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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sharpsburg

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sharpsburg, Maryland

Updated July 11, 2016

Unusual Attractions in Sharpsburg

Sharpsburg, Maryland

Killiansburg Cave

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

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Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Birthplace of the Steamboat

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

3 miles from Sharpsburg

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherdstown Public Library

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

3 miles from Sharpsburg

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

O'Hurley's General Store

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

3 miles from Sharpsburg

Boonsboro, Maryland

Crystal Grottoes Caverns

Bizarre Cavern.

4 miles from Sharpsburg

Jefferson, Maryland

War Correspondents Memorial

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

6 miles from Sharpsburg

Middletown, Maryland

The (First) Washington Monument

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

7 miles from Sharpsburg

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