Fort Frederick State Park

Fort Frederick State Park
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Fort Frederick State Park is located in Maryland
Fort Frederick State Park
Fort Frederick State Park
Location in Maryland
LocationWashington County, Maryland, United States
Nearest townBig Pool, Maryland
Coordinates39°36′37″N 78°00′13″W / 39.61028°N 78.00361°W / 39.61028; -78.00361[1]
Area722 acres (292 ha)[2]
Elevation472 ft (144 m)[1]
Established1922
Administered byMaryland Department of Natural Resources
DesignationMaryland state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Fort Frederick
Rendering of Fort Frederick as it
may have appeared in the 18th century
LocationWashington County, Maryland, USA
Nearest cityBig Pool, Maryland
Area287 acres (116 ha)
Built1756-58
NRHP reference No.73000939
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1973[3]
Designated NHLNovember 7, 1973[4]

Fort Frederick State Park is a public recreation and historic preservation area on the Potomac River surrounding the restored Fort Frederick, a fortification active in the French and Indian War (1754–1763) and the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783).[5] The state park lies south of the town of Big Pool, Maryland. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal runs through the park grounds. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Fort Frederick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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