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oftheDeclarationofIndependence—nearlyeverycitizenofBoonsboromarchedtwomiles
up the mountainside and, one by one, laid each stone in its proper place. An inner staircase
climbsthe34-foottowertoamarvelousperchthattakesinmilesofgentlehillsandvalleys.
Youcan enjoy a picnic in the park orhike onone ofits trails before continuing east onRte.
40A into the historic city of Frederick; the Appalachian Trail passes through the park, part
of a path through many of the Eastern states.
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Frederick
Rolling farmland surrounds the city of Frederick, a bustling commercial hub and college
town with gracious Federal town houses and spired churches that exude an appealing, old-
fashioned charm.
Ontree-shadedWestPatrickStreet,you'llfindtheoldredbrickhomeofBarbaraFritch-
ie, the fiery, then-95-year-old patriot who, legend says, defiantly flew the Stars and Stripes
inthefaceoftheinvadingSoutherngeneralStonewallJacksonandhisrebelhordein1862.
Heractionsonthatdaywereimmortalizedinverse,accordingtopoetJohnGreenleafWhit-
tier, who gave voice to Fritchie's fervent exclamation:
“ 'Shoot if you must this old gray head, But spare your country's flag,' she said.”
Today Barbara Fritchie's spirit is also memorialized in a museum displaying her fur-
niture, quilts, china, and other relics that evoke life in 19th-century Maryland.
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