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along Rte. 34, is said to have been founded by relatives of Daniel Boone. From the center
of town, Rte. 40A leads southeast to Washington Monument State Park.
Did you know…
Alexander Gardner's photographs of Antietam were the first-ever images to
show dead soldiers on the field of battle. A New York Times article about the
photographs said it was as if the “dead had been laid at our doorsteps.”
Erected by the citizens of Boonsboro in 1827, Washington Monument is the first monument dedicated to the memory of
George Washington.
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Washington Monument State Park
Somewhat obscured by foliage and squat in shape, this Washington Monument looks to
somelikeanuglystepsisterofthetall,sleekobeliskthatgracestheNationalMallinWash-
ington, D.C. But the juglike stone structure that sits atop South Mountain in Washington
Monument State Park nonetheless boasts a distinction: It was the first memorial ever built
to honor the nation's first president, and it embodies the pride and patriotism of an entire
town and its surrounding region. On the Fourth of July in 1827-51 years after the signing
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