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Park: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
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- Fort McHenry
- Geographic coordinate system
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
- Fort Carroll
- Tallest structures in the United States
- Latitude and longitude of airports near U.S. cities
- Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Hampton National Historic Site
Campgrounds
| Name | Number of Sites | Overall | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Woodland |  | ||
| Camp Kaufman | | ||
| Camp Whippoorwill | | ||
| Camp Arlington Echo | | ||
| Camp Milldale | |
Parks
| Park | City | State | Overall Score | Upkeep Score | Beauty Score | Peaceful Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe Park | MD | | | | | |
| Canton Historic District | MD | | | | | |
| Fells Point Historic District | MD | | | | | |
| Riverside Park | MD | | | | | |
| Butchers Hill Historic District | MD | | | | |
Buildings
| Building | Overall | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Museum of Industry | | |
| Baltimore Public Works Museum | | |
| Baltimore Maritime Museum | | |
| William H Welch Medical Library | | |
| Port Discovery Museum | |
Lakes
| Lake | Overall Score | Upkeep Score | Beauty Score | Fish Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montebello, Lake | | | | |
| Wagners Pond | | | | |
| Cochrans Pond | | | | |
| Yates Pond | | | | |
| White Pond | | | | |
Airfields
| Name | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, Inner Harbor | | |
| Baltimore-Washington International Airport | | |
| Essex Skypark Airport | | |
| Mountain Road Airport | | |
| Martin State Airport | |
Points of Interest
| Name | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac | | The Memorial is located in Lady Bird Johnson Park, a Potomac River island in Washington, D.C. The grove consists of two parts. The first area, commemorative in nature, is a granite monolith surrounded by a serpentine pattern of walks and trails. The second area is a grass meadow and provides a tranquil refuge for reflection and rejuvination of the spirit. The trails are shaded by a grove of hundreds of white pine and dogwood trees, and framed by azaleas and rhododendron. |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial | | "Located along the famous Cherry Tree Walk on the Western edge of the Tidal Basin near the National Mall, this is a memorial not only to FDR, but also to the era he represents. The memorial traces twelve years of American History through a sequence of four outdoor rooms-each one devoted to one of FDR's terms of office. Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd President: A 10-foot statue shows him in a wheeled chair; a bas-relief depicts him riding in a car during his first inaugural. At the very beginning of the memorial in a prologue room there is a statue with FDR seated in a wheelchair much like the one he actually used." - NPS & Recreation.Gov |
| John Ericsson National Memorial | | "The John Ericsson Memorial is dedicated to the man who revolutionized naval history with his invention of the screw propeller. He was also the designer of the U.S.S Monitor, the ship that ensured Union naval supremacy during the Civil War." - NPS & Recreation.Gov |
| Thomas Jefferson Memorial | | "Thomas Jefferson-political philosopher, architect, musician, book collector, scientist, horticulturist, diplomat, inventor, and third President of the United States-looms large in any discussion of what Americans are as a people. Jefferson left to the future not only ideas but also a great body of practical achievements. President John F. Kennedy recognized Jefferson's accomplishments when he told a gathering of American Nobel Prize winners that they were the greatest assemblage of talent in the White House since Jefferson had dinner there alone. With his strong beliefs in the rights of man and a government derived from the people, in freedom of religion and the separation between church and state, and in education available to all. Thomas Jefferson struck a chord for human liberty 200 years ago that resounds through the decades. But in the end, Jefferson's own appraisal of his life, and the one that he wrote for use on his own tombstone, suffices: "Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and Father of the University of Virginia." - NPS & Recreation.Gov |
| Korean War Veterans Memorial | | "From 1950 to 1953, the United States joined with United Nations forces in Korea to take a stand against what was deemed a threat to democratic nations worldwide. At war's end, a million and a half American veterans returned to a peacetime world of families, homes, and jobs - and to a country long reluctant to view the Korean War as something to memorialize. But to the men and women who served, the Korean War could never be a forgotten war. The passing of more than four decades has brought a new perspective to the war and its aftermath. The time has come, in the eyes of the Nation, to set aside a place of remembrance for the people who served in this hard-fought war half a world away. The Korean War Veterans Memorial honors those Americans who answered the call, those who worked and fought under the trying of circumstances, and those who gave their lives for the cause of freedom." - NPS & Recreation.Gov |