Washington Monument State Park
Washington Monument State Park is a public recreation area located approximately one mile southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument, a 40-foot-tall tower honoring George Washington, the first President of the United States.Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: Maryland state park
- Also known as: “Washington Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Washington Monument and Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Washington Monument
Building
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Washington Monument State Park is a public recreation area located approximately one mile southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument, a 40-foot-tall tower honoring George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in Western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St. Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is situated 1 mile south of Washington Monument State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zittlestown and Boonsboro.
Zittlestown
Hamlet
Zittlestown is an unincorporated community 2.2 miles southeast of Boonsboro in Washington County, Maryland. It is situated on the western slope of South Mountain below Turner's Gap, along the historic National Pike, now designated U.S. Route 40 Alternate.
Boonsboro
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boonsboro is a small town in Washington County, Western Maryland. Boonsboro is primarily an agricultural center, but it's also just a nice historic town for a leisurely lunch or dinner, and perhaps a stop at one of the museums, while exploring the area.
Appletown
Hamlet
Appletown is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Appletown is located along Maryland Route 67, 1.8 miles south of Boonsboro. Appletown is situated 2 miles southwest of Washington Monument State Park.
Washington Monument State Park
- Categories: Maryland state park and historic site
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.50044° or 39° 30′ 2″ northLongitude
-77.6232° or 77° 37′ 24″ westOpen location code
87F4G92G+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 4173438321OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q937481
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Washington Monument State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Washington Monument State Park”
- Dutch: “Washington Monument State Park”
- French: “Washington Monument State Park”
- German: “Washington Monument State Park”
- Indonesian: “Taman Negara Bagian Monumen Washington”
- Indonesian: “Washington Monument State Park”
- Polish: “Park stanowy Washington Monument”
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