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The Battle of Williamsport, also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters, took place from July 6 to July 16, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. It is not to be confused with the fighting at Hoke's Run which was also known as the Battle of Falling Waters.
The house is associated with the American Civil War Battle of Falling Waters, which took place July 13 and 14, 1863. The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission found the property to be the best preserved battlefield along the route of Robert E. Lee's retreat from Gettysburg. [2]
Falling Waters Road end, gravel road adjacent to Hunt Club 39°33′26.79″N 77°53′04.62″W / 39.5574417°N 77.8846167°W / 39.5574417; -77.8846167 ( Falling [ 10 ]
Falling Waters is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Potomac River in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Williamsport Pike ( US 11 ) north of Martinsburg . An 1887 Scientific American article claimed that the first U.S. railroad was built in Falling Waters in 1814.
The Battle of Hoke's Run, also known as the Battle of Falling Waters or Battle of Hainesville, took place on July 2, 1861, in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Manassas campaign of the American Civil War. [1]
Falling Waters is a census-designated place in West Virginia. Falling Waters may also refer to: Battle of Falling Waters (1861), or the Battle of Hoke's Run, occurring July 2, 1861 near Falling Waters, Virginia (now West Virginia) Battle of Falling Waters (1863), or the Battle of Williamsport, occurring July 6–16, 1863 near Williamsport, Maryland
The American Battlefield Trust has preserved more than 58,000 acres (230 km 2) of battlefield land from the Civil War, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 at more than 160 battlefields in 25 states within the United States. [15] Key battlefield preservation initiatives and acquisitions include: Jim Lighthizer at Slaughter Pen Farm
The sinkholes at Falling Waters State Park were used as a hideout by Indian warriors fighting against Andrew Jackson during the Seminole Wars. [4] The park is the site of a Civil War era gristmill. [5] The gristmill was powered by the waterfall in Falling Waters Sink. Later, in 1891, a distillery was constructed on the site. [5] The park is ...