W3R Heritage Tour in Maryland 

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See the Main History Page for a more detailed history of the trip south through MD on 1781 Sep 8-16 and the return north through MD on 1782 Jul 19-24. We have not yet developed the tour direction content for this section. Maryland has several routes that were followed by hundreds of soldiers. Many soldiers were transported by boat from Elkton, Baltimore, and Annapolis to the Yorktown area, so they did not follow a land route all the way from Wilmington DE to Yorktown VA.. The main W3R will likely follow the route taken by Generals Washington and Rochambeau, which was all on land.

A Note about "Official" W3R Routes NPS Historic Map for PA-DE-MD [TIFF file] NPS Historic Map for MD-DC-VA [TIFF file] NPS draft tour route for MD, May 2011 [GoogleMap] NPS draft tour route for MD-DC-VA, May 2011 [GoogleMap]

Other Revolutionary-Era Sites (in alphabetic order) Annapolis (U.S. Naval Academy has the crypt of John Paul Jones, the town has a monument to French soldiers who died while helping the U.S. gain independence) Baltimore (War of 1812, Fort McHenry and the Star Spangled Banner) Elkton (major U.S. port during the Revolution, Hollingsworth House has a War of 1812 museum). Frederick (has a restored Revolutionary War prison that was used for Hessian prisoners)

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