Trace My Origin» 2012 » March » 05 http://tracemyorigin.com Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:45:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Monocacy Battlefield – There’s an App for That! http://tracemyorigin.com/2012/03/monocacy-battlefield-theres-an-app-for-that/ http://tracemyorigin.com/2012/03/monocacy-battlefield-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:21:27 +0000 Sharon http://tracemyorigin.com/?p=845 The Monocacy National Battlefield  is a local treasure for students, historians and civil war buffs.  The battlefield is located in Frederick, Md and where  “The Battle that saved Washington” took place on July9, 1864.  Managed by the National Park Service it  is a fee-free park , open seven days a week from 8:30am – 5:00pm.  During summer months the park rangers and volunteers offer walking tours and special programs.  The visitor center is a state of the art facility and offers an eight – minute fiberoptic map presentation,  several interactive exihibits and numerous artifacts currently on display. 

I recently had the pleasure of meeting a ranger from the park who shared that there is an iPhone/iPad app for the battlefield.  The Monocacy National Battlfied app is loaded with facts and interesting features ranging  from the civilians who lived there to the soldiers who faught there.  For a list of all the features check out their website.  Kudo’s on a job well done and for making history fun.

 

 

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