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Heritage Fund Highlight: New Visitor Service Plan for the Newcomer House at Antietam Battlefield
The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area received a Heritage Fund grant to craft a visitor experience plan for the historic Newcomer House on Antietam Battlefield. The historic 18th-century home served as a makeshift hospital during the battle and is now a visitor...
Maryland Historical Trust Releases New Statewide Preservation Plan
The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) recently released the new Statewide Preservation Plan, PreserveMaryland II, intended to guide preservation efforts across the state for the next five years. Preservation Maryland was part of the plan's advisory committee, and we...
Site-Specific Art Installations Sought for Historic Alleys in Downtown Frederick
Working in partnership with the Potomac Valley Architecture Foundation, AIA Potomac Valley, and the Frederick Arts Council, the Downtown Frederick Partnership is hosting a design competition for site-specific art installations to transform and activate three...
Smithsonian Magazine Offers Free Admissions to Maryland Historic Sites for Museum Day
Museum Day is this Saturday, September 21, 2019. Sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine, the public is invited to request two free general admission tickets to any participating site. There are currently 39 participating museums across Maryland. SELECT SITES IN MARYLAND...
Pratt Library Celebrates Grand Reopening After Three Year Historic Renovation
The historic ca. 1930s Central Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore City reopened last weekend after undergoing a $115 million dollar building renovation and technology upgrade project. The project was completed under the supervision of the Maryland...
The Aftermath of Antietam
As the sun set on September 17, 1862, Sharpsburg, Maryland had just witnessed the single bloodiest day in American history – a day that also forever changed the tiny rural town. Much has...
Structural Work on Iconic Phillips Packing Stacks Nears Completion
International experts are nearing completion of structural repairs to the iconic smokestacks of the Phillips Packing House in Cambridge, Maryland visible all the way from Route 50. This August, Preservation Maryland toured the active preservation-site of the...
Six-to-Fix Update: “Finding Fellowship” Documentary Tells the Story of Pleasant View Historic Site
In 2016, Preservation Maryland announced the Pleasant View Historic Site in Montgomery County as one of the organization's first Six-to-Fix projects and working with the site's Trustees to complete essential repair work. In tandem, the Trustees and the broader...
Bay Crossing Study: Smart Growth Maryland Encourages Advocacy for No-Build Option
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has narrowed the potential third Chesapeake Bay bridge to three corridors, all of which originate in Anne Arundel County. Smart Growth Maryland supports the no-build option. Support the No-Build Option: For decades the...
Victory Update: Smart Growth Win in Southern Maryland
In a major win for the environment and smart growth, earlier this week the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) denied a controversial application to construct two utility-scale solar developments proposed for forested land in western Charles County. Both...
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