Maryland Battlefield Preservation Program

Preservation Maryland has a growing portfolio of battlefield preservation projects comprising a new program. Today, the program is gaining traction and building capacity to support the preservation of these sites across the state and to inform and encourage broad and diverse interpretations of the many people who were impacted by the battles – from the soldiers to the enslaved.

One of the joint goals of Preservation Maryland’s battlefield program is to document lesser-known fields of conflict – and identify opportunities for interpretation that are supported by local landowners and residents.

Central to the ability for us to return to these hallowed grounds is preservation; which is one of the primary reasons that Preservation Maryland has recently launched its own battlefield preservation program aimed at helping to preserve, rehabilitate and interpret some of the state’s most iconic places — and to make certain that the stories told are comprehensive and inclusive of their long histories.

Current Projects

Antietam Battlefield

Preservation Maryland has worked for several years toward improving the preservation, interpretation, and understanding of the unique, mountainous South Mountain Battlefield in Western Maryland.

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Image of Antietam Bridge Alexander Gardner 1862

St. George(‘s) Island

Preservation Maryland has worked for several years toward improving the preservation, interpretation, and understanding of the unique, mountainous South Mountain Battlefield in Western Maryland.

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Aerial view of St. George's Island, Maryland. Photo from VRBO.

Falling Waters Battlefield

Preservation Maryland has worked for several years toward improving the preservation, interpretation, and understanding of the unique, mountainous South Mountain Battlefield in Western Maryland.

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Fort Tonoloway

Preservation Maryland has worked for several years toward improving the preservation, interpretation, and understanding of the unique, mountainous South Mountain Battlefield in Western Maryland.

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South Mountain Battlefield

Preservation Maryland has worked for several years toward improving the preservation, interpretation, and understanding of the unique, mountainous South Mountain Battlefield in Western Maryland.

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Can we count on you?

Preservation Maryland isn’t just preserving the past – we’re investing in our future. In just the past year we’ve invested heavily in our work and refused to accept the mounting challenges as a reason to retreat or hold our position. You are making it all possible.