Mid Atlantic States

Mid Atlantic includes the following States - Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

National Parks: Steamtown National Historical Site -- Scranton, Pennsylvania -- A steam locomotive excites the senses: you can feel the heat from the firebox, hear the bell and whistle, smell the hot steam and oil, feel the ground vibrate beneath your feet, see the one-ton drive rod push the drive wheels around, hear the chuff-chuff-chuff, letting the past rush at you though the train may not be moving.
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National Parks: Saratoga National Historic Park -- Stillwater, New York -- Saratoga National Historical Park commemorates the famous Battles of Saratoga considered by historians to be the “Turning Point of the American Revolutionary War.” On September 19th and October 7th, 1777, an American army under General Horatio Gates defeated the southward invading British army under General John Burgoyne.
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National Parks: National Capital Parks-East -- Washington, D.C. and Maryland -- National Capital Parks-East is nearly 8,000 acres of parkland that includes Anacostia Park, the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Fort Dupont Park, Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, the Capital Hill Parks and the Mary McCleod Bethune House in Washington, D.C., and Fort Washington Park, Greenbelt Park and Oxon Hill Park in Maryland. The Park is also responsible for maintenance of the Suitland Parkway, which runs from the District of Columbia into Maryland to just north of Andrews Air Force Base.
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National Parks: Johnstown Flood National Memorial -- South Fork, Pennsylvania -- Located in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, established in 1964, commemorates the Great Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889, and preserves the remains of the South Fork Dam.
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National Parks: Hampton National Historic Site -- Towson, Maryland -- Hampton National Historic Site, located just north of Baltimore in Towson, Maryland, was once the center of a vast commercial, industrial and agricultural estate forged with indentured, enslaved, and paid labor. Hampton reflects a central irony in U.S. history: that a nation newly created on the principles of equality and freedom could accept the institution of slavery.
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National Parks: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine -- Baltimore, Maryland -- This late 18th century star-shaped fort is world famous as the birthplace of the American National Anthem. The valiant defense of Fort McHenry by American forces during a British attack on September 13-14, 1814, inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." Following the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812, the fort never again came under attack. However, it remained an active military post for most of the next 100 years.
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National Parks: Antietam National Battlefield -- Sharpsburg, Maryland -- Antietam National Battlefield comprises 3,255 acres of forested and agricultural lands in north central Maryland and is the site of culmination of the first Confederate invasion of the Union on September 17, 1862. The landscape found on the fields of Antietam provides visitors with a view back into time, to see the land as it appeared, when two great armies fought here 142 years ago.
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