Porterstown
Porterstown is a hamlet in Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland. Porterstown is situated nearby to the hamlet Red Hill, as well as near Harvest Acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Antietam National Battlefield and Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center.
Antietam National Battlefield
Protected area
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Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862.
Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center
Museum
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Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center is a museum, which is situated 2 miles west of Porterstown.
Antietam National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Antietam National Battlefield is a National Park Service-protected area along Antietam Creek in Sharpsburg, Washington County, northwestern Maryland. It commemorates the American Civil War Battle of Antietam that occurred on September 17, 1862. Antietam National Cemetery is situated 1½ miles west of Porterstown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eakles Mills and Keedysville.
Eakles Mills
Hamlet
Eakles Mills is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 26 as of the 2020 census. Snively Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Keedysville
Village
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Keedysville is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,152 at the 2010 census. Keedysville is situated 1½ miles northeast of Porterstown.
Sharpsburg
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Sharpsburg is a small historic American village in Washington County in Western Maryland, home to Antietam National Battlefield.
Porterstown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.46593° or 39° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
-77.71305° or 77° 42′ 47″ westElevation
440 feet (134 metres)Open location code
87F4F78P+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 157546162OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4365977
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