Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway - Maryland
Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway - Maryland is a National Scenic Byway in Maryland. Within Maryland it covers roughly 40 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway - Maryland with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Maryland's 57-mile stretch of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway runs entirely within Frederick County. It follows US 15 from the Pennsylvania line just north of Emmitsburg south through Frederick and Point of Rocks to the Potomac River at the Virginia border, forming the middle link of a 180-mile, three-state corridor stretching from Gettysburg to Charlottesville that is billed as covering 400 years of American history. Within Maryland, the route reaches the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, the Roger Brooke Taney House (home of the fifth U.S. Chief Justice), Rose Hill Manor, and the historic 1876 Point of Rocks railroad station. Cunningham Falls State Park, home to Maryland's tallest cascading waterfall, adds a natural landmark to a drive otherwise dominated by Revolutionary War, Civil War, and early American history.
- 57 miles, entirely within Frederick County
- Emmitsburg to Point of Rocks on US 15
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- Roger Brooke Taney House
- Cunningham Falls State Park
- Middle link of a 180-mile, 3-state National Scenic Byway
Designated for its historic and recreational qualities
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Places to stop along Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway - Maryland
National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
A mountainside shrine near Emmitsburg with one of the oldest American replicas of the Lourdes grotto.
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Exhibits in Frederick on how Civil War surgeons and nurses cared for the wounded, many brought here from nearby battles.
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The site of the July 1864 'Battle that Saved Washington,' where Union troops delayed a Confederate march on the capital.
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Where to Stay along Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway - Maryland
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.