• Monocacy National Battlefield, Best Farm

    Monocacy

    National Battlefield Maryland

Animals

White tail deer fawns
There are many different types of habitats around the park including grass meadows, fencerows and treelines, deep woods areas, agricultural fields, and river and streamside forest environments. These diverse habitats provide homes for species such as songbirds, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, red-backed salamanders, northern copperhead snakes, eastern box turtles, and bald eagles – to name a few.

Did You Know?

Monocacy Junction, 1917

The "Y" at Monocacy Junction, completed in 1830, allows trains to turn around.  It was the first of its kind in the United States, and is still in use today.