Martha Ada Thomas, who somehow escaped my notice before. Ed Lewis, who works at the desk at the museum and who grew up in Sharpsburg, filled me in about Martha, who he knew when he was a young man. Apparently she is mentioned by Wilmer Mumma in his books. I'll have to check that out when I get home tonight. When you stop by the museum be sure to ask Ed for some stories. What a great day!