HomeMy WebLinkAbout230613aJohn F. Barr, President
Jeffrey A. Cline, Vice President
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
June 13, 2023
OPEN SESSION AGENDA
9:00 AM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, President John F. Barr
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 23, 2023
9:05 AM COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
9:15 AM STAFF COMMENTS
9:20 AM CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
9:30 AM FY23 BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION’S GENERAL FUND BUDGET
Jeffrey Proulx, Chief Operating Officer, Washington County Public Schools; David
Brandenburg, Executive Officer of Finance, Washington County Public Schools
9:35 AM PUBLIC HEARING – APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL MARYLAND
SEGMENT NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION
Meghan Jenkins, GIS Coordinator, Planning and Zoning
9:50 AM AMENDMENT TO T-MOBILE ANTENNA LEASE
Mark Bradshaw, Director, Environmental Management
10:00 AM PUBLIC HEARING - AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION EASEMENT
RANKINGS FY2024
Chris Boggs, Rural Preservation Administrator, Planning and Zoning; Jill Baker,
Director, Planning and Zoning
10:20 AM REQUEST FOR QUOTATION AWARD (Q-23-749) RETENTION POND
MOWING SERVICES
Rick Curry, Director, Purchasing; John Swauger, Stormwater Management,
Environmental Management
10:25 AM CONTRACT AWARD (PUR-1612) PHYSICAL EXAMINATION SERVICES
Brandi Naugle, Buyer, Purchasing; Tracy McCammon, Risk Management
Coordinator, Human Resources
Derek Harvey
Wayne K. Keefer
Randall E. Wagner
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OPEN Session Agenda
June 13, 2023
Individuals requiring special accommodations are requested to contact the Office of the County Commissioners, 240.313.2200
Voice/TDD, to make arrangements no later than ten (10) working days prior to the meeting.
10:30 AM BID AWARD (PUR-1620) DUMPSTER SERVICES AT CONOCOCHEAGUE
WWTP AND CLEAN COUNTY
Brandi Naugle, Buyer, Purchasing; Mark Bradshaw, Director, Environmental
Management
10:35 AM FY 2024 PROGRAM OPEN SPACES ANNUAL PROGRAM
Andrew Eshleman, Director, Public Works
10:45 AM MARYLAND DRAFT BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Andrew Eshleman, Director, Public Works
10:50 AM 2023 – 2024 CASUALTY INSURANCE RENEWAL
Tracy McCammon, Risk Management Coordinator, Human Resources; Patrick Buck,
CBIZ Insurance Services
11:00 AM CLOSED SESSION - (To discuss the appointment, employment, assignment,
promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of
appointees, employees, or officials over whom this public body has jurisdiction; or any other
personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals; To consult with counsel to obtain legal
advice on a legal matter and To comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed
requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter.)
1:15 PM RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
EVENING MEETING AT THE TOWN OF BOONSBORO
Location: Town Annex, 21 North Main Street, Boonsboro 21713
6:00 PM INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER, President John F. Barr
6:05 PM TOWN OF BOONSBORO LEADERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
6:20 PM COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
6:30 PM CITIZENS PARTICIPATION
7:00 PM ADJOURNMENT
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: FY23 Budget Adjustments to the Washington County Board of Education’s
General Fund Budget
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Mr. Jeffrey Proulx, Chief Operating Officer, WCPS
Mr. David Brandenburg, Executive Director of Finance, WCPS
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the requested adjustments to
the Board of Education’s FY2023 General Fund Budget.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Annotated Code of Maryland requires local school systems to
periodically re-forecast their financial needs and make necessary changes to their budgets. To that
end, the Washington County Board of Education approved the attached list of changes to its
FY2023 General Fund Budget at its June 6, 2023, meeting.
DISCUSSION: The changes that the Board of Education approved on June 6, 2023, cross major
categories. Therefore, these requested adjustments must also be approved by the Board of County
Commissioners. The Board of Education has asked its Finance staff to review the requested budget
changes with the Commissioners and answer any questions that they may have.
FISCAL IMPACT: None. These proposed modifications merely adjust various categories of the
budget to reflect updated information on revenue and spending trends.
CONCURRENCES: The Board of Education’s Finance Committee reviewed the proposed
adjustments at their meeting on May 17, 2023, and recommended them for approval by the full
Board. The Board of Education approved these changes at their June 6, 2023, meeting.
ALTERNATIVES: None
ATTACHMENTS:
• FY2023 general fund budget adjustments
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: None
Category Value The primary reason for variance is:
Revenue $212,961 Sale of outdated technology devices
Administration 194,668 Higher indirect cost recovery from federal grants
Student Health Services 189,275 Nursing vacancies - employees and contracted personnel
Student Transportation
Services 431,729 Vacancies and reduced estimate of fuel costs
Total Expense
Reductions/Additional Revenue $2,982,746
Instructional Salaries $364,613 Higher substitute costs
Instructional Textbooks and
Supplies $516,987
Special Education 676,866
$2,982,746
5/17/2023 Q3 FY23 Category Transfers
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING – Appalachian National Scenic Trail Maryland Segment National
Register Nomination
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Meghan Jenkins, GIS Coordinator – Department of Planning and Zoning
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to concur with the Historic District Commission’s
Recommendation on the eligibility of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail Maryland Segment
National Register Nomination
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: Public hearing for comment regarding Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maryland Segment eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places
DISCUSSION: As a Certified Local Government (CLG), Washington County plays an important part
in the process of nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places (NR) through a
special working relationship with the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) and the National Park Service.
Under this program, both the local historic preservation commission and the jurisdiction’s chief elected
official (CEO) are asked to provide recommendations concerning eligibility for National Register
Listing.
A nomination packet was received from MHT on May 1, 2023 for the Appalachian National Scenic
Trail (ANST) Maryland Segment which involves both public and private landowners along the Eastern
border of the County for approximately 41 miles of trail length from Sandy Hook to the Pennsylvania
border near Pen Mar. The majority of the approximately 270 tax parcels/4,200 acres involved are State
or Federal properties. Private property owners (less than 10) identified by the consultant for the
nomination were notified via individual letter. Additional letters were sent to private property owners
(24 properties) directly adjacent to and intersecting the consultant’s boundary map as well. The
Historic District Commission took public comment on June 7, 2023 and compiled their
recommendation after reviewing the nomination for eligibility and completeness under Criteria A,
Consideration G of the National Register of Historic Places Criteria for Evaluation.
FISCAL IMPACT: n/a
CONCURRENCES: Historic District Commission, Department of Planning and Zoning
ALTERNATIVES: n/a
ATTACHMENTS: ANST Maryland Segment nomination public information packet
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: n/a
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
MARYLAND HISTORICAL TRUST
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL REGISTER RECOMMENDATION FORM
Property name Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) Maryland Segment
Location 41 miles along the Eastern border of Washington County from the Pennsylvania border
south to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
CLG name Washington County, Maryland (Historic District Commission)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION
____X____ Nomination recommended ________ Nomination not recommended
National Register criteria (and considerations, if applicable) used by the Commission for the decision:
Criteria: __X___A _____B _____C _____D
Considerations:____A ____B ____C ____D ____E ____ F __X__G (_____none applicable)
Justification for the decision:
The ANST Maryland Segment is eligible under Criterion A for its association with national recreation and
conservation efforts as well as Maryland State social history for its association with the formation and activities of
the various hiking clubs which maintain the ANST in Maryland. The detailed description of the ANST Maryland
Segment provides sufficient documentation on the 49 resources associated with the nomination, one being the A.T.
treadway. The ANST Maryland Segment also provides sufficient documentation for Consideration G due to the
exceptional importance of the A.T. as a historic recreational resource of enduring national significance. Both the
resources and the events associated with their creation are sufficiently documented to illustrate their significance,
integrity, and features adequately.
The documentation is sufficient to support the nomination.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of the Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission Date
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CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL’S RECOMMENDATION
________ I concur with the opinion of the Historic Preservation Commission.
________ For the reasons stated on the attached sheet, I do not concur with the opinion of the Historic
Preservation Commission.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of the Chief Elected Official Date
Maryland Historical Trust • 100 Community Place • Crownsville • Maryland • 21032
•••
, Lt. Governor
May 1, 2023
Meghan Jenkins
747 Northern Ave
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Re: Appalachian National Scenic Trail Maryland Segment National Register Nomination (W-
IV-278)
Dear Ms. Jenkins,
Our office has sent electronic draft documentation to nominate the above-referenced properties
to the National Register of Historic Places, for processing by Washington County Historic
District Commission under the Certified Local Government program.
When the County’s review is complete, please forward the recommendations of the Commission
and the County Executive. The nomination was considered by the State Review Board (GCC) at
their meeting on May 9, 2023. As you know, according to CLG procedures, the GCC may
consider nominations prior to completion of local review, but no further action may be taken
until the recommendations of the Commission and the County Executive are received.
Please contact me, at Jessica.french@maryland.gov or (410) 697-9623, with any
questions. Once again, we appreciate your collaboration in the Certified Local Government
process.
Very truly yours,
Jessica French
Administrator
Evaluation and Registration
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland CLG Procedures Manual (October 2015) Appendix V: National Register Notification 3
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Effects of Listing Maryland Properties
The National Register of Historic Places is a list of properties acknowledged by the Federal Government
as worthy of recognition and preservation for their significance in American history and culture. National
Register properties include districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects of significance to their local
community, state, or the nation. The National Register program is part of a national policy to recognize
and protect the country's historic and cultural heritage. The National Register is maintained by the
Secretary of the Interior and administered by the National Park Service. In Maryland, the National
Register program is administered by the Maryland Historical Trust, the State Historic Preservation Office.
Benefits of listing in the National Register:
1. The prestige of formal recognition that a property is of significance in American history,
architecture, archeology, engineering and/or culture. Nomination involves a multiple-step
review process that includes professional evaluations of the significance of the property.
2. Consideration in the planning for federally or state assisted projects. Procedures require careful
consideration of properties which will be affected by projects involving federal and state funds,
licenses, permits, or tax benefits.
3. Eligibility for federal income tax benefits that include: 1) a 20% investment tax, credit for a
certified rehabilitation of historic commercial, industrial, and rental residential buildings and 2) a
charitable donation deduction for the conveyance of a perpetual easement to a qualified
preservation organization.
4. Eligibility for a Maryland income tax benefit for approved rehabilitation.
5. Eligibility to apply for grants and low interest loans for historic preservation projects.
6. Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal
is located, in accord with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
Listing in the National Register:
• does NOT mean that the Federal Government or the State of Maryland wants to acquire the
property, place restrictions on the property, or dictate the colors or materials used on individual
buildings. Local ordinances or laws establishing restrictive zoning, special design review
committees, or review of exterior alterations, are NOT a part of the National Register program.
• does NOT require the owner to preserve or maintain the property or seek approval of the
Federal Government or the State of Maryland to alter the property. Unless the owner applies for
and accepts special federal or state tax, licensing, or funding benefits, the owner can do
anything with his property he wishes so long as it is permitted by state and local law.
• does NOT guarantee preservation of the property. The owner is not required to preserve the
property, nor is the property protected from the effects of development projects, unless federal
or state funding, licensing or tax benefits are involved.
• does NOT stop federally or state funded or licensed projects when these are desired by the
owner and shown to be in the public interest. Procedures do require careful consideration of
federally or state funded or licensed projects which call for alteration or demolition of National
Register properties before the license is issued or funds released.
• does NOT impose tax penalties on owners who demolish listed properties.
For further information about the National Register program in Maryland or the eligibility of a property
for listing in the National Register, please contact the Office of Research, Survey and Registration of the
Maryland Historical Trust at 410-514-7644. For further information concerning tax benefits, grants and
loans, please contact the Office of Preservation Services at 410-514-7628.
Maryland CLG Procedures Manual (October 2015) Appendix V: National Register Notification 4
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Criteria for Evaluation
The National Register's standards for evaluating the significance of properties were developed to
recognize the accomplishments of all peoples who have made a contribution to our country's history
and heritage. The criteria are designed to guide State and local governments, Federal agencies, and
others in evaluating potential entries in the National Register.
Criteria for Evaluation
The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering and culture is
present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design,
setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association and:
a. that are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of
our history: or
b. that are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
c. that embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that
represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant
and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
d. that have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history
Criteria Considerations:
Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces, or graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious
institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original
locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature, and
properties that have achieved significance within the past 50 years shall not be considered eligible for
the National Register. However, such properties will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do
meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories:
a. a religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or
historical importance; or
b. a building or structure removed from its original location but which is significant primarily for
architectural value, or which is the surviving structure most importantly associated with a historic
person or event; or
c. a birthplace or grave of a historical figure of outstanding importance if there is no other
appropriate site or building directly associated with his productive life; or
d. a cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent
importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events;
or
e. a reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a
dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure
with the same association has survived; or
f. a property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition, or symbolic value has
invested it with its own historical significance; or
g. a property achieving significance within past 50 years if it is of exceptional importance.
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018
1
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in National Register
Bulletin, How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. If any item does not apply to the property being
documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only
categories and subcategories from the instructions.
1. Name of Property
Historic name: _Appalachian National Scenic Trail Maryland Segment
Other names/site number: _Appalachian Trail_______________________________
Name of related multiple property listing:
_Historic Resources of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail__________________
(Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Location
Street & number: _Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) within MD between border
with PA at north end and border with WV at south end____________________________
City or town: See Section 1–6, page 3 State: _MD_ County: See Section 1–6, page 3
Not For Publication: Vicinity:
____________________________________________________________________________
3. State/Federal Agency Certification
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended,
I hereby certify that this nomination ___ request for determination of eligibility meets
the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic
Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.
In my opinion, the property ___ meets ___ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I
recommend that this property be considered significant at the following
level(s) of significance:
___national ___statewide ___local
Applicable National Register Criteria:
___A ___B ___C ___D
Signature of certifying official/Title: Date
______________________________________________
State or Federal agency/bureau or Tribal Government
In my opinion, the property meets does not meet the National Register criteria.
Signature of commenting official: Date
Title : State or Federal agency/bureau
or Tribal Government
N/A N/A
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maryland Segment
Washington and
Frederick, MD
Name of Property County and State
Sections 1-6 page 2
______________________________________________________________________________
4. National Park Service Certification
I hereby certify that this property is:
entered in the National Register
determined eligible for the National Register
determined not eligible for the National Register
removed from the National Register
other (explain:) _____________________
______________________________________________________________________
Signature of the Keeper Date of Action
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Classification
Ownership of Property
(Check as many boxes as apply.)
Private:
Public – Local
Public – State
Public – Federal
Category of Property
(Check only one box.)
Building(s)
District
Site
Structure
Object
X
X
X
X
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maryland Segment
Washington and
Frederick, MD
Name of Property County and State
Sections 1-6 page 3
Number of Resources within Property
(Do not include previously listed resources in the count)
Contributing Noncontributing
______0_______ _____________ buildings
______25_______ _____________ sites
______24_______ _____________ structures
______0_______ _____________ objects
______49_______ ______________ Total
Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ____0_____
____________________________________________________________________________
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions
(Enter categories from instructions.)
RECREATION AND CULTURE
Current Functions
(Enter categories from instructions.)
RECREATION AND CULTURE
2. Location (Continued)
Cities/Towns and Counties:
Highfield-Cascade, Smithsburg, Hagerstown, Boonsboro, and Knoxville in Washington County;
and Myersville, Middletown, Jefferson, and Knoxville in Frederick County
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maryland Segment
Washington and
Frederick, MD
Name of Property County and State
Section 7 page 4
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7. Description 2
3
Architectural Classification 4
(Enter categories from instructions.) 5
_N/A_______________ 6
7
Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) 8
Principal exterior materials of the property: WOOD/Log, ASPHALT, STONE, EARTH_ 9
10
Narrative Description 11
(Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe 12
contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that 13
briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, type, style, 14
method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has 15
historic integrity.) 16
______________________________________________________________________________ 17
Summary Paragraph 18
19
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) Maryland Segment (“ANST Maryland Segment”) 20
comprises approximately 41 miles of the Appalachian Trail (A.T or the Trail), a 2,193-mile-long skyline 21
hiking path that traverses the scenic, heavily wooded, pastoral, and wild Appalachian Mountains. The 22
ANST Maryland Segment constitutes a single state segment of the A.T. and has a total of 49 countable 23
contributing resources consisting of 24 structures (the A.T. Treadway, 20 A.T. Side Trails, and 3 A.T. 24
Bridges) and 25 sites (9 Overnight Use Areas [OUAs] and 16 A.T. Viewpoints). It travels in a 25
southwestern direction from its connections with the ANST Pennsylvania Segment on the north to the 26
ANST West Virginia/Virginia Segment on the south. Along its route, the ANST Maryland Segment 27
passes through Pen Mar Park, South Mountain State Park, Greenbrier State Park, Washington Monument 28
State Park, Gathland State Park, and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, before entering 29
West Virginia within the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The boundary of the ANST Maryland 30
Segment where it passes through public lands extends 500 feet (ft) on either side of the A.T. Trail 31
treadway centerline for a maximum width of 1,000 ft. The boundary narrows in areas where the property 32
line of public land is less than 500 ft from Trail treadway. 33
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maryland Segment
Washington and
Frederick, MD
Name of Property County and State
Section 7 page 5
Previous Documentation 1
2
The National Trails System Act (NTSA) (16 USC § 1241 et seq.) passed by the U.S Congress on 3
October 2, 1968, designated the A.T. as America’s first National Scenic Trail. This Registration Form 4
nominates the ANST Maryland Segment for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National 5
Register) under the Historic Resources of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail Multiple Property 6
Documentation Form (MPDF) nomination and the “ANST State Segment” associated property type 7
(Olausen et al. 2022). The ANST Maryland Segment intersects with six previously listed National 8
Register properties: Washington Monument (NRIS No. 72000588, listed 1972); Turner’s and Fox’s Gaps 9
Historic District (NRIS No. 10000575, listed 2011) and Crampton’s Gap Historic District (NRIS No. 10
10000576, listed 2011), which are associated listings under the South Mountain Battlefields – September 11
14, 1862, Multiple Property Submission; Antietam National Battlefield (NRIS No. 33000038, listed 12
1966); Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (NRIS No. 66000036, listed 1966); and 13
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (NRIS No. 66000041, 16000238). 14
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Narrative Description 16
17
Setting 18
19
The ANST Maryland Segment, as it evolved from the initial early twentieth century to the present-day 20
route, expresses the vision of the original A.T. planners and builders to provide hikers with opportunities 21
to connect with both wilderness and human activity areas. The segment primarily follows the crest of 22
South Mountain, a succession of narrow ridges, which forms the northern extension of the Blue Ridge 23
Mountain range, and is part of the Appalachian Range. The mountain separates the Hagerstown and 24
Cumberland valleys from the Piedmont regions of the Maryland and Pennsylvania. Elevations along the 25
Segment are between 230 and 1,880 feet, creating an easy to moderate hiker experience of gentle terrain 26
with few instances of steep ascents and descents. The gentle topography is a result of a long period of 27
erosion on the slowly rising land that created the Appalachian Range. The variation in erosion is 28
accentuated by the differing resistance of the rock types which comprise the range, including quarts, 29
greenstone, black humus. As the softer rocks erode, the more resistant quartzite remains in place, creating 30
the unique level shelves besides cliffs that are only along the ANST Maryland and Pennsylvania 31
segments. Much of the landscape hikers travel along the ANST Maryland Segment is defined by lush 32
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maryland Segment
Washington and
Frederick, MD
Name of Property County and State
Section 7 page 6
forest containing hardwoods, rhododendrons thickets, and wildflower thickets. Active and abandoned 1
agricultural fields dot the landscape along the valleys below South Mountain to the east and west. 2
3
The ANST Maryland Segment can be hiked in four to five days because of its gentle terrain and short 4
length. OUAs are about one day’s hike apart. Additionally, the Segment is accessible to day hikers along 5
the various road crossings and access side trails that connect parking areas and roads to the main line of 6
the A.T. In addition to being readily accessible, the ANST Maryland Segment travels through numerous 7
historic sites, including sites of summer resorts, ruins of former settlements and agricultural development 8
such as stone walls, cellar holes and rolling fields. The Segment also extends through and overlooks Civil 9
War battlefields, which were mostly part of the Battle of South Mountain and the Battle of Antietam in 10
September 1862. 11
12
At the northern end of the Segment, the A.T. crosses the border of Pennsylvania and Maryland following 13
the ridgeline and travels through Pen Mar Park, site of a historic railroad-developed amusement park and 14
summer resort village, and South Mountain State Park.1 The Trail visits High Rock, where rock 15
outcroppings grant panoramic views over the valley below. Between Raven’s Rock Road and Foxville 16
Road, the Trail travels through federally protected A.T. land along the forested ridge. The A.T. then 17
travels within the South Mountain State Park until crossing US Route 70 where it briefly travels through 18
Greenbrier State Park, and then within Washington Monument State Park. Hikers are afforded 360-degree 19
views, including of Antietam National Battlefield and surrounding agricultural land from a high point of 20
land and from the Washington Monument constructed in honor of George Washington in 1827. Next the 21
A.T. briefly descends and crosses through Dahlgren Field, where fighting during the Battle of South 22
Mountain occurred. The A.T. traverses the ridge until it descends to Turners Gap and Crampton Gap, both 23
locations of fighting during the Battle of South Mountain, and crosses Gapland Road where it enters 24
Gathland State Park. The War Correspondents Memorial Arch is at the road crossing, which was 25
constructed in 1896, and is notably the first US monument dedicated to journalists killed in combat. The 26
Trail ascends the ridge once again and continues south along the border of Washington and Frederick 27
1 South Mountain State Park is 40-miles long and follows the ridge of South Mountain from the Pennsylvania–
Maryland border to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at the Potomac River to the south. The state park encompasses
the majority of the ANST Maryland Segment and overlaps the three other state parks (Greenbrier, Washington
Monument, and Gathland) and county-owned Pen Mar Park which the A.T. travels through. The state park has no
distinguishable boundary and parking lots are available for visitors and hikers across the park (MDDNR 2022). This
park was established as part of the state’s efforts to protect the A.T., see Section 8 below for additional information.
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Maryland Segment
Washington and
Frederick, MD
Name of Property County and State
Section 7 page 7
counties, until it descends the Weverton Cliffs, where there are sweeping views over the Potomac River 1
and toward Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, from rock cliffs. The Trail descends and crosses the 2
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Byway, and follows the north shore of the Potomac River along the towpath of 3
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. The canal is a National Historical Park, and the final three miles of the 4
Segment along the towpath is the flattest part of the entire A.T. Upon reaching the Segment end, the Trail 5
crosses the Goodloe Byron Memorial Footbridge into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (PATC 2015a). 6
7
Property Type Summary 8
9
The following summary identifies the property types present within the ANST Maryland Segment historic 10
district. The property types are defined in the Historic Resources of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail 11
MPDF, Section F- Associated Property Types, and consist of the A.T. Treadway, A.T. Side Trails, A.T. 12
Bridges, A.T. Viewpoints, and A.T. Overnight Use Areas. 13
14
A.T. Treadway 15
16
The A.T. Treadway through the ANST Maryland Segment is the primary contributing resource and is 17
counted as one structure (Resource #1). The A.T. Treadway consists of a cleared walking path that is 18
designed to be easily followed but otherwise blends into its surroundings. It includes associated ancillary 19
elements such as markers, signs, puncheons, preexisting roads, stairs, bridges and boardwalks that are less 20
than 20 ft long, stiles, retaining walls, cribs, and culverts. These typically small features are designed to 21
be aesthetically compatible with the natural landscape. Most of the ANST Maryland Segment travels 22
through wooded areas, where the treadway consists of both wide and narrow dirt path scattered with tree 23
roots and small rocks and is surrounded by a 4-ft-wide by 8-ft-high prism that is cleared of vegetation to 24
allow enough room for backpackers to pass (Photos 29 and 31). Through fields and other open areas, the 25
Treadway is often a narrow and worn earthen path (Photos 7 and 24). Variations from the packed earthen 26
Treadway exist mostly where rock-lined treadway runs across rock formations and over steep inclines and 27
descents, such as various stretches of Treadway along the ridge of South Mountain or where the 28
Treadway is located on steep slope (Photo 39). Constructed elements of the Treadway consists of stone, 29
wood steps, water bars, and check dams to control deterioration of the path from use and erosion (Photos 30
16–17), puncheons to carry the Treadway over wet areas (Photo 6), and switchbacks to accommodate 31
climbs and descents along steeper elevation changes (Photo 41). In some circumstances, particularly 32
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where the A.T. passes through developed areas, the treadway is on preexisting sidewalks or paths, roads, 1
bridges, or some other pre-developed path that was not specifically constructed as A.T. treadway, such as 2
the paved path through Pen Mar Park near the Mason-Dixon Line; where it travels between Weverton 3
Cliffs and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal; and along the canal on the towpath (Photos 42–44). 4
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Signage along the ANST Maryland Segment primarily consists of directional aids that assist hikers in 6
navigating the Trail. In forested areas, the Trail route is marked by standard A.T. 2-x-6-inch white-7
painted blazes on trees. In open areas, such as meadows and pastures or rocky ridge lines, the blazes are 8
placed on wood or metal posts and boulders. Other trail markings consist of a standard 4-inch-square 9
diamond-shaped piece of metal with the A.T. monogram (Photos 12, 23, and 24). Directional text signage 10
that provides distances to key points along the Trail or mark important locations consist of brown-painted 11
wood panels on wood posts with carved lettering and symbology painted white or metal panels with a 12
similar color scheme (Photos 3, 19, and 26). The northern end of the ANST Maryland Segment is 13
identified with a painted wood state border sign and a stone pillar with a metal mailbox containing a Trail 14
logbook (Photo 1). The southern end of the ANST Maryland Segment is identified with typical National 15
Park Service (NPS) Signage, because the Trail exits the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical 16
Park and enters Harpers Ferry National Historical Park at the state border. 17
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A.T. Side Trails 19
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The ANST Maryland Segment has 20 A.T. Side Trails, which consist of dead-end spur or loop trails that 21
diverge from the main line route of the A.T. to bring hikers to important points of interest, such as historic 22
sites associated with Civil War or other historic events and activities and scenic viewpoints, or to trail 23
facilities, such as A.T. Overnight Use Areas [OUAs], trailhead parking areas, or water sources. The side 24
trails in Maryland are typically constructed to the same specifications as the main Trail and are marked 25
with blue blazes (Photos 3 and 12). Contributing side trails are those that are identified in official ATC 26
and PATC guidebooks and maps and the Appalachian Trail Park Office’s Geographic Information 27
System. Of the 21 side trails along the ANST Maryland Segment, seven lead to OUAs, seven lead to 28
viewpoints, six lead to access points/parking areas, and one leads to a water source. The ANST Maryland 29
Segment A.T. Side Trails range in length from 149 ft (Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA Water Source Side 30
Trail, Resource No. 14, Map Sheet No. 2) to 0.96 miles (Thurston Griggs Trail, Resource No. 18, Map 31
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A.T. Bridges 2
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The ANST Maryland Segment contains three contributing A.T. Bridges, which are defined as bridges that 4
are at least 20 ft long and were constructed specifically for the A.T. The I-70 Footbridge (Resource No. 5
29, Map Sheet 4) (Photo 19) is a 150-ft-long concrete and steel footbridge. It was constructed in 1972 to 6
carry the A.T. over the newly constructed Interstate 70. The Crampton Gap OUA Side Trail Bridge 7
(Resource No. 41, Map Sheet No. 6) (Photo 33) is an over 20-ft-long wood deck bridge that provides 8
access between the Crampton Gap OUA shelter and privy over a rocky and wet area. The Goodloe Byron 9
Memorial Footbridge (Resource No. 49, Map Sheet No. 8) (Photo 45) is a 0.2-mile-long steel footbridge 10
attached to a railroad bridge over the Potomac River. It carries the A.T. over the river and between the 11
ANST Maryland and ANST West Virginia/Virginia segments. The bridge was initially constructed in 12
1985. However, a train derailment and subsequent damages to the bridge in 2019, resulted in its partial 13
reconstruction in 2020. Only a few smaller (shorter than 20 ft long) footbridges are along the ANST 14
Maryland Segment; they are included in the Trail description where appropriate but are not considered 15
countable, contributing resources.2 16
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A.T. Viewpoints 18
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There are 16 contributing A.T. Viewpoints within the ANST Maryland Segment. A.T. Viewpoints are the 20
physical locations from which a vista or view may be experienced. A vista is a controlled prospect of a 21
discrete, linear range of vision that is deliberately contrived and maintained through vegetation 22
management or other treatment. A view is uncontrolled, natural, open scenery provided by the landscape 23
and its flora. A.T. Viewpoints along the ANST Maryland Segment are located on the A.T. Treadway, 24
short distances off the Treadway on rock outcroppings or cleared areas along the ridge, and on A.T. Side 25
Trails. Expansive and sweeping views occur primarily along the ANST Maryland Segment on high points 26
along South Mountain’s ridgeline at rock outcroppings and cleared areas, including the High Rock 27
Viewpoint (Resource No. 5, Map Sheet No. 1) (Photo 4), Black Rock Viewpoint (Resource No. 21, Map 28
Sheet No. 3) (Photo 13), Annapolis Rock Viewpoint (Resource No. 23, Map Sheet No. 4) (Photo 14), and 29
2 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data provided by the NPS regarding the A.T. were used to determine which
bridges were considered countable resources and the typology, material, and dimensions of each bridge.
Terminology (e.g., lumber, timber, and log) was retained as it appeared in the data,
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Weverton Cliffs Viewpoint (Resource No. 48, Map Sheet No. 8) (Photo 40). Washington Monument 1
Observation Tower Viewpoint (Resource No. 32, Map Sheet No. 5) (Photos 21–22) is a notable 2
viewpoint along the ANST Maryland Segment for its use of the non-A.T. Washington Monument that 3
was constructed in 1827 in honor of George Washington and reconstructed by the CCC in 1934–1937, 4
and for its 360-degree views over the surrounding mountains and valleys, including views of Antietam 5
National Battlefield. Vistas along the ANST Maryland Segment, such as the Willard SUP (special-use 6
permit) Viewpoint (Resource No. 10, Map Sheet No. 2) (Photo 7), Powerline Right of Way Viewpoint 7
(Resource No. 11, Map Sheet No. 2), and South Mtn Viewpoints 1 and 2 (Resource Nos. 16 and 17, Map 8
Sheet Nos. 2–3), consist of controlled and discrete viewpoints common along wooded areas on the 9
ridgeline, where vegetation is deliberately managed to maintain a specific prospect of the surroundings 10
and in fields and other managed cleared areas. A unique element of the ANST Maryland Segment 11
viewpoints is that many overlook various Civil War battlefields, including the above-mentioned 12
Washington Monument Observation Tower Viewpoint. Another example of this type of viewpoint is the 13
Dahlgren Field Viewpoint (Resource No. 33, Map Sheet No. 5) (Photo 24), which overlooks Dahlgren 14
Field where fighting occurred during the Battle of South Mountain. 15
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A.T. Overnight Use Areas 17
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The ANST Maryland Segment has nine A.T. Overnight Use Areas (OUAs), which are defined as 19
complexes of buildings, sites, and structures that support and enhance the A.T. hiking experience by 20
providing overnight accommodations at regular intervals along the Trail. They include campsites, lean-21
tos/shelters, privies, and water sources. A.T. OUAs that qualify as contributing resources of the ANST 22
Maryland Segment are those that are identified in the PATC’s official guidebooks and on maps. 23
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The ANST Maryland Segment contains three traditional, lean-to type shelters constructed by the CCC in 25
the 1930s and 1940s. They are in the Rocky Run OUA (Resource No. 36, Map Sheet No. 5), Pine Knob 26
OUA (Resource No. 27, Map Sheet No. 4) (Photo 16), and Crampton Gap OUA (Resource No. 42, Map 27
Sheet No. 6) (Photo 33). These CCC-built shelters consist of one story, rectangular, log buildings with 28
side gable roofs clad in metal and have stone foundations. The interiors contain wood deck bunk areas, 29
and stone- or wood-surfaced picnic areas covered by an extension of the roofs. The CCC also constructed 30
graded tent sites and spring outlets for A.T. OUAs. 31
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The remaining ANST Maryland Segment’s shelters were constructed in the 2000s, and are typically 1
three-sided, rectangular, one-story, front-gable or shallow side-gable, log buildings that contain lofted 2
wood-frame or simple wood-deck bunk areas. The roofs extend over wood-deck or stone picnic areas at 3
the front of the shelters. Both or one gable end contain paired single-light fixed windows. Examples of 4
this type oof shelter at the Raven Rock OUA (Resource No. 7, Map Sheet No. 1), Ensign Cowall 5
Memorial OUA (Resource No. 13, Map Sheet No. 2) (Photo 8), and the Rocky Run OUA (Resource No. 6
36, Map Sheet No. 5) (Photo 30). The Raven Rock shelter was constructed in 2010 to replace a CCC-built 7
shelter. The Ed Garvey OUA (Resource No. 45, Map Sheet No. 7) (Photo 38) is unique along the ANST 8
Maryland Segment for its shelter, which was constructed in 2002. The shelter is a two-story log building 9
with a front-gable roof and has an open first story and a sleeping loft and balcony accessed by a ladder. 10
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In addition to shelters, the ANST Maryland Segment’s OUAs contain campsites that are set a short 12
distance off the main course of the trail and are connected by narrow access trails to the other parts of the 13
OUAs. They consist of a mix of simple cleared areas designated for tents and constructed platforms for 14
tents. Three of the OUAs, Pogo Memorial Campsite OUA (Resource No. 19, Map Sheet No. 3), 15
Annapolis Rock OUA (Resource No. 25, Map Sheet No. 4), and the Dahlgren Backpacker Campground 16
OUA (Resource No. 34, Map Sheet No. 5) (Photo 27), consist of only campsites and no shelters for hiker 17
accommodations. 18
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Ancillary elements at the OUAs consist of bear poles, water sources, and privies/bathroom facilities. Bear 20
poles are located near, but outside of, the direct area of shelters and campsites and are metal poles 21
anchored to the ground and contain cable systems for hikers to hang their food bags. Water sources 22
consist of mostly spring outlets near the OUAs. There are eight privies along the ANST Maryland 23
Segment. They are of typical wood-frame enclosed construction and are either a composting style (with 24
an open-air, screened-in base) or are pit-style (with the structure sits directly on the ground over a dug 25
hole). The Dahlgren Backpacker Campground OUA contains a building with bathroom facilities instead 26
of a privy. 27
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Description of the A.T. and Associated Resources 29
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The following describes the ANST Maryland Segment south from its beginning at the Pennsylvania-31
Maryland border to its end at the Maryland-West Virginia border. The description is organized into seven 32
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sections that are identified in the official guidebook for the A.T. in Maryland published by the Potomac 1
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (PATC 2015a). The ANST Maryland Segment Treadway (Resource 2
No. 1, Map Sheet Nos. 1–8) extends through all sections and is designated as Resource No. 1. Each of 3
the remaining 49 resources is assigned a number according to their location along the Trail as identified 4
on the accompanying historic district map and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail – Maryland 5
Segment National Register Historic District Contributing Resources List that appears at the end of the 6
description. 7
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Section 1 9
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Section 1 is a 5.9-mile-long portion of the ANST Maryland Segment that follows the crest of South 11
Mountain from the Mason–Dixon Line (originally the border of Pennsylvania and Maryland) (Photo 1) at 12
an elevation of 1,300 ft and descends to Raven Rock Hollow. The northern end of the Section is 13
accessible by car from Pen-Mar Road and from the southern end by MD Route 491 ( PATC 2015a:55). 14
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The Section begins at Pen Mar Road and the border with Pennsylvania, crosses over an A.T. corridor 16
gate, crosses railroad track onto a gravel lane, and at mile 0.2, the Trail enters Pen Mar Park. The park 17
was established in 1877 by the Western Maryland Railroad, which retained management until its closure 18
in 1943. It reopened in 1977, under the ownership of the county. The A.T. follows a paved pathway 19
through the Park, passing the Pen Mar Park Viewpoint (Resource No. 2, Map Sheet No. 1) (Photo 2), 20
where hikers are afforded a managed vista to the west of the forested slope of South Mountain below and 21
active agricultural lands in both Pennsylvania and Maryland in the distance. The Pen Mar Park’s wood-22
frame overlook pavilion and benches (non-A.T. resources) are located along the Trail’s route and 23
accommodate both park and A.T. visitors. The Trail next travels through forest along an old forest and 24
abandoned roads. Remnants of old stone-lined root cellars and brick foundations can be found along this 25
stretch of treadway near mile 1 ( PATC 2015a:58–59). 26
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The Treadway transitions from a mostly earth base to rocky before mile 2. The Trail sharply turns 28
northward and reaches High Rock Parking Area Side Trail (Resource No. 3, Map Sheet No. 1) (Photo 29
3), a 0.23-mile side trail leading to a gravel parking lot off Pen Mar High Road at mile 3.1. At the parking 30
lot, the High Rock Viewpoint Side Trail (Resource No. 4, Map Sheet No. 1) extends 86 ft northwest 31
from the parking area side trail to the High Rock Viewpoint (Resource No. 5, Map Sheet No. 1) (Photo 32
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4), which affords sweeping views over the slope of South Mountain and agricultural land to the west. The 1
rock outcropping includes remnants of a stone foundation and cement platform from the 30-ft-tall 2
pavilion that historically stood atop the rock. The Trail turns southward from the parking area side trail 3
and A.T. junction and reaches the local high point of the Quirauk Mountain (1,800-ft elevation) at mile 4
3.9. It leaves an area of dense undergrowth and enters forest at mile 4.5 ( PATC 2015a:60–61). 5
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At mile 4.9, the Trail intersects the Raven Rock OUA Side Trail (Resource No. 6, Map Sheet No. 1), 7
which leads 0.13 miles west to Raven Rock OUA (Resource No. 7, Map Sheet No. 1). The OUA has a 8
shelter that was built by the PATC in 2010 that replaced the former Devils Racecourse Shelter. The 9
shelter is a three-sided, rectangular, one-story, front-gable, log building that contains a lofted wood-frame 10
bunk area. The roof extends over the wood-deck picnic area at the front of the shelter. Both gable ends 11
contain paired single-light fixed windows. Raven Rock shelter accommodates 16 people, offers bear 12
poles, a privy, and spring access. The shelter is the highest-elevation and most recently constructed shelter 13
along the A.T. in Maryland. The Trail next intersects Raven Rock Viewpoint Side Trail (Resource No. 14
8, Map Sheet No. 2) at mile 5.7, a 346-ft spur that leads to Raven Rock Viewpoint (Resource No. 9, 15
Map Sheet No. 2), which offers limited views from a cliff to the east overlooking forest. The A.T. steeply 16
descends to the section end at Raven Rock Hollow at mile 5.9 (1,100-ft elevation) ( PATC 2015a:60–61; 17
Decker 2020:140). 18
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Section 2 is a 4.1-mile-long portion of the ANST Maryland Segment that extends from Raven Rock 22
Hollow to Wolfsville Road. The Section crosses two small ridges that extend southeast and link with the 23
Catoctin range. With an approximately 500-ft change in elevation, the Section steadily climbs through 24
dense woods to an open field bordered by Raven Rock Road (MD Route 491) ( PATC 2015a:63). 25
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The Trail crosses and follows the guardrail of the road for about 0.1 miles, and then reenters the woods 27
where it crosses Little Antietam Creek on rocks (Photo 5). The A.T. crosses a stone wall at mile 0.4 and 28
reaches a high point on the slope of Buzzard Knob at mile 0.5. The Trail crosses Warner Gap Road, 29
where parking is available, at mile 0.8 at a 1,200-ft elevation. The A.T. turns east onto the gravel road, 30
then turns west, and reenters the woods. After crossing Edgemont Reservoir Feeder Stream at mile 0.85, 31
the Trail passes a spring west of the trail at mile 0.9. A powerline clearing at mile 1.2 (1,300-ft elevation) 32
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affords no views, and the Trail reenters the woods and reaches a large rock outcropping at mile 1.8. The 1
A.T. ascends and descends on stone steps at mile 1.9 and crosses a stream at mile 2.1 (Photo 6). A high 2
point is at mile 2.4, and the Trail exits the woods and enters a field at mile 2.5 ( PATC 2015a:65). 3
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The Trail crosses MD Route 77 (Foxville Road) at mile 2.6 at an elevation of 1,600 ft, enters the woods 5
for 0.1 miles, and travels through a series of fields. At mile 2.9, the A.T. crosses the tree line between 6
fields and reaches the Willard Property SUP3 Viewpoint (Resource No. 10, Map Sheet No. 2) (Photo 7
7) at mile 3 that offers sweeping views across an open field bound by forest as hikers travel across the 8
field. The A.T. reenters the woods at mile 3.1, then travels along the east side of a powerline clearing, and 9
reaches the Powerline Right of Way Viewpoint (Resource No. 11, Map Sheet No. 2) at mile 3.7. 10
Hikers are granted limited vistas to the north and south along the powerline right-of-way as they cross the 11
clearing and reenter the woods. The Trail winds several switchbacks before intersecting with the 186-ft-12
long Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA Side Trail (Resource No. 12, Map Sheet No. 2) at mile 3.9. The 13
side trail leads 186 ft to the Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA (Resource No. 13, Map Sheet No. 2) 14
(Photos 8–10) at an elevation of 1,400 ft. The OUA consists of a shelter, five tent pads, several hammock 15
sites, a privy, and a bear pole. The shelter was constructed in 1999 by the PATC and accommodates 8 16
people. The shelter is a three sided, rectangular, one story, log building with a wood-frame bunk and 17
storage area. The building has a front gable roof clad in standing-seam metal and contains paired single-18
light fixed windows in the gable. A wood deck picnic area is in front of the shelter and protected by the 19
roof. The OUA’s water source is at the end of the 199-ft-long Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA Water 20
Source Trail (Resource No. 14, Map Sheet No. 2) which is located a mile 4.0 of the A.T. section and 21
extends south to a year-round spring. At mile 4.1, the Trail reaches MD Route 17 (Wolfsville Rd) 22
Parking Area Side Trail (Resource No. 15, Map Sheet No. 2) (Photo 12), which leads 725 ft south to a 23
parking area. Section 2 ends at the crossing of Wolfsville Road (1,400 ft elevation) ( PATC 2015a:67; 24
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Section 3 is an 8.6-mile-long portion of the ANST Maryland Segment between Wolfsville Road and 29
Interstate 70 (I-70). Section 3 follows a narrow ridge crest where the Treadway consists of mostly 30
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compacted earth with some rocky rutted stretches. The Section is notable for the expansive views at Black 1
Rock and Annapolis Rock. After crossing Wolfsville Road, the Trail ascends via switchbacks along a 2
steep and rocky portion of treadway. At mile 0.6, the A.T. reaches the ridge crest at an elevation of 1,800 3
ft and travels southwest on extremely rocky terrain beginning at mile 2.1. The Trail reaches South Mtn 4
Viewpoint 1 (Resource No. 16, Map Sheet No. 2) at mile 2.4. The viewpoint affords views to the east 5
over the forested slope of South Mountain and expansive fields below from talus slope. At a rocky point 6
of treadway and mile 3.2, the South Mtn Viewpoint 2 (Resource No. 17, Map Sheet No. 3) provides 7
open views like those at the South Mtn Viewpoint 1( PATC 2015a:69–73). 8
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At mile 4.8, after passing a series of forest roads and non-A.T. side trail, the Trail intersects with the 10
Thurston Griggs Trail (Resource No. 18, Map Sheet No. 3), which descends 1 mile west and leads to a 11
trailhead and parking on White Oak Road. The Pogo Memorial Campsite OUA (Resource No. 19, Map 12
Sheet No. 3)4 is at mile 4.8 (1,600-ft elevation) and consists of campsites, a privy, and spring. The OUA 13
is located at the site of the former Black Rock Hotel. The Trail crosses Black Rock Creek, an intermittent 14
stream, at mile 4.9, and reaches the Black Rock Viewpoint Side Trail (Resource No. 20, Map Sheet 15
No. 3) at mile 5.4. The side trail extends 447 ft to the expansive views at the Black Rock Viewpoint 16
(Resource No. 21, Map Sheet No. 3) (Photo 13) at an elevation of 1,800 ft. The viewpoint grants 180-17
degree views to the west from a cliff ( PATC 2015a:72–73). 18
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The Trail winds to the southeast and intersects with the Annapolis Rock Viewpoint Side Trail 20
(Resource No. 22, Map Sheet No. 4) at mile 6.4. The side trail descends sharply 0.2 miles west to the 21
Annapolis Rock Viewpoint (Resource No. 23, Map Sheet No. 4) (Photo 14), which provides sweeping 22
views to the west over forest in the foreground and rural development in the distance. Greenbriar Lake is 23
visible to the southwest. The viewpoint side trail connects to Annapolis Rock OUA Side Trail 24
(Resource No. 24, Map Sheet No. 4), which loops around to the Annapolis Rock OUA (Resource No. 25
25, Map Sheet No. 4). The OUA contains campsites, a privy, bear pole, access to a spring, and a 26
caretaker’s campsite. The Trail continues southwest, crossing a high point at a saddle in the ridge at mile 27
7.6 where cinnamon ferns carpet both sides of the treadway and the peak of Pine Knob rises to the east. 28
At mile 8.0, the Pine Knob OUA Side Trail (Resource No. 26, Map Sheet No. 4) (Photo 15) leads 0.1 29
miles north to the Pine Knob OUA (Resource No. 27, Map Sheet No. 4), and loops to rejoin the A.T. at 30
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mile 8.1. The Pine Knob OUA is at an elevation of 1,400 ft and consists of a shelter (Photo 16), tent pads, 1
privy, and access to a spring. The shelter was built in 1939–1940 by the CCC and is a traditional lean-to, 2
consisting of a one story, rectangular, log frame building with a side gable roof clad in metal and a stone 3
foundation. The interior contains a wood deck bunk area and a stone-surfaced picnic area is covered by an 4
extension of the roof (Decker 2020:139). 5
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From the Pine Knob OUA, the Trail descends over stone and log stairs (Photo 17) to a dirt road that is 7
surrounded by hickory and oak trees and cinnamon ferns. The Trail crosses an open area, reenters the 8
woods, and passes under the US Route 40 overpass (Photo 18) at mile 8.5. The Annapolis Rock (US 9
Route 40) Parking Area Side Trail (Resource No. 28, Map Sheet No. 4) leads 0.16 miles east to a 10
parking area on US Route 40, as the Trail turns sharply west to cross I-70 on the I-70 Footbridge 11
(Resource No. 29, Map Sheet No. 4) (Photo 19) at mile 8.6. The footbridge was constructed in 1972 to 12
create a safe crossing for the A.T. over the newly constructed interstate highway. It is a 150-ft-long, 13
concrete and steel bridge enclosed by a chain-link fence tunnel and marks the Section end ( PATC 14
2015a:73–74; Decker 2020:139). 15
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Section 4 17
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Section 4 extends 4.9 miles from I-70, through Greenbrier and Washington Monument state parks, to 19
Turner Gap. The Section is easy to hike and traverses a series of low hills. Highlights of the section 20
include lake access and views of the Washington Monument (described below). After crossing the I-70 21
footbridge, the Trail crosses Boonsboro Mountain Road diagonally at mile 0.1. It enters the woods and 22
travels southwest, gradually gaining elevation until mile 0.5, when it reaches the high point of Bartman 23
Hill. The Bartman Hill Side Trail (Resource No. 30, Map Sheet No. 4) extends 0.4 miles west from the 24
A.T. and descends to the Visitor Center at Greenbriar State Park. ( PATC 2015a:77–81). 25
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The Trail crosses Boonsboro Mountain Road at mile 0.8 and goes over a series of hills to a high-voltage 27
powerline cut at mile 2.6. From the cut, the Trail ascends a loose, rocky talus slope to its intersection with 28
the Washington Monument Observation Tower Side Trail (Resource No. 31, Map Sheet No. 5) 29
(Photo 20) at mile 2.9. The side trail leads 232 ft southwest uphill to the Washington Monument (not an 30
A.T. resource) at an elevation of 1,500 ft. The Washington Monument (NR Listed 1972, NRIS No. 31
72000588) (Photo 21) is the first completed monument for George Washington. It was constructed in 32
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1827 as a bell-shaped stone structure with an interior staircase leading to a viewing platform at the top. 1
The monument was restored by the CCC in 1934–1936. The Washington Monument Observation 2
Tower Viewpoint (Resource No. 32, Map Sheet No. 5) (Photo 22) provides expansive 360-degree 3
views overlooking South Mountain’s forested slopes and agricultural and rural development in the valleys 4
below. The tower’s lower viewing deck is oriented westward toward Antietam National Battlefield and 5
the open landscape surrounding the tower also affords views ( PATC 2015a:80–83). 6
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From the Washington Monument, the Trail descends on a well-graded trail through Washington 8
Monument State Park (Photo 23) and crosses the park’s entrance road at mile 3.3 and Monument Road at 9
mile 3.5. and crosses through Turner’s Gap and the Fox’s Gap Historic District (NR Listed 2011, NRIS 10
No. 10000575). The Battle of South Mountain in September 1862 occurred in the gaps, with heavier 11
fighting occurring in Foxs Gap. At mile 4, the A.T. crosses two stone fences and descends via 12
switchbacks to the Dahlgren Field Viewpoint (Resource No. 33, Map Sheet No. 5) (Photo 24) at mile 13
4.8 in Turners Gap that provides picturesque views across open fields where fighting occurred and the 14
Church of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The church, also known as Dahlgren Chapel, was 15
constructed for Sarah Vinton Dahlgren (1825–1898) in 1881, spouse of Admiral John A. Dahlgren 16
(1809–1870). The nearby Old South Mountain Inn was her summer residence by the 1870s. Admiral 17
Dahlgren was the founder of the Dahlgren gun and served in the US Navy during the Civil War. The Trail 18
then passes Civil War interpretive wayside panels and monuments in the field. At mile 4.9, the A.T. 19
reaches the Section end at US Route 40 Alt. in Turners Gap at an elevation of 1,100 ft, diagonal to the 20
Old South Mountain Inn ( PATC 2015a:83). 21
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Section 5 is a 7.4-mile-long portion of the ANST Maryland Segment that extends from Turners Gap to 25
Crampton Gap. The Section has well-graded treadway and few elevation changes. After crossing US 26
Route 40 Alt. at Turners Gap, the Trail enters the woods parallel to a dirt road and descends through 27
forest. At 0.2 miles, the A.T. reaches the Dahlgren Backpacker Campground OUA (Resource No. 34, 28
Map Sheet No. 5) (Photo 25) in a small clearing within Greenbrier and South Mountain state parks. The 29
OUA is operated by South Mountain State Park for hikers and has a restroom building, tent sites with 30
pads and fire pits, a water treatment facility, water spigot, and bear pole. The Trail then skirts the west 31
side of a large field (Photos 26–27) and crosses Reno Monument Road at mile 1.0. The field was the site 32
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of heavy fighting during the Civil War Battle of South Mountain in September 1862. The Reno 1
Monument (Photo 28), which commemorates the site where Union Major General Jesse L. Reno was 2
mortally wounded during the Battle of South Mountain, is 50 yards east of the Trail, and multiple 3
interpretive and memorial panels and plaques mark the location ( PATC 2015a:88–89). 4
5
At mile 2.0 the Trail intersects with the Rocky Run OUA Side Trail (Resource No. 35, Map Sheet No. 6
5) (Photo 29), which descends 0.2 miles southwest to the Rocky Run OUA (Resource No. 36, Map 7
Sheet No. 5) (Photo 30). The OUA consists of two shelters, campsites, privies, and a spring. The first 8
shelter was built in 1941 by the CCC and was renovated in the 2000s. The shelter accommodates six 9
people and is a good example of a typical lean-to type shelter. It is a lean-to, consisting of a one story, 10
rectangular, log building with a side gable roof clad in metal and a stone foundation. The interior contains 11
a wood deck bunk area, and a stone-surfaced picnic area is covered by an extension of the roof (Decker 12
2020:138). The other shelter was built in 2008 by the PATC and accommodates 16 people. It is a three-13
sided, rectangular, one-story, front-gable, log building on concrete piers that contains a lofted wood-frame 14
bunk area. The roof extends over the wood-deck picnic area at the front of the shelter. Both gable ends 15
contain paired single-light fixed windows. The Trail crosses a paved road at mile 2.5, and ascends Lamb 16
Knoll, crossing the high point at mile 3.6 at an elevation of 1,800 ft. A non-A.T. side trail leads 50 yards 17
west to the true summit of Lambs Knoll where a modern communication tower has been placed ( PATC 18
2015a:89). 19
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The Trail turns west and passes the White Rocks Viewpoint (Resource No. 37, Map Sheet No. 6) at 21
mile 3.8. With an elevation of 1,600 ft, the viewpoint affords views south along the forested ridge from a 22
quartzite cliff and a carving in the rockface reading “R.L. Rudy 1890” evidences the sites long use as a 23
scenic viewpoint. The 0.2-mile-long White Rocks Viewpoint Side Trail (Resource No. 38, Map Sheet 24
No. 6) descends from the viewpoint to Bear Spring. The Trail winds around the ridge crest and rejoins the 25
ridgeline in a straight line atop South Mountain. At mile 5.2, the A.T. reaches the Rohrersville Valley 26
Viewpoint (Resource No. 39, Map Sheet No. 6) that provides picturesque views of the valley that 27
extends from the base of the mountain. At mile 6.5, the A.T. crosses through the Crampton’s Gap Historic 28
District (NR Listed 2011, NRIS No.10000576), where the Battle of South Mountain in September 1862 29
occurred. The Trail intersects Crampton Gap OUA Side Trail (Resource No. 40, Map Sheet No. 6) 30
(Photo 31) at mile 7.0 and descends 0.27 miles northeast to the Crampton Gap OUA (Resource No. 42, 31
Map Sheet No. 6) at elevation 1,035 ft. The OUA side trail continues beyond the shelter, where the 32
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Crampton Gap OUA Side Trail Bridge (Resource No. 41, Map Sheet No. 6) (Photo 32), a 20-ft-long 1
wood deck footbridge, extends to the OUA’s privy. The OUA consists of a shelter (Photo 33), campsites, 2
privy, bear pole, and spring. The shelter was built in 1939 by the CCC and is a typical lean-to, consisting 3
of a one story, rectangular, log building with a side gable roof clad in metal and a stone foundation. The 4
interior contains a wood deck bunk area, and a wood-deck picnic area is partially covered by an extension 5
of the roof (Decker 2020:167). The Trail enters Gathland State Park at mile 7.3 at the crossing of Gapland 6
Road (Photo 34). Gathland State Park (Photos 34–36), which is named for George Alfred Townsend, a 7
Civil War newspaper correspondent who wrote under the pen-name Gath. Townsend’s property was the 8
site of heavy fighting during the Battle of Crampton’s Gap, one of several engagements that were fought 9
during the Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862. The Trail passes the ruins of a ca. 1887 10
stone barn, a picnic pavilion, and parking lots. The Civil War Newspaper Correspondents Monument, 11
which Townsend erected to honor Civil War reporters, is at the crossing of Gapland and Arnoldstown 12
roads. The 50-ft-tall stone memorial tower is maintained under the jurisdiction of the NPS and marks the 13
end of Section 5 ( PATC 2015a:91). 14
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Section 6 extends 6.7 miles from Crampton Gap along the ridgeline of South Mountain and its western 18
rim to Weverton Road. The Section has minimal elevation changes and travels through mature forest 19
within Gathland and South Mountain state parks and a mix of state and federal lands. The Section begins 20
by crossing Gapland Road (900-ft elevation) and ascends 0.1 mile to an unmarked side trail that leads east 21
to the remains of earthen trenches dug during the Battle of South Mountain. At mile 1.4, the Trail passes 22
the Glenn R. Cavney Memorial, a red granite memorial plaque set into the ground approximately 10 ft 23
east of the Trail. Cavney was a dedicated A.T. maintainer who was killed in a car crash. His father 24
purchased a 4-acre tract for the Trail surrounding the memorial, which was dedicated to the memory of 25
his son in 1976 ( PATC 2015a:95). 26
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At mile 1.7, the A.T. crosses Brownsville Gap Road at the site where two divisions under Confederate 28
Major General Lafayette McLaws crossed South Mountain on the way to seize Maryland Heights during 29
the during the Battle of Harper’s Ferry (September 12–15, 1862). As it follows the ridgeline, the Trail 30
maintains a straight corridor to mile 3.1, where it reaches Birch Tree Overlook Viewpoint (Resource 31
No. 43, Map Sheet No. 7), which affords views to the east over the forested South Mountain slope and 32
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agricultural fields below. From the view, the Trail continues south to its intersection with the Ed Garvey 1
OUA Side Trail (Resource No. 44, Map Sheet No. 7) (Photo 37) at mile 3.7. The side trail steeply 2
descends 0.45 miles east to the Ed Garvey OUA (Resource No. 45, Map Sheet No. 7). The OUA 3
contains a shelter (Photo 38), tent sites, bear pole, composting privy, fire pit, and spring. It was 4
constructed in 2001 in memory of Ed Garvey, a former president of the PATC and author of the 5
Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime (1971), which contributed to the popularization of A.T. thru 6
hiking. The shelter is a two-story log building with a front-gable roof and has an open first story and a 7
sleeping loft and balcony accessed by a ladder. The Trail continues along the ridge and reaches the 8
Pleasant Valley Viewpoint (Resource No. 46, Map Sheet No. 7) at mile 5.3, which overlooks the valley 9
( PATC 2015a:95-97; Adkins 2015:37; Decker 2020:137). 10
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The Trail follows the forested ridge (Photo 39) as it gently descends then intersects with the Weverton 12
Cliffs Side Trail (Resource No. 47, Map Sheet No. 8) at mile 5.8. The side trail leads 0.1 miles south to 13
the Weverton Cliffs Viewpoint (Resource No. 48, Map Sheet No. 8) (Photo 40), which offers sweeping 14
views from the rock outcropping overlooking the Potomac River to the south. A plaque memorializing 15
Goodloe Byron (see Section 7 below) is mounted on the cliff face. The Trail descends Weverton Cliffs on 16
a series of switchbacks (Photo 41) and exits the woods, crossing Weverton Road in a rural residential area 17
at mile 6.6. The Trail follows the south side of the road and passes a non-A.T. side trail that leads to a 18
parking lot. The Trail reaches the section end at the parking lot at mile 6.7 at an elevation of 400 ft ( 19
PATC 2015a:95–97). 20
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The3.3-mile-long Section is between Weverton Road and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (the Segment 24
end). The Trail travels along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal towpath, within the Chesapeake & Ohio 25
Canal National Historical Park (NR Listed 1966, NRIS No. 66000036) and Harpers Ferry National 26
Historical Park (NR Listed 1966, Boundary Increase 2016; NRIS No. 66000041, 16000238). The A.T. 27
travels adjacent to residential property in some locations and follows the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal 28
(Photos 42–44) on the north side of the Potomac River and is the one of the lowest and flattest sections of 29
the A.T. The canal is used for recreation now, with the towpath open to pedestrians and bicycles and 30
coaligned with the A.T. ( PATC 2015a:99–101). 31
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The Section begins at the parking lot at an elevation of 400 ft at the base of Weverton Cliffs, enters the 1
woods briefly paralleling Israel Creek, and crosses US Route 340 under the road overpass at mile 0.2, and 2
travels parallel to an abandoned spur of the B&O Railroad for the next 0.2 miles. At mile 0.4, the Trail 3
enters the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, reaches an NPS gate, and crosses the 4
active CSX Railroad tracks at mile 0.4. At mile 0.5, the Trail crosses a causeway over the Chesapeake & 5
Ohio Canal (300-ft elevation), turns west, and follows the towpath to Harpers Ferry, with the CSX 6
railroad tracks to the north and the Potomac River to the south. At mile 2, the Trail crosses under the 7
Route 340 bridge near Sandy Hook and continues west along the towpath. At mile 2.7, the Trail passes 8
Canal Lock 32 that was built for the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1833. The 184.5-mile-long canal linked 9
Washington, DC, and Cumberland, Maryland and remained open to commercial navigation until 1924 ( 10
PATC 2015a:101). 11
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The Trail passes under one train trestle and ascends stairs to cross the 0.2-mile-long, metal Goodloe 13
Byron Memorial Footbridge (Resource No. 49, Map Sheet No. 8) (Photo 45) at mile 3.1. The 14
footbridge is named for Congressman Goodloe E. Byron (1928–1978), a major supporter of the 15
Appalachian Trail. It was constructed in 1985 and is attached to an active railroad bridge (the 1894 B&O 16
Railroad Potomac River Crossing) that extends over the Potomac River between Harpers Ferry, West 17
Virginia, and Sandy Hook, Maryland, where the railroad travels through a tunnel built into the 18
mountainside. The railroad bridge was fabricated by the Pencoyd Iron Works and constructed in 1894. 19
The bridge affords views south of the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. In 2019, a train 20
derailment heavily damaged the footbridge, and part of it was replaced in 2020. The Trail reaches the 21
segment end at Harpers Ferry at mile 3.3 (400-ft elevation) at the border of Maryland and West Virginia 22
Border within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (PATC 2015a:102–103). 23
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The ANST Maryland Segment retains sufficient integrity of location, setting, design, feeling, and 27
association to convey its significance in the areas of Entertainment and Recreation, Conservation, and 28
Social History. Most of the A.T. treadway in Maryland is on protected lands owned in fee simple, 29
managed as “A.T. Lands,” within state and federal parks, forests, and protected lands, or on negotiated 30
rights-of-way through towns or over public roads and bridges. 31
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Like the entire A.T., the ANST Maryland Segment has continued to evolve since its original construction 1
in response to natural forces and development, while remaining a physical manifestation of the original 2
Trail planning concept and design-build strategy for a continuous long-distance hiking path. The A.T. 3
route in Maryland has integrity of location within an unbroken protective corridor intentionally 4
established by the State of Maryland, the ATC, the PATC and other Trail-maintaining clubs, and the CCC 5
in 1933–1942. Finally, from 1968 to the present, the involved parties rerouted pieces of treadway that 6
remained on unprotected land to protected lands or relocated pieces within protected lands to improve the 7
hiker experience. 5 8
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The ANST Maryland Segment possesses integrity of setting, allowing hikers to reach, travel through, and 10
experience the remote natural, wild, scenic, and cultural lands of the Appalachian Mountains. The route 11
provides numerous opportunities to encounter viewpoints and vistas of the natural landscape at numerous 12
mountain summits and along the mountain ranges and along fields and waterways––a key guiding design 13
criterion of the A.T.’s planners and builders. 14
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The ANST Maryland Segment retains the paramount A.T. feeling of a continuous footpath through a vast 16
landscape and continues to fulfill its original purpose of providing human access to the wilderness with 17
minimal impacts to the natural environment from activities along its course. The ANST Maryland 18
Segment retains integrity of materials and workmanship, with many built resources, including shelters, 19
lean-tos, and bridges, maintained through replacement in kind or built using natural materials by 20
volunteers following ATC guidelines. The Segment clearly conveys its association with the outdoor 21
entertainment and recreation and land conservation sentiments in the United States that influenced its 22
construction and development. Rerouted and relocated portions are congruent with the original vision of 23
the Trail, and adjustments to the course of the Trail and its treadway do not detract from its themes of 24
significance. 25
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5 As defined in the MPDF (Olausen et al. 2022), a reroute refers to portions of the A.T. moved onto publicly or
privately owned protected land. Public protected lands are forests, parks, and other areas assigned for conservation
and public use. Private protected lands are designated as conservation land. Relocations refer to changes to the A.T.
within the established protected land corridor typically to move pieces of deteriorated treadway to fresh ground or to
improve access to an OUA, viewpoint, or other Trail feature.
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APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL 1
MARYLAND SEGMENT NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT 2
RESOURCES LIST 3
4
Resource
No.6 Resource Name 7 Sub-Type/
Features 8
NR
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1 ANST Maryland
Segment Treadway A.T. Route Structure All All All All
2 Vista Site 5 1 1 2
3 High Rock Parking
Area Side Trail
Access,
0.23 mi long Structure 5 1 1 3
4 View, 186 ft long Structure 5 1 1
5 High Rock Viewpoint View Site 5 1 1 4
6 Raven Rock OUA Side
Trail
OUA,
0.13 mi long Structure 5 1 1
7 Raven Rock OUA campsites, privy, Site 5 1 1
8 View, 332 ft long Structure 5 1 2
9 Raven Rock Viewpoint View Site 5 1 2
10 Willard Property SUP
Viewpoint Vista Site 5 2 2 7
6 Resource Number is an assigned number for each countable resource, organized traveling southbound from the
Pennsylvania-Maryland border to the Maryland–West Virginia border within the Maryland Segment.
7 Resource Name for countable resources is that shown in the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) and National
Park Service (NPS) Appalachian Trail Park Office data set, with minor edits to reflect information in the PATC’s
Appalachian Trail Guide: Maryland and Northern Virginia (Eighteenth Edition, 2015), and accompanying maps.
8 Sub-Type/Feature refers to the NPS and ATC data subtype within a resource type, information about specific
features, materials, measurements, and date.
9 NR Resource Type refers to how resources are classified for the purposes of the NR.
10 ATC Map No. refers to the corresponding maps to the 2015 PATC guidebook.
11 ATC Section No. refers to the seven Sections of the A.T. in Maryland as defined in the 2015 PATC guidebook.
12 NR Map Sheet No. refers to the eight map sheets that accompany this NR nomination. This map set shows the
boundaries of the nominated district and the location of all individual countable resources.
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11 Right of Way Vista Site 5 2 2
12 Memorial OUA, 186 ft long Structure 5 2 2
13 Ensign Cowall
Memorial OUA campsites, privy, Site 5 2 2 8–10
14 Memorial OUA Water Water source,
149 ft long Structure 5 2 2
15
MD Rte 17 (Wolfsville
Rd) Parking Area Side
Trail
Access,
0.14 mi long Structure 5 2 2 12
16 South Mtn Viewpoint 1 View Site 5 3 2
17 South Mtn Viewpoint 2 View Site 5 3 3
18 Thurston Griggs Trail Structure 5 3 3
19 Site 5 3 3
20 Black Rock Viewpoint
Side Trail View, 455 ft long Structure 5 3 3
22 Viewpoint View,
0.18 mi long Structure 5 3 4
23 View Site 5 3 4 14
24 Structure 5 3 4
25 Annapolis Rock OUA caretaker’s site,
privy, bear pole, Site 5 3 4
26 OUA, 0.4 mi long Structure 5 3 4 15
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27 Pine Knob OUA campsites, privy, Site 5 3 4 16
28 40) Parking Area Side Access
0.16 mi long Structure 5 3 4
29 I-70 Footbridge 150 ft long, built Structure 5 3 4 19
30 Bartman Hill Side Trail Structure 5 4 4
31 Observation Tower View, 232 ft long Structure 5 4 5 20
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Washington Monument
Observation Tower
Viewpoint
Vista Site 5 4 5 21–22
33 Dahlgren Field
Viewpoint Vista Site 5 4 5 24
34 Dahlgren Backpacker
Campground OUA
bathroom facility,
water spigot, Site 6 5 5 27
35 Rocky Run OUA Side
Trail OUA, 0.2 mi long Structure 6 5 5
36 Rocky Run OUA and 2008),
campsites, privies, Site 6 5 5 30
37 White Rocks
Viewpoint View Site 6 5 6
38 White Rocks
Viewpoint Side Trail
View/water source,
0.2 mi long Structure 6 5 6
39 Rohrersville Valley
Viewpoint Vista Site 6 5 6
40 Structure 6 5 6 31
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41 Crampton Gap OUA
Side Trail Bridge on posts, Structure 6 5 6 32
42 Crampton Gap OUA campsites, privy, Site 6 5 6 33
43 Birch Tree Overlook
Viewpoint Vista Site 6 6 7
44 Structure 6 6 7 37
45 Ed Garvey OUA campsites, bear Site 6 6 7 38
46 Vista Site 6 6 7
47 View, 0.1 mi long Structure 6 6 8
48 View Site 6 6 8 40
49 Goodloe Byron
Memorial Footbridge attached to railroad Structure 6 7 8 45
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8. Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria
(Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register
listing.)
A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the
broad patterns of our history.
B. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past.
C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values,
or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack
individual distinction.
D. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or
history.
Criteria Considerations
(Mark “x” in all the boxes that apply.)
A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes
B. Removed from its original location
C. A birthplace or grave
D. A cemetery
E. A reconstructed building, object, or structure
F. A commemorative property
G. Less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years
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Areas of Significance
(Enter categories from instructions.)
ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
CONSERVATION
SOCIAL HISTORY
Period of Significance
1930–2006
Significant Dates
1930 – ANST Maryland Segment route scouted
1932 – ANST Maryland Segment construction completed
2006 – reroute of Trail between Warner Gap Road and Wolfsville Road in 2002–2006 moves
the remaining major piece of the ANST Maryland Segment onto the protected A.T. corridor
Significant Person
(Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.)
N/A________________
Cultural Affiliation
N/A________________
Architect/Builder
N/A________________
Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes 1
level of significance, applicable criteria, justification for the period of significance, and any 2
applicable criteria considerations.) 3
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The ANST Maryland Segment is eligible for inclusion in the National Register as an associated listing of 5
the Historic Resources of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail Multiple Property Documentation Form 6
(MPDF). It meets the requirements for listing under the ANST State Segment associated property type 7
and the historic context “The Appalachian Trail, 1922–Present” (Olausen et al. 2022). The ANST 8
Maryland Segment is significant under Criterion A at the national level in the areas of 9
Entertainment/Recreation and Conservation as an important component of the nation’s premier long-10
distance hiking trail and at the state level in the area of Social History for its association with hiking clubs 11
that were responsible for its construction and maintenance. The period of significance for the ANST 12
Maryland Segment extends from 1930, when the Segment was planned and construction began, to 2006, 13
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when the process of moving the Trail onto a fully protected corridor was completed. The end date is 1
consistent with the Historic Resources of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail MPDF, which states that 2
the A.T. meets Criteria Consideration G for properties less than 50 years old due to the exceptional 3
importance of the A.T. as a historic recreational resource of enduring national significance. 4
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Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of 6
significance.) 7
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CRITERION A – ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION 10
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The ANST Maryland Segment is an important link of the entire A.T., connecting the Trail’s northern and 12
southern routes along the spine of the Appalachian Range. The construction of the ANST Maryland 13
Segment promoted long-distance and day- hiking in Maryland, especially along and in the vicinity of 14
South Mountain. This region was readily accessible to people in the valleys flanking the mountain and in 15
major metropolitan hubs of the region, including Baltimore and Washington, DC, and the ANST 16
Maryland Segment provided recreational opportunities previously unavailable. The segment’s 17
development aided in the establishment of organized hiking trail construction methods in the greater Mid-18
Atlantic and Southern regions, and served as a model for other trail systems. 19
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Land Use and Settlement Along South Mountain Before the Appalachian Trail 21
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Before European colonization, Native Americans established trails that extended north and south along 23
the slopes of South Mountain and the flanking valleys. In the 1720s and 1730s, European settlements 24
were established along the Potomac River and near the mouth of Antietam Creek. By 1732, British Lord 25
Baltimore, the first Proprietor of the Province of Maryland, had the land surrounding and including South 26
Mountain surveyed into parcels that were granted to settlers. Through the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744, the 27
Six Nations of the Iroquois relinquished their claim to lands in the region to the Colony of Maryland, 28
opening the area to unfettered European settlement. In 1765, British astronomers and surveyors Charles 29
Mason and Jeremiah Dixon defined a boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, which 30
thereafter became known as the Mason–Dixon Line ( PATC 2015a:41–53; Adkins 2015:31–50). 31
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By the end of eighteenth century, ferries across the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers at the south end of 1
South Mountain carried settlers through the Blue Ridge Mountains, and roads and paths crossed through 2
Crampton and Turners gaps. The original road through Turners Gap was constructed in 1755 and was 3
later incorporated into the National Road (Cumberland Road), which was authorized in 1806 as the 4
nation’s first federally funded road project and was designed to facilitate settlement of the Ohio River 5
Valley. Turner’s Gap is the site of the Old South Mountain Inn, which was built in the early eighteenth 6
century and is one of the oldest public houses along the A.T. The opening of the Chesapeake & Ohio 7
(C&O) Canal and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad along the Potomac River in 1834 sparked settlement at 8
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and other places at the south end of South Mountain ( PATC 2015a:41–53; 9
Strain 1993:3–63, 91–97, 130–135; Adkins 2015:31–50). 10
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Agriculture was the chief pursuit of the settlers of the valleys flanking South Mountain. Fertile soils and 12
an ample supply of spring water along the mountain slopes provided the means to raise corn, rye, and 13
wheat and whiskey making became an important industry by the mid-eighteenth century. Some of the 14
area’s farmers and distillers participated in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794, an armed uprising against the 15
federal government’s decision to impose a tax on whiskey. Whiskey distilling flourished into twentieth 16
century, especially during Prohibition (1920–1933) when many locals participated in elaborate moonshine 17
production and transportation schemes ( PATC 2015a:45–48; Adkins 2015:31–50). 18
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Outdoor Recreation on South Mountain Before the Appalachian Trail 20
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The first substantial recreational development along South Mountain in Maryland was centered at Pen 22
Mar at the north end of the ANST Maryland Segment. In 1878 the Western Maryland Railroad 23
established a park there to promote and increase passenger train services into the region. Daily trains and 24
trolleys provided service to Pen Mar from Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland, and Waynesboro, 25
Virginia. By the early twentieth century, Pen Mar Park contained 7 hotels, approximately 100 boarding 26
houses, an amusement park, and a three-tiered observatory at the top of High Rock that provided excellent 27
views to the west of the valley. Nicknamed the “Coney Island of the Blue Ridge,” The park drew up to 28
5,000 people per day during the summer. During the 1930s, however, visitation to the park fell off due to 29
the economic effects of the Great Depression (1929–1939) and in 1943 the park closed. It was 30
subsequently acquired by Washington County and continues to serve as a public park, although the 31
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observatory and amusement rides are no longer extant ( PATC 2015a:45–51; Bates 1987:2–3, 16–17; 1
Adkins 2015:31, 46–50). 2
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Recreational hiking to scenic viewpoints along South Mountain began in the late nineteenth century, but 4
did not become popular until the early twentieth century. The area was distant from the closest 5
metropolitan areas of Washington, DC, and Baltimore and much of the land was privately owned and 6
inaccessible by railroads or other forms of public transportation. The formation of organized outing clubs 7
of the type that had spearheaded the development of the extensive trail systems in the northeastern 8
Appalachian Mountains late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was slow to materialize in the South. 9
This began to change in the 1910s with the founding of Washington, DC’s Wildflower Preservation 10
Society (WPS) and the Red Triangle Club (RTC). Recreational outings sponsored by these clubs initially 11
focused on areas that were close to the city and easily reached by public transportation. The C&O Canal 12
Towpath, which extended northwest from the city to Harpers Ferry and beyond, and the city’s Rock 13
Creek Park along Sligo Creek in Washington, DC, became popular day hiking destinations. As interest in 14
hiking increase, the clubs organized longer overnight hiking excursions to the Appalachian Mountains in 15
Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia (Johnson 2017:16, 36, 68–69). 16
17
Planning the A.T. 18
19
In his proposal for “An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning” published in the Journal of 20
the American Institute of Architects in October 1921, Benton MacKaye included a map that depicted 21
the Trail route through the Mid-Atlantic region. MacKaye’s route in Maryland generally followed what 22
would eventually be developed as the ANST Maryland Segment, entering the state east of 23
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and travelling along the crest of South Mountain to Harpers Ferry, West 24
Virginia (MacKaye 1921; Bates 1987:2–3, 16–17). MacKaye’s vision for the trail quickly drew 25
interest among the established hiking clubs in New England, New York, and New Jersey, but there 26
were at the time no organizations capable of building and managing the Trail from Pennsylvania 27
southward. In 1925, the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC, later the Appalachian Trail 28
Conservancy) formed as a collaboration of existing trail organizations with the overarching purpose of 29
constructing, maintaining, and protecting the entire proposed A.T. That same year, the ATC met to 30
discuss and plan the A.T. Among the topics discussed at the first annual meeting of the ATC held at 31
the Raleigh Hotel in Washington, DC, on March 2 and 3, 1925, was the development of an organized 32
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approach to building the Trail in the South. Two years later, ATC Chairman Judge Arthur Perkins was 1
instrumental in forming the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC, see Criterion A – Social 2
History), which was headed by hiking enthusiast Myron Avery and would become the chief 3
organization responsible for construction of the Trail in the South (Andrade et al. 2019; ATC 2000:5–4
7; Olausen et al. 2022). 5
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The PATC’s initial mission was to manage scouting, building, and maintaining the A.T. from central 7
Pennsylvania, through Maryland, and to Rockfish Gap in central Virginia (Adkins 2009:115) Avery 8
became a driving force in publicizing the Trail and organizing local trail clubs that were instrumental in 9
the Trail's construction in the region, including the Maryland Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) and the 10
Roanoke Appalachian Trail (RATC) and Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail (NBATC) clubs in Virginia. 11
The PATC became well versed in scouting and building the Trail over mostly privately owned parcels, 12
because the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states in their region contained limited federal and state land 13
holdings along the Appalachian Mountain range in the 1920s and early 1930s (Adkins 2009:7, 115). 14
15
The PATC initially focused on scouting and building the ANST West Virginia–Virginia Segment 16
beginning in February 1928 with the marking and clearing of the approximately 45 miles of trail from 17
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, to Linden, Virginia (Johnson 2017:70–73). The Trail from Harpers Ferry 18
was routed to cross the Potomac River and Maryland–West Virginia border using the Bollman iron truss 19
bridge constructed in 185213 and then continue north through Maryland (Adkins 2009:11; Johnson 20
2017:96–97; PATC 1931:19). 21
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Avery’s proposed route for the ANST Maryland Segment traveled from Pen Mar to Harpers Ferry along 23
South Mountain. However, Trail clubs in Pennsylvania disagreed with this proposed route and instead 24
wanted the Trail to travel along Tuscarora Mountain in their state, then follow the C&O Canal for 64 25
miles from Hancock, Maryland, to Harpers Ferry. Avery worked to gain the support of the Pennsylvanian 26
clubs and, by the spring of 1929, they supported Avery’s South Mountain route (Bates 1987:2–3, 16–17; 27
Johnson 2021:220–222). 28
29
13 A flood in 1934 damaged the bridge and hikers had to cross the river by boat. The Trail passed through Harpers
Ferry until 1936, when it was rerouted to cross the rivers farther east (see Historic Route and Reroutes) (Adkins
2009:11; PATC 1931:19).
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In 1929, Avery consulted Maryland State Forester F. W. Besley and City Forester of Frederick Cyril 1
Klein about scouting the potential ANST Maryland Segment route along South Mountain (Strain 2
1993:71; Johnson 2021:225). Besley, Klein, and other forest rangers scouted a route for the Segment from 3
Pen Mar to Weverton at the Potomac River during a four-day trip and marked the route with strings and 4
rags as flagging tape for later trail builders to follow. The route from Weverton was designed to coalign 5
with the C&O Canal to Harpers Ferry (Johnson 2021:225). 6
7
In 1978, the Frederick News recounted Besley’s explanation of the scouting trip: 8
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The head man [Avery] called me and said that he wanted me to go out and blaze a trail 10
between Pen Mar and Weverton. I knew a little about blazing trails, having already laid 11
out the fire trails for the city watershed. I grabbed 3 men and the 4 of us headed for 12
Weverton. With a 2-lb. ax, I blazed trees on the right, while the others walked behind me 13
and blazed on the left side. That way it would be easier for the hikers to walk between the 14
marks. On the first day we made it to Gapland. The second day we blazed as far as the 15
Washington Monument which, at the time, was just a pile of stones. The third day we 16
were at Wolfsville, and the fourth day we reached Pen Mar. The park at Pen Mar was still 17
pretty active, so we decided to go around it. We figured that hikers wouldn’t care to walk 18
through an amusement park… (quoted in Strain 1993:71–72). 19
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The scouted ANST Maryland Segment route along the ridge of South Mountain remained mostly 21
undeveloped and passed many culturally important places, including Civil War battlefields ( PATC 22
2015a:51).14 Much of the route was also across private land, which necessitated either official or 23
unofficial landowner permission to proceed and, in the mid-to-late twentieth century, large-scale 24
acquisition by the state to protect the A.T. (see Criterion C – Conservation below) (Johnson 2021:225; 25
Bates 1987:32–33). By the fourth annual ATC meeting in June 1930, the scouted Maryland route was 26
described as following South Mountain, along “a ridge uniform in height, but broken into easy sections 27
by highways.” The forest growth was “plenty and free from the desert of blight-killed chestnuts, which 28
mars the timber of the proposed Shenandoah National Park [in Virginia]” (quoted in Strain 1993:71). 29
14 According to the ATC (2015a:51), South Mountain’s ridge was used by escaped enslaved peoples in the early to
mid-nineteenth century when they traveled north along the Underground Railroad. Five men who raided Harpers
Ferry with John Brown also fled north along South Mountain’s ridge.
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Notes about the PATC’s progress for the 1930 annual meeting highlighted the construction of the ANST 1
Maryland Segment as one of three goals for the following year (Avery 1930; Bates 1987:16). 2
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Developing the Original Route 4
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In 1931 and 1932, the PATC, under the direction of Supervisor of Trails J. Frank Schairer, built the 6
ANST Maryland Segment during a series of club work trips. Schairer was also responsible for acquiring 7
landowner permission to build the Trail along its earlier scouted route. PATC weekend work parties, 8
consisting of both men and women, used axes, clippers, and saws to create an easily walkable path 9
(Johnson 2021:225–226; Bates 1987:32–33). During this work, “the trail was marked only by wan strips 10
of defunct sheet. Logs, thorny locusts, grapevine tangles, and blackberry thickets vanished before our 11
onslaught. Behind the rear guard stretched our ever-lengthening trail, blazed, marked, and cleared. Fresh 12
paint dripped from the blazes; fresh stubs poked through the trampled snow” (quoted in Strain 1993:72). 13
14
The PATC Bulletin included regular reports about Trail building, including a description of a December 15
1931 work trip involving 58 club members, including many female PATC members, who traveled in 17 16
cars to work on various sections of the ANST Maryland Segment. The workers were divided into six 17
groups, and 11 miles of continuous Trail north of Washington Monument (referred to as Monument Knob 18
in the 1930s) was cut and marked with painted blazes and markers. The area of the Segment had few 19
water sources, but two springs were identified and marked within that 11-mile section. After the section 20
was built, H. C. Anderson was assigned as overseer for the completed portion of Trail between Pen Mar 21
and Raven Rock Hollow (PATC Jan. 1932:Vol. I, No. 1). Intensive A.T. building was still underway in 22
Maryland, and as more sections of the Segment were completed in early 1932, Trail overseers would be 23
assigned accordingly to administer the maintenance along the A.T. (PATC Jan. 1932:Vol. I, No. 1; Strain 24
and Niedzialek 2000). 25
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In the December 1932 issue of Appalachia, Avery described the construction of the ANST Maryland 27
Segment as 28
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an experiment in mass trail construction. The route was carefully marked with string and 30
rags and then cut out on scheduled Trail Club trips. The Maryland section boasts of 31
nothing extraordinary but its many outlooks, excellence of route and ease of travel, 32
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pleasing forest growth, convenience and accessibility promise to make it one of the most 1
frequented sections of the Appalachian Trail. Its builders hold it in high esteem (quoted 2
in Strain 1993:72). 3
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During initial A.T. construction efforts, the PATC used existing roads and paths to avoid the more labor-5
intense work of clearing routes through undisturbed forest when possible and the Trail had no 6
complicated treadwork. (Later, portions of the ANST Maryland Segment using roads were rerouted.) The 7
hope was that hikers would keep the lower vegetation cleared by walking on the path; however, the forest 8
of the Mid-Atlantic and South was quick to regrow and claim back the cleared spaces. The Trail was 9
placed on mountain crests where possible and purposely routed by special points of interests, scenic 10
views, and springs and other water sources (Bates 1987:10–11, 14, 18–19; Johnson 2021:104–105). 11
12
On March 20, 1932, during a Trail construction trip under the direction of Schairer, the PATC completed 13
building and marking the ANST Maryland Segment. PATC. Groups of PATC members had traveled by 14
bus to Crampton Gap and Weverton. Axes and long-armed clippers were used to clear the Trail, and the 15
route was marked with Trail markers and painted blazes (PATC July 1932:Vol I, No. 3). The ANST 16
Maryland Segment’s completion added to the nearly two-thirds (1,207 miles) of the 2,000 miles of the 17
entire A.T. that was constructed by this time (PATC 1934; ATC 1964:28–43). 18
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Completed Original Route 20
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The completed original (1932) route of the ANST Maryland Segment was 38.74 miles, approximately 22
2 miles shorter than the current route length of 41 miles, although the alignment differs only slightly. 23
Soon after the Segment’s completion, the PATC began to offer club hikes along the Trail, advertising in 24
the PATC Bulletin that the newly completed segment of the A.T. was well built and offered enjoyable 25
hikes along South Mountain and through historic and cultural sites, such as the site of the Civil War 26
Battle of South Mountain (PATC Apr. 1932:Vol. 1, No. 2). The ANST Maryland Segment has been 27
readily accessible since its completion. For example, its entire length is a 1- to 2-hour drive from 28
Washington, DC, or Baltimore. The Trail was (and still is) within 50–80 miles of urban and suburban 29
communities and used by many walking and tramping clubs in metropolitan Washington, DC, and 30
Baltimore. The PATC, MATC, and MCM have overseen the maintenance of the ANST Maryland 31
Segment (PATC 1934; Adkins 2015:31–34). 32
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The ANST Maryland Segment first appeared in the 1931 Guide to Paths in the Blue Ridge as traveling 2
south–southwest through Maryland from Pen Mar at the Pennsylvania border to Harpers Ferry at the West 3
Virginia border and was keyed as a scouted route, not yet constructed. Although the guidebook included 4
lengthy descriptions of the Pennsylvania and Virginia segments (Pennsylvania completed in 1932 and 5
West Virginia/Virginia completed in 1931), no description of the Maryland Segment is included until the 6
second edition in 1934 (PATC 1931:1–6, 10–11). This guidebook included maps, a description, and 7
detailed mileage logs for the ANST Maryland Segment (PATC 1934; Figures 1–2). The route as it existed 8
in 1933/1934 was between the Pennsylvania–Maryland border at Pen Mar and the Maryland–West 9
Virginia border at Harpers Ferry. The Segment was divided into seven sections, as it is today: travelling 10
south, Pen Mar to Raven Rock Hollow (5.49 miles); Raven Rock Hollow to the Smithsburg–Wolfsville 11
Highway (3.84 miles); Smithsburg–Wolfsville Highway to Myersville–Mt. Lena (Smoketown) Road 12
(8.25 miles); Myersville–Mt. Lena (Smoketown) Road to Turners Gap (5.15 miles); Turners Gap to 13
Crampton Gap (6.7 miles); Crampton Gap to Weverton Cliffs (6.35 miles); and Weverton Cliffs to 14
Chimney Rock in Harpers Ferry (2.96 miles) (PATC 1934:15). 15
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The original route differs from the current route by only minor relocations and reroutes (see Early Trail 17
Reroutes below). The original route southbound began at the Pennsylvania–Maryland border at Pen Mar 18
and skirted Pen Mark Park between the Western Maryland Railroad tracks to the west and development to 19
the east. The Trail then ascended South Mountain, before it skirted the summit of Quirauk Mountain (part 20
of South Mountain) to the east. At High Rock at an elevation of 1,822 ft on Quirauk Mountain, hikers 21
could use a multi-story observation platform on a large outcropping to view the valley to the west. The 22
platform was removed in 1939, but its concrete foundation remnants and steps remain. From High Rock, 23
the A.T. continued its southward route along the mountain ridge, then descended into Raven Rock 24
Hollow. It coaligned with Raven Rock Road for a short distance in the hollow, crossed Little Antietam 25
Creek, and continued south to climb the east slope of Buzzard Knob. The A.T. crossed Warner Gap Road 26
and ascended to the ridge of South Mountain with multiple viewpoints along the ridge, including Black 27
and Annapolis rocks. After traversing Pine Knob, the Trail gently descended the knob to cross a 28
secondary road (location of present-day US Highway 40 and I-70) and railroad tracks (PATC 1934; 29
PATC 2015a; Adkins 2015:31–50). 30
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From the road crossing, the A.T. traversed Bartman Hill and traveled south to the Washington Monument 1
(referred to as Monument Knob in the 1930s), which was in disrepair and consisted of a pile of rubble by 2
the early 1930s. The CCC reconstructed the monument, and it reopened in 1936. From the monument, the 3
Trail skirted southeast, went through Dahlgren Field in Turners Gap, then crossed Foxs Gap. As it 4
climbed and traversed the ridge of South Mountain once more, the Trail afforded views from White 5
Rocks and continued south to Crampton Gap. Following the ridgeline, the A.T. climbed Weverton Cliffs 6
overlooking the Potomac River and Virginia to the south. The Trail then descended the mountain ridge 7
and cliffs and continued west along the C&O Canal towpath, as it does today. The A.T. reached the south 8
end of the Segment at the crossing on the toll road bridge and railroad bridge of the confluence of the 9
Shenandoah and Potomac rivers at Harpers Ferry (PATC 1934; PATC 2015a; Adkins 2015:31–50). 10
11
The PATC marked the original ANST Maryland Segment at the time of its construction with copper, 12
galvanized iron, and aluminum A.T. monogram markers nailed to trees, posts, and other vertical 13
materials. White-painted blazes supplemented the markers. Stone cairns were used to mark the Trail in 14
open spaces, and wood signs were used at main highway crossings. Blue blazes were used to mark side 15
trails (PATC 1934). The PATC assigned overseers to each section of the ANST Maryland Segment as it 16
was built. These Trail overseers were responsible for the general maintenance of the A.T., including 17
clipping back poison ivy, briers, weeds, and branches encroaching on the treadway. They also were 18
responsible for cutting and moving logs and branches that had fallen onto the Trail. They collected litter, 19
removed fireplaces illegally built by campers, and repainted blazes as necessary. Some sections of Tail 20
required only seasonal maintenance, but others required more frequent maintenance––sometimes two or 21
more times a month––during the spring. The PATC also hosted club work trips to conduct regular 22
maintenance along the ANST Maryland Segment, including a November 1932 trip for vegetation 23
management (PATC Jan. 1932:Vol. I, No. 1, July 1932:Vol I, No. 3, Oct. 1932:Vol. I, No. 4; Strain 24
1993:72). 25
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Beginning in 1932, hikers along the ANST Maryland Segment relied mostly on non-A.T. overnight 27
accommodations. The PATC began planning where and how to build shelters and cabins along the 28
A.T. according to its (and later the ATC’s) standards for design and construction (see Criterion A – 29
Social History). In 1938–1941, the CCC built five shelters along the ANST Maryland Segment; three 30
of these (built in 1939–1941) are extant and are at the Pine Knob, Rocky Run, and Crampton Gap 31
OUAs. The two other shelters were the Devils Racecourse shelter (north of Raven Rock Hollow) and 32
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the Wolf shelter (east of MD Highway 17). In 1941, the PATC also incorporated the rentable Bear 1
Spring Cabin, which was donated to the club in 1939; it is south of White Rock and not an ANST 2
Maryland Segment NR resource. The cabin is still available for overnight use. Other overnight shelters 3
and campsites constructed in Maryland after the CCC’s and PATC’s initial efforts were placed where 4
shelters previously did not exist and to shorten the distance between preexisting shelters or to replace 5
the CCC-era shelters (Bates 1987:10–11, 14, 18–19; PATC 1931, 1934, 1938, 1941; Decker 2020; 6
PATC 2015a:51; Adkins 2015:40). 7
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Early Trail Reroutes 9
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As throughout the entire length of the A.T., the process of adjusting the Trail’s original route through 11
Maryland began shortly after its completion in 1932. However, unlike other state segments that required 12
substantial early rerouting of the Trail, the ANST Maryland Segment underwent minimal early rerouting, 13
and the Trail follows roughly the same route today as it did in the 1930s. Early rerouting in Maryland was 14
done primarily to improve hiking conditions and to move the Trail off motor roads and private lands 15
where owners objected to its presence.15 Changes were also made to accommodate day hikers as well as 16
multi-day and thru-hikers who used overnight facilities. According to some trail club members, an A.T. 17
maintainer had to be “one-third trail worker, one-third organizer of other trail workers, but three-fourths 18
diplomat among landowners” (quoted in Waterman and Waterman 1989:494). 19
20
Interstate and highway construction affected the ANST Maryland Segment beginning in the late 1930s 21
with the construction of US Route 40 (Baltimore National Pike), which extended east–west through the 22
state. On the 1938 and 1941 maps of the Trail, the highway is labeled as incomplete with the A.T. 23
crossing it as it traveled between Pine Knob and Bartman Hill. On the 1938 map, the Trail’s route was 24
slightly altered where it crossed the new highway from its location on the 1933 map (PATC 1933, 1938, 25
1941). The route in the same location was altered again in 1966–1969 to accommodate the construction of 26
I-70 between Pine Knob and Bartman Hill. The reroute consisted of shifting the Trail slightly, and in 27
1972 the extant A.T. footbridge over I-70 was constructed to carry the Trail over the highway (APPO 28
2022; PATC 1966, 1969, 1973). 29
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15 The early reroutes were a variation of a reroute as defined in the MPDF, i.e., portions of the A.T. moved onto
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The ANST Maryland Segment’s south end, where it crosses the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers into the 1
ANST West Virginia–Virginia Segment, was rerouted several times by 1985. The first change occurred in 2
the late 1930s, when the A.T. was partially moved off the C&O Canal towpath and onto US Route 340 to 3
accommodate the Trail’s use of a toll bridge over the Potomac River into Harpers Ferry (PATC 1933, 4
1938, 1941). In 1948, the A.T. was rerouted off the toll bridge to cross the Potomac River on the 5
US Route 340 Sandy Hook Bridge in Maryland to the east. This reroute removed the Trail from Harpers 6
Ferry and moved the south end of the ANST Maryland Segment approximately 1 mile east. It also 7
shortened the Segment by approximately 1 mile where it coaligned with the C&O Canal towpath (Adkins 8
2015:16, 29–30; PATC 1938–1987). In 1979, negotiations began between the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 9
and the PATC and state and federal agencies to establish a new crossing over the river and return the Trail 10
to Harpers Ferry. In 1985, construction of the Goodloe E. Byron Memorial Footbridge (the current south 11
end of the ANST Maryland Segment) along the railroad bridge over the Potomac River between West 12
Virginia and Maryland allowed the A.T. to travel through Harpers Ferry again (ATC 2000:53; Johnson 13
2021:144–145, 463). 14
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In 1941 and 1950 other minor reroutes were made, including altering a small piece of Trail between the 16
Washington Monument and Turners Gap from a weaving route to a more direct route and moving part of 17
the Trail off a road. A second small piece of Trail was rerouted to the west to arc closer to the Rocky Run 18
shelter to improve access (PATC 1941, 1950). The Trail remained mostly in this slightly changed route 19
configuration until the late twentieth century, when state and federal land acquisition and Trail rerouting 20
began to create a protected A.T. corridor (see Criterion A – Conservation: A.T. Protected Corridor). 21
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Role of the Civilian Conservation Corps 23
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The Emergency Conservation Work (ECW) Act of 1933 created the CCC, one of the first and most 25
popular New Deal relief programs designed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration to 26
combat the effects of the Great Depression (1929–1941). The CCC put unemployed young men to work 27
on conservation and recreational projects in national and state parks throughout the country. From 1933 to 28
1942, the CCC had 64 camps and completed numerous projects in Maryland state parks and forests and 29
on NPS property, including the newly established Washington Monument State Park (established 1934, 30
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see below)16 (see Criterion A – Conservation and Criterion A – Social History). In the mid-1930s, the 1
CCC reconstructed the Washington Monument (originally built in 1827) under the direction of the NPS 2
and Maryland State Department of Forestry. On July 6, 1936, the monument was rededicated, and the 3
state park officially reopened. 4
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The CCC also constructed roads, bridges, dams, ponds, campgrounds, shelters, and recreation areas, 6
planted trees, and combatted forest fires within state and federal lands. The CCC constructed three extant 7
A.T. shelters in Maryland: the Pine Knob, Rocky Run, and Crampton Gap shelters (Decker 2020; PATC 8
1938, 1941) and likely conducted trail maintenance along the ANST Maryland Segment during the late 9
1930s and early 1940s, as it did in other ANST state segments (The Living New Deal n.d.; PATC 10
2015a:50; MDDNR 2006). 11
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CRITERION A – CONSERVATION 13
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The ANST Maryland Segment is significant for the state-led efforts to create a protected corridor of land 15
for the Trail. In the early 1970s, after the designation of the A.T. as the first National Scenic Trail under 16
the National Trails System Act of 1968, Maryland was the second state, the first being New Jersey, to 17
enact legislation specifically directing state agencies to acquire land for the establishment of a protected 18
A.T. corridor. Through the work of state agencies and the Trail managing organization, and later 19
alongside the federal government, the ANST Maryland underwent a multi-decade acquisition process to 20
place the entire Segment on protected lands, necessitating limited Trail rerouting from its original 21
alignment along South Mountain. Notably, nearly the entire Segment is located within the South 22
Mountain State Park, which was established in 1984 for the purpose of protecting the A.T. 23
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Land Conservation in Maryland Supporting the A.T. 25
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The ANST Maryland Segment extends through forested and agricultural lands, where industries such as 27
whiskey distilling and ironmaking were also major elements of the economy. Beginning in the mid-28
eighteenth century, European settlers in the valleys of the mountains clear-cut the forests to open land for 29
agriculture and grazing lands. In the late seventeenth century, nearly 90% of the land that later became the 30
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state of Maryland was forested; by the end of the nineteenth century, Maryland’s forests covered only 1
35% of the state. In the late eighteenth to late nineteenth centuries, charcoal produced from lumber was in 2
high demand by the iron industry, and the significant loss of forests led to depleted wildlife habitat, soil 3
erosion, and forest fires. Waterways became polluted as industries dump waster and other materials 4
(MDDNR 2006; Adkins 2015; PATC 2015a:42–52). 5
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State Conservation along the A.T. 7
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As part of national trends in outdoor recreation and conservation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth 9
centuries, state agencies led many Maryland’s first efforts to protect its land and resources, with a focus 10
on forests and parks. In 1906, John and Robert Garrett, brothers and philanthropists, donated 11
approximately 2,000 acres of forest-stripped land in Garrett County under the condition that the state 12
establish a forestry program. This land became the Potomac–Garrett State Forest, and the donation marks 13
the beginning of the state’s Public Land System and its Board of Forestry. The following year, 14
philanthropist John Mark Glenn donated 43 acres of land in Catonsville to the Board of Forestry for the 15
Maryland’s first state park. In 1912, the state created Patapsco State Park and Fort Frederick State Park. 16
The Maryland Roadside Tree Law was passed in 1914 to plant and protect trees along roads and public 17
rights-of-way. In 1933–1942, the CCC was active in various development and conservation projects, 18
including tree planting, on state land. By 1935, Maryland had 650 commissioned forest wardens and 64 19
CCC camps within state parks and forests (MDDNR 2006). 20
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The ANST Maryland Segment travels through mostly state lands, particularly state parks, including 22
Washington Monument State Park and Gathland State Park along South Mountain that overlap South 23
Mountain State Park. The Trail also skirts along the southeast boundary of Greenbrier State Park. These 24
parks were established after the 1932 completion of the original ANST Maryland Segment and 25
contributed to a protected A.T. corridor, which allowed the Maryland route to remain relatively unaltered 26
from its original layout. Washington Monument State Park was established in 1934 when the state 27
acquired the monument and 1-acre parcel surrounding it from the Washington County Historical Society. 28
The society had purchased the property in 1920 when the monument was a pile of rubble. The state’s 29
acquisition created an early protected corridor around the Trail and the Washington Monument, which is 30
an important cultural element and viewpoint. The CCC reconstructed the monument to its present-day 31
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appearance, and the state park’s boundaries were later expanded to contain 191 acres (Strain 1993:184–1
191; PATC 2015a:49–50; MDDNR 2006; Parish 1972). 2
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Gathland State Park at Crampton Gap was once the estate of George Alfred Townsend, who used the pen-4
name Gath during the Civil War. Townsend had the War Correspondents Memorial Arch constructed on 5
his property in 1896 as the first US monument dedicated to journalists killed in combat. In 1949, the state 6
acquired the estate and established the park, which encompassed the original, and encompasses the 7
present-day, A.T. route (PATC 1933–1962; MDDNR 2006; PATC 2015a:48–49; Strain 1993:91–108). 8
Greenbrier State Park was established in 1964 near where the A.T. skirts Bartman Hill, southwest of the 9
I-70 crossing. The park included small portions of the A.T. Route, further creating a protected state-10
owned corridor for the Trail (PATC 1950–1973; Strain 1993:193). 11
12
In 1972, the state created its Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as the unifying agency responsible 13
for conservation, preservation, and management of the state’s natural resources, including the state parks 14
and forests.17 In the mid-1970s, the DNR designated the A.T. as a Natural Environmental Area to mark its 15
early efforts to create a protected A.T. corridor. It already owned most of the land on South Mountain 16
ridge and some of the slope lands of the mountain and intended to acquire through state funding the other 17
parcels where the A.T. was routed on private land (see A.T. Protected Corridor below). The state next 18
designated the A.T. and 500 ft on either side of it as a Special Management Area, allowing the DNR to 19
oversee activities along much of the Trail in Maryland (MDDNR 2006; Strain 1993:78). 20
21
In 1984, Maryland established the linear South Mountain State Park, which extends nearly the entire 22
length of the ANST Maryland Segment. Unlike earlier established state parks in Maryland containing the 23
Trail, South Mountain State Park was established specifically to protect the “wilderness experience along 24
the Appalachian Trail” (Strain 1993:78; MDDNR 2006, n.d.). The creation of this park along the existing 25
route of the Trail allowed much of the original A.T. route to remain part of the ANST Maryland Segment, 26
unlike other ANST state segments where substantial rerouting of the Trail was needed to create a 27
protected A.T. corridor. 28
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Federal Conservation along the A.T. 1
2
Many of the ANST state segments contain large swaths of federal lands, often a mix of national parks and 3
national forests, as part of the protected A.T. corridor. The ANST Maryland’s southern 3 miles are within 4
the C&O Canal National Historical Park and mostly coaligned with the canal’s towpath between locks 31 5
and 32. Since the A.T.’s construction, the ANST Maryland Segment has traveled along the canal’s 6
towpath, which has been a popular recreation resource. The towpath was constructed in 1828–1850 and 7
operated as a major transportation route between Washington, DC, and western Maryland until 1924, 8
when it closed. The federal government acquired the canal in 1938 and planned to create a recreation 9
area. After some work by the CCC along the canal, the project was abandoned due to flooding issues and 10
the start of World War II. In 1958, the entire towpath was cleared for hiking and a 12-mile-long bicycle 11
trail near Washington, DC. President Dwight Eisenhower designated the C&O Canal a national 12
monument in 1961, and President Richard Nixon designated it as a national historical park in 1971 13
(Mackintosh 1991; Johnson 2021:144–145). The initial federal acquisition of the canal and the 14
subsequent establishment of the national historical park officially placed the southern end of the ANST 15
Maryland Segment within federal lands and created a protected corridor for the Trail along the canal’s 16
towpath as it did since the original A.T. routing. 17
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A.T. Protected Corridor 19
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In 1938 and 1939, the Appalachian Trailway Agreement (ATA) between the NPS and the US Forest 21
Service (USFS) created a zone extending 1 mile on each side of the A.T. to protect it from road 22
construction and development and established a system of shelters for hikers on public land. Until the 23
mid-twentieth century, the management and protection of the A.T. was largely overseen by local and state 24
organizations, such as the PATC in the ANST Maryland Segment, in partnership with the NPS and ATC 25
(A.T. Project Office [ATPO] 1981, 1982). 26
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After World War II, the ATC faced management challenges regarding the A.T., which prompted its 28
leadership to redouble efforts to establish greater protection of the corridor. Much of the Trail was in 29
disrepair from storm damage and neglect during the war. Some private landowners stipulated that the 30
A.T. be move off their property, which led to rerouting the A.T. in those areas. The expanding post-war 31
economy resulted in new highways, second (e.g., vacation) homes, communications towers, and land-use 32
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activities that encroached on lands along the Trail’s route. A.T. maintainers realized that the zone created 1
by the ATA was insufficient to ensure long-term protection of the A.T. (Olausen et al. 2022). 2
3
In 1968, under President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congress passed the National Trail Systems Act (NTSA) 4
(82 Stat. 919; 16 U.S.C. 1241), which designated the entire A.T. as the Appalachian National Scenic 5
Trail—America’s first National Scenic Trail—and placed it under the management of the NPS as a unit of 6
the National Park System. The NTSA provided the federal government with the authority to acquire 7
(primarily through purchases, but also with donations) land to establish a permanent protected route and 8
corridor for the Trail. It also authorized formal agreements between federal and non-federal entities to 9
jointly operate, develop, and maintain the Trail (Foster 1987:154; Mittlefehldt 2010:643; Olausen et al. 10
2022). In 1978, Congress passed the Appalachian Trail Amendment of the NTSA, which provided 11
$90 million for the permanent protection of the A.T. and authorized the NPS to “engage in the protection 12
and acquisition” of land associated with and surrounding the Trail (Foster 1987:154; Olausen et al. 2022). 13
14
In the early 1970s, Maryland became the second state (New Jersey was the first) to pass legislation 15
specific to A.T. protection (see State Conservation Along the A.T. above). Congressman Goodloe Byron, 16
for whom the footbridge at the south end of the segment is named, was the primary supporter of the 17
legislation signed into law by Governor Marvin Mandell. It directed the state to acquire land (including 18
privately owned parcels) specifically to create a protected corridor for the A.T. Acquisition was overseen 19
by the PATC, including Ruth Blackburn (see biographical information below), in collaboration with the 20
state’s Department of Forest and Parks (Johnson 2021:376–377; Adkins 2015:46–48). By the mid-1970s, 21
land acquisition became more difficult because of “a patchwork of land ownership” in some areas along 22
South Mountain. Wood lots in these areas were owned by several hundred individuals; some of the land 23
was owned by the City of Hagerstown as its watershed; and some of parcels on the mountain were owned 24
by the state and federal governments (Strain 1993:81). 25
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In 1973–1981, some rerouting of the ANST Maryland Segment was done to move the Trail off roads and 27
onto forested and protected lands. One change was moving the Trail between the Pennsylvania–Maryland 28
border and High Rock where hikers traversed boulder fields off the road between Pen Mar and High Rock 29
and onto its present-day corridor. The Dahlgren Backpacker Campground was established at Turners Gap 30
and, in 1973–1981, the Trail along Weverton Cliffs was relocated onto a more sustainable route of 31
switchbacks along the steep slope (PATC 1973–1981; Adkins 2015:46–48; Strain 1993:81; Johnson 32
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2021:376–377). In 1984, the state established South Mountain State Park from lands it owned along the 1
ridge and slopes of the mountain. The state park followed the approximately 40-mile-long route of the 2
Segment from the Pennsylvania–Maryland border to the Potomac River and NPS’s C&O Canal National 3
Historical Park (Strain 1993:78; MDDNR 2006, n.d.). 4
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By 1993, approximately 20% of the land adjacent to the Trail within the ANST Maryland Segment was 6
still privately owned in parcels of a few acres each (Strain 1993:75). Establishing the remaining A.T. 7
corridor required a multi-decade process of various proposed and rejected plans of land acquisition and 8
Trail rerouting by the PATC and state and federal governments. In 1989, the State of Maryland issued a 9
draft A.T. land acquisition and relocation plan, with a final plan issued in 1991 that focused on the 10
outstanding land acquisitions and Trail reroutes along the ridge of South Mountain and to create a safer 11
crossing of the Trail at State Route 77 in Smithburg (between Raven Rock Hollow and Wolfsville Road). 12
Partially due to local opposition of the proposed rerouting, the state abandoned the plan with no proposed 13
alternative (Riechmann 1991; Meyer 1992). 14
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By 1991, 31.6 miles of the 37.6-mile-long ANST Maryland Segment was on public lands, including four 16
state parks and one national park. The outstanding 6 miles contained over 160 small privately owned 17
parcels. Acquiring these parcels required the assistance of the federal government, under the A.T. Land 18
Acquisition Office, and the PATC’s Ruth Blackburn (Johnson 2021:440–442). Through a memorandum 19
of understanding (MOU), the State of Maryland and the NPS allocated $7 million to acquire the 20
remaining 6 miles of A.T. corridor along South Mountain (Riechmann 1991; Meyer 1992). By 1997, the 21
ANST Maryland Segment contained only 36 parcels of private land, and 12 of those parcels were in the 22
process of being acquired through federal eminent domain that year (Price 1997). In 1998, the NPS 23
announced its planned acquisition of an additional 42 acres along South Mountain’s ridge once owned by 24
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence (News & Record 1998). 25
26
Minor Trail rerouting continued through the 1990s and into the early 2000s to fully place the ANST 27
Maryland Segment onto protected lands. In 1992–1995, the Trail between the Washington Monument and 28
Turners Gap was rerouted off a road and to its current alignment (PATC 1992, 1995). In 1998–2002, the 29
Trail between Raven Rock and Raven Rock Hollow was rerouted more directly over the ridge and away 30
from a secondary road. This reroute altered where the Trail crossed Raven Rock Road and Little Antietam 31
Creek, rejoining the earlier Trail route as it climbed Buzzard Knob to the south. The Hemlock Hill shelter 32
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was replaced by the Cowall shelter on the northeast side of Wolfsville Road, and the Ed Garvey shelter 1
was constructed along the ridge of South Mountain in 2000–2001 (PATC 1998, 2002; PATC 2015a:96). 2
3
In 2002–2006, the Trail between Warner Gap Road and Wolfsville Road was rerouted onto a mix of state 4
and federal lands and federally protected lands, including agricultural land managed through a special use 5
permit (PATC 2002, 2006, 2009; APPO 2022). This reroute was the last major piece of the Trail within 6
the ANST Maryland Segment that remained outside the protected corridor. In 2006, the Segment was 7
entirely within a protected corridor, except for small road crossings and coalignments that are within the 8
corridor and unavoidable (PATC 2006, 2009; APPO 2022). 9
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Land transfers and acquisitions have continued since 2006, as is common along the entire A.T. In 11
Maryland, these acquisitions are under the authority of the DNR’s Open Space Program. Most have been 12
small parcels and in places where the corridor was excessively narrow or where landowners with parcels 13
contiguous to the corridor have sold or donated their land for the Trail. Relocations continue within the 14
A.T. protected corridor to respond to land use changes and land control measures often related to erosion, 15
fire damage, flood damage, and plant and wildlife management. In 2013–2022, the Trail between Foxville 16
Road and the Cowall shelter was rerouted to the current alignment ( PATC 2015a:51–52; PATC 1987–17
2015; APPO 2022). 18
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Management of the ANST Maryland Segment 20
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Since 1984, when the US Department of the Interior formally delegated the daily responsibilities of 22
maintaining, managing, and monitoring the A.T. and its protected corridor; federal, state, and 23
private/public partner organizations have cooperatively managed the ANST Maryland Segment (APPO 24
2002). Currently, a MOU between the NPS; Maryland’s DNR, State Police, and Department of 25
Transportation; Washington County; and the ATC and the PATC determines management of the Segment 26
(APPO 2002). Through the MOU, the various signatories agree to work cooperatively to protect and 27
manage the A.T., and it stipulates their roles and responsibilities. The DNR is designated as the lead 28
agency in the state for the Trail within the State’s jurisdiction. The PATC has the responsibilities of 29
developing, operating, monitoring, and maintaining the Trail and its corresponding Trail corridor lands. 30
The other state agencies involved with the A.T. provide protection and management of the lands 31
containing the Segment in coordination with other managing parties (APPO 2002; PATC 2015a:36–37). 32
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CRITERION A – SOCIAL HISTORY 2
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The ANST Maryland Segment is significant for its association with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club 4
(PATC). In addition to the PATC, the Maryland Appalachian Trail Club of Hagerstown (MATC) and 5
Mountain Club of Maryland (MCM) were established in the state as a result of the ANST Maryland 6
Segment’s development and under the direction or through the influence of the PATC. These clubs 7
contributed to the reroutes/relocations and maintenance of the Trail and the development of organized 8
outdoor recreation in the state. The PATC remains the maintaining club of the ANST Maryland Segment 9
(see Criterion A – Entertainment/Recreation and Criterion A – Conservation). Brief histories of the 10
three clubs and significant individuals from them are discussed below. 11
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Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) 13
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At the urging of ATC Chair Judge Arthur Perkins, the PATC was founded in 1927 in Washington, DC, to 15
build the A.T. along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the Pennsylvania border to the south end 16
of Shenandoah National Park (established 1926) in Virginia. Myron H. Avery, who was eager to initiate 17
A.T. construction in the southern Mid-Atlantic states, Perkins, J. Frank Schairer, and a few others 18
organized the PATC, and Avery was elected its first president.18 The club focused much of its early 19
efforts on building the ANST West Virginia and Virginia Segment; in 1928, it hosted the ATC conference 20
in Washington, DC, solidifying its role as a leading trail club in the South and as a developer of the A.T. 21
(ATC 2000:8; Niedzialek 2013; PATC n.d.a; Olausen et al. 2022; Johnson 2017:55; PATC 2015a:36–22
38). 23
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Lacking the history of trail building and active hiking of trail club members in the Northeast, PATC 25
leaders learned by experimenting and applying time-tested techniques for building trail, making effective 26
blazes, and conducting seasonal maintenance, often with inexperienced work crews. In 1929, the PATC 27
published a manual on standards of trail construction and maintenance based on those of the New 28
England Trail Conference (NETC) and the American Mountain Club (AMC) and adapted to their 29
experience in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Avery reissued this document as the ATC’s trail manual, ATC 30
18 See ANST West Virginia/Virginia NR Nomination for biographical information about Avery.
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Publication No. 1, in 1931 and it became the leading source of information for establishing a protocol for 1
Trail building and maintenance (PATC 1931; PATC n.d.a; Olausen et al. 2022; Bates 1987:24; PATC 2
2015a:36–38; Andrade et al. 2019). 3
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Many in the A.T. community lauded the PATC’s efficient trail building, and the club was one of the 5
largest and most productive trail clubs involved with the A.T. (Bates 1987:20; Johnson 2017:73). In 6
1928–1932, the PATC organized large work crews and constructed approximately 260 miles of the A.T. 7
from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, to Rockfish Gap in Shenandoah National Park (SNP) in 8
Virginia (Niedzialek 2013; PATC n.d.a; Olausen et al. 2022). During the first year, club members learned 9
that the Trail had to be continuously maintained to avoid successional vegetation growth. The forest in the 10
Mid-Atlantic region grew particularly fast, and the PATC formed an overseer system for Trail 11
maintenance, with Walter Jex as the first official Trail overseer, and he was responsible for the 18-mile 12
portion of Trail from Harpers Ferry to Bluemont, Virginia. Trail overseers were assigned to sections of 13
the ANST Maryland Segment as they were constructed in 1931–1932. After the ANST Maryland 14
Segment was complete in 1932, the PATC’s focus shifted to shelter building and minor rerouting of the 15
Trail (Johnson 2017:72; PATC 2015a:114; Andrade et al. 2019). 16
17
In 1931, the PATC had 272 members (159 men and 113 women). Women were instrumental in the work 18
trips along the A.T. and contributed greatly to the club and the overall A.T. construction and maintenance 19
and often made up at least half of the participants in club activities. Kathryn Fulkerson, who worked for 20
the Justice Department, served as the PATC’s general secretary from 1936 to 1942. Fulkerson and Marian 21
Lapp served as the first Trail overseers for the southern section of the ANST Maryland Segment between 22
Crampton Gap and Weverton Cliff. They later donated their Trailside house, known as Highacre, in 23
Harpers Ferry to the PATC (Loose 2020:20–24; 33). 24
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The club organized many hikes before World War II; from 1946 to 1948, it held 20 hikes that spanned the 26
entire length of the PATC’s portion of the A.T. and pieces of the A.T. in the Northeast (Niedzialek 2013; 27
PATC 2015a:36–38). The PATC was also instrumental in the land acquisition efforts across their 28
managed portions of the A.T. and worked directly with the federal government on the project. As of 2015, 29
the PATC (headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, near Washington, DC) had more than 7,200 members, 30
making it the third largest Trail club that maintains the A.T.; the two largest are the Appalachian 31
Mountain Club in New England and the Green Mountain Club in Vermont. The PATC is responsible for 32
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maintaining 240 miles of the A.T. (in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia, including all 1
of the A.T. in SNP) and over 900 miles of non-A.T. trails. The club also operates a mountaineering 2
section, ski touring section, Shenandoah Mountain rescue group, and a trail patrol ( PATC 2015a:36–38; 3
PATC n.d.a; Andrade et al. 2019). 4
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John Frank Schairer 6
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Frank Schairer (1904–1970) was instrumental in the development of the ANST Maryland Segment and 8
the PATC. He was born in Rochester, New York, and was a Yale University-educated chemist who 9
earning his Ph.D. in 1928. He went on to be a leader in experimental mineralogy and petrology. After 10
moving to Washington, DC, in the 1920s, he joined the Wildflower Preservation Society (WPS), but 11
became dissatisfied with the club’s activities. He was part of the first meeting, and co-founder, of the 12
PATC in 1927 and served as its first treasurer and supervisor of trails. Schairer was also secretary of the 13
Maine Appalachian Trail Club and a member of the ATC’s Board of Managers (Sutherland 2012; Yoder 14
Jr. 1995:288–315). 15
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Schairer played an important role in scouting, building, and maintaining of the A.T. in the Mid-Atlantic 17
and Southern regions and in Maine. Under his leadership, the PATC constructed and blazed 18
approximately 260 miles of the A.T., including the ANST Maryland Segment, in 1928–1932. In 1933, he 19
led efforts to build and blaze the A.T. along Mount Katahdin and in the 100-Mile Wilderness in the 20
ANST Maine Segment. Schairer’s contributions to the A.T. and PATC have been honored through the 21
naming of a PATC Trail Center Cabin in Elkton, Virginia, and a posthumous induction into the A.T. Hall 22
of Fame in 2012 (Sutherland 2012; Yoder Jr. 1995:288–315). 23
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Ruth E. Blackburn 25
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Ruth E. Blackburn (1908–2004) was a notable figure in the ATC and PATC and was crucial to their 27
collaborative Trail rerouting efforts in the late twentieth century, especially within Maryland. She joined 28
the PATC in the 1940s with her husband, Fred Blackburn. Both held offices in the ATC and PATC and 29
were recognized for their contributions at the local and national levels. In the 1970s, Ruth ran Trail 30
protection efforts in Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia and often led NPS survey teams. She 31
frequently conducted research in these three states for land and tax records and worked with landowners 32
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through whose land the A.T. traveled. Ruth became the chair of the ATC in 1981 and served for three 1
years. In 1981 and 1982, she testified before a Congressional committee to continue the Trail’s relocation 2
onto protected lands. In 1983, she was awarded the Conservation Service Award from the US Department 3
of the Interior for her work on the A.T. in the Mid-Atlantic region. Her hard work and success contributed 4
to the NPS’s decision to grant the ATC primary management of the A.T. in 1984. After her term as chair, 5
she served on ATC committees and as the primary overseer of the Bear’s Den Hostel in Virginia. Fred 6
Blackburn died in 1990 at age 88, and Ruth moved to Arizona to live with one of her sons. The PATC’s 7
Blackburn Trail Center OUA (a contributing resource to the ANST West Virginia–Virginia Segment) in 8
Round Hill, Virginia, was dedicated to her and Fred’s service to the PATC and A.T. (ATC 2000:35; 9
Brunton n.d.; Loose 2020:72–105). 10
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Collaboration with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) 12
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The ATC worked closely with the PATC in Trail building and maintenance in the mid-twentieth century, 14
largely due to Avery’s involvement in both groups for over 20 years and because the ATC’s Virginia 15
headquarters has been a major hub of A.T. activities since the 1930s. While Avery was its president, the 16
PATC hosted the annual ATC conferences several times at Skyland Resort in SNP (Johnson 2017:63; 17
Olausen et al. 2022; Adkins 2009:7). The ATC was the overarching organization for all the Trail clubs 18
and was the leader of partnerships between the NPS, USFS, and other entities. Even after Avery’s death 19
in 1952, the ATC worked closely with the PATC. The ATC’s headquarters are in Harpers Ferry, West 20
Virginia, and the NPS Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO) moved from Boston to Harpers Ferry in 21
1974 to be closer to the ATC headquarters. Its land-acquisition headquarters was established in 22
Martinsburg, West Virginia, by 1978 (ATC 2000:31–35; Olausen et al. 2022; Adkins 2015:18–22). 23
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In April 1934, as a high school senior, Herbert Robertson, established the Maryland Appalachian Trail 27
Club of Hagerstown (MATC) after he learned about the A.T. from the PATC. Initial club membership 28
consisted of 28 people, and they conducted the first club hike soon after forming. Avery was instrumental 29
in establishing the MATC, and the club joined the PATC in its Trail building and maintaining activities 30
along the ANST Maryland and Pennsylvania segments in the 1930s (MCM n.d.; Strain 1993:74;Beck 31
1937). In 1984, revisions were made to the formal NPS-ATC Volunteers-in-the-Parks Agreement to 32
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include the MATC of Hagerstown as an ATC member club. At that time, the MATC maintained an 1
11.58-mile-long section of the ANST Maryland Segment under the direction of the PATC (NPS and ATC 2
1984). By 1993, the MATC maintained the 5.4-mile-long portion of Section 3 of the ANST Maryland 3
Segment between Wolfsville Road and Black Rock. The club never exceeded 200 members and thus was 4
small compared to other A.T. clubs such as the PATC and the Mountain Club of Maryland (MCM) 5
(Strain 1993:74). At some time in the 1990s to 2022, the club appears to either been integrated into the 6
PATC or disbanded. 7
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Mountain Club of Maryland 9
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The idea of creating a Maryland A.T. club began in the 1930s, when hiking enthusiasts and PATC 11
members from Baltimore decided they would rather conduct hikes in their local area instead of 12
commuting to Washington, DC. Preliminary meetings to create the club occurred in the summer of 1934, 13
and Orville Crowder (see below) led a hike on October 20, 1934, with a group of 27 men and women 14
along the A.T. route from Crampton Gap, in present-day Gathland State Park, to Weverton Cliffs. In 15
December 1934, Crowder led a meeting at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore to establish the club and 16
draft its bylaws and served as the its first president. The MCM was an affiliated club of the PATC; 17
members of each received the benefits of both (PATC 1936:21). 18
19
In 1935, the MCM was officially recognized as an A.T. trail clubs and has maintained portions of the 20
ANST Maryland and Pennsylvania segments since then. It first maintained the portion of the ANST 21
Pennsylvania Segment between Pine Grove Furnace and the Susquehanna River to the north. It has 22
maintained the northernmost 10 miles (Sections 1 and 2) of the ANST Maryland Segment (where the 23
Trail travels through Pen Mar Park from the Pennsylvania–Maryland border to Wolfsville Road) and 32 24
miles of Trail in the ANST Pennsylvania Segment in two sections, including its original portion of Trail. 25
The MCM schedules regular work trips for its volunteer Trail crews and club members, who often 26
perform general trail maintenance to improve or repair the treadway and repair or rebuild OUAs ( PATC 27
2015a:63–69; MCM 2022). 28
29
The club conducts an annual “Anniversary Hike” along the route of the first hike between Crampton Gap 30
and Weverton Cliffs. Every two years, the club has hosted a southbound marathon hike of the ANST 31
Maryland Segment. As of 2009, membership of the MCM exceeded 800 people, and the club remains an 32
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active A.T. maintaining club, with Trail assignments along the southern portion of the ANST 1
Pennsylvania Segment (Strain 1993:74–75; Wiley 2019; MCM 2022). 2
3
Orville Crowder 4
5
Orville Wright Crowder (1904–1974), served as the MCM’s first president and was important to the early 6
development of the ANST Maryland Segment. He was born in Baltimore, and resided in both Baltimore, 7
and Harpers Ferry, in his later years of life. He attended City College in Baltimore. In 1933–1974, he was 8
a historian and guide for the C&O Canal Association and founded the MCM, World Nature Tours, and 9
World Nature Association. He served as the MCM’s president until 1938. 10
11
Crowder traveled extensively throughout the world and hiked to the highest elevation in each state within 12
the continental United States (The Evening Sun 1974; Williams 2009). He learned about the A.T. from a 13
friend about 1933. He joined the PATC and the ATC and worked on A.T. scouting and building trips. 14
Avery assigned him as a trail work leader for portions of the A.T. construction in 1933 and 1934. In 1937, 15
he became the third person to hike the entire length of the Trail (The Evening Sun 1974; Williams 2009). 16
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9. Major Bibliographical References
Adkins, Leonard M.
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Anderson, Larry
2002 Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail. Johns
Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.
Andrade, Melissa J., Steve Olausen, Virginia H. Adams, Michelle Johnstone, Gretchen M. Pineo
2019 Draft National Register Nomination, West Virginia/Virginia Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Segment. On file, The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc., Pawtucket, RI.
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On file, The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc., Pawtucket, RI.
Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
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Appalachian Trail Park Office (APPO)
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Maryland. Electronic document, https://www.patc.net/PATC/Library/Club-Documents.aspx,
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National Scenic Trail. Prepared for the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Harpers Ferry, WV.
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the Interior, National Park Service, Harpers Ferry, WV.
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National Scenic Trail. Prepared for the US the US Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Harpers Ferry, WV.
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the Interior, National Park Service, Harpers Ferry, WV.
Avery, Myron H.
1930 Report of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club to the Fourth Annual Trail Conference Held at
Skyland, VA. – May. On file, Potomac Appalachian Club, Vienna, VA.
Bates, David
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Beck, Ben
1937 Ten Days on the Appalachian Trail from Harper’s Ferry to Skyland. Maryland Appalachian Trail
Club, Hagerstown, MD.
Bolgiano, Chris
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Brinkley, Douglas
2016 Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America. Harper Perennial, New York,
NY.
Brunton, Chris
n.d. History of the Blackburn Trail Center. PATC. Electronic resource,
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Cooper, Sarah L. and A. Eleanor Sewell (Editors)
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Decker, Sarah
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Conservancy, Harpers Ferry, WV.
The Evening Sun
1974 Obituary for Orville W. Crowder, Naturalist, At Age 70. 9 August. Baltimore, MD.
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Foster, Charles H. W.
1987 The Appalachian National Scenic Trail: A Time to be Bold. Appalachian Trail Conference,
Harpers Ferry, WV.
Gross, Wayne E., ed.
2009 Guide to the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania. Eleventh Edition. Keystone Trails Association,
Harrisburg, PA.
Johnson, Thomas R.
2017 History of the Appalachian Trail – Unpublished Manuscript. On file, Potomac Appalachian Trail
Club, Vienna, VA.
2021 From Dream to Reality: History of the Appalachian Trail. Appalachian Trail Conservancy,
Harpers Ferry, WV.
The Living New Deal
n.d. CCC and WPA in Maryland. Electronic resource, https://livingnewdeal.org/, accessed April 2022.
Loose, Gwenyth L.
2020 We Were There Too: Pioneering Appalachian Trail Women. Appalachian Trail Conservancy,
Harpers Ferry, WV.
MacKaye, Benton
1921 An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning. Journal of the American Institute of
Architects 9:325–330.
Mackintosh, Barry
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Washington, DC. Electronic document, https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/parkhistories.htm#c,
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDDNR)
n.d. Maryland State Park History. Electronic resource,
https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/history.aspx#:~:text=The%20Maryland%20Park%20
Service%20operates,the%20Maryland%20Board%20of%20Forestry, accessed June 2022.
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Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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Frederick, MD
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2006 Celebrating our Past, Creating our Future – Celebrating the Centennial of Forestry and Parks in
Maryland, 1906–2006. Electronic resource,
https://dnr.maryland.gov/centennial/Pages/Celebrating-100-Years.aspx, accessed August 2022.
2022 South Mountain State Park.
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Meyer, Eugene L.
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June 2022.
Mittlefehldt, Sarah
2008 The Tangled Roots of the Appalachian Trail: A Social and Environmental History. Dissertation,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
2010 The People's Path: Conflict and Cooperation in the Acquisition of the Appalachian Trail.
Environmental History, Vol. 15, No. 4, October, pp. 643-669.
Mountain Club of Maryland (MCM)
n.d. History. Electronic resource, https://www.mcomd.org/about/history/, accessed July 2022.
2022 Who Maintains the Appalachian Trail? Electronic resource, https://www.mcomd.org/get-
involved/at-maintenance/, accessed June 2022.
National Park Service and Appalachian Trail Conference (NPS and ATC)
1984 Amendment to the NPS-ATC Volunteers-in-the-Parks Agreement. On file, PATC, Vienna, VA.
News & Record
1998 Park Service Plans to Add Land to Appalachian Trail. 21 July. https://greensboro.com/park-
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Niedzialek, Carol
2013 A Short History of the PATC. Electronic document,
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accessed March 2022.
Olausen, Stephen A., Virginia H. Adams, Jenny Fields Scofield, Quinn Stuart, and Kathleen M. Miller
2022 National Register Nomination, Multiple Property Documentation Form - Historic Resources of
the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. On file, The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Pawtucket,
RI.
Outerbridge, George W.
1939 ‘Maine to Georgia’ – All the Way. Appalachia, Vol. V No. 12, December, pp. 447–455.
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Frederick, MD
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Parish, Mrs. Preston
1972 Washington Monument National Register Nomination, NRIS No. 72000588. Electronic file,
https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/fdf800f1-6c5c-45e9-953b-4551c7fd31fc/, accessed May 2022.
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC)
n.d.a About the PATC. Electronic document, http://www.patc.net/, accessed June 2022.
n.d.b PATC Shelters: A History. Unpublished manuscript. Copy on file at The Public Archaeology
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1929 Trail Construction and Maintenance with Special Reference to the Appalachian Trail. Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club, Washington, DC.
1931 Guide to Paths in the Blue Ridge. First Edition. Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Washington,
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Price, Debbie M.
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Riechmann, Deb
1991 MD. Seeking Right Mix for Appalachian Trail. Washington Post. 29 December.
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Scherer, Glenn and Don Hopey
2013 Exploring the Appalachian Trail: Hikes in the Mid-Atlantic States, 2nd Ed. Stackpole Books,
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Strain, Paula M.
1993 The Blue Hills of Maryland: History Along the Appalachian Trail on South Mountain and the
Catoctins. Potomac Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Vienna, VA.
Strain, Paula M. and Carol Niedzialek
2000 PATC’s Trails and Property, 1927–1999. Unpublished document. On file, Potomac Appalachian
Trail Club, Vienna, VA.
Sutherland, Robert
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___________________________________________________________________________
Previous documentation on file (NPS):
____ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested
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____ previously listed in the National Register
____ previously determined eligible by the National Register
____ designated a National Historic Landmark
____ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey #____________
____ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # __________
____ recorded by Historic American Landscape Survey # ___________
Primary location of additional data:
_____ State Historic Preservation Office
__X__ Other State agency
__X__ Federal agency
____ Local government
____ University
__X__ Other
Name of repository: Appalachian Mountain Club, Bretton Woods, NH; Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club, Vienna, VA
Historic Resources Survey Number (if assigned): N/A
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10. Geographical Data
Acreage of Property 4,337 acres
Use either the UTM system or latitude/longitude coordinates
Latitude/Longitude Coordinates (decimal degrees)
Datum if other than WGS84:__________
(enter coordinates to 6 decimal places)
A. Latitude: 39.719498 Longitude: -77.507681
B. Latitude: 39.690119 Longitude: -77.529191
C. Latitude: 39.692306 Longitude: -77.518693
D. Latitude: 39.652796 Longitude: -77.544618
E. Latitude: 39.642691 Longitude: -77.536388
F. Latitude: 39.630418 Longitude: -77.541467
G. Latitude: 39.635005 Longitude: -77.552339
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H. Latitude: 39.627477 Longitude: -77.569004
I. Latitude: 39.572553 Longitude: -77.588515
J. Latitude: 39.573682 Longitude: -77.598098
K. Latitude: 39.563921 Longitude: -77.596548
L. Latitude: 39.553678 Longitude: -77.590122
M. Latitude: 39.533676 Longitude: -77.614900
N. Latitude: 39.497821 Longitude: -77.624588
O. Latitude: 39.487819 Longitude: -77.611755
P. Latitude: 39.470453 Longitude: -77.617233
Q. Latitude: 39.463051 Longitude: -77.630716
R. Latitude: 39.447636 Longitude: -77.621328
S. Latitude: 39.447851 Longitude: -77.636124
T. Latitude: 39.404033 Longitude: -77.637872
U. Latitude: 39.332425 Longitude: -77.675005
V. Latitude: 39.331688 Longitude: -77.687169
W. Latitude: 39.327917 Longitude: -77.680891
X. Latitude: 39.323427 Longitude: -77.692209
Y. Latitude: 39.323971 Longitude: -77.728444
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ANST Maryland Segment Coordinate Map.
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Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property.)
The ANST Maryland Segment is a roughly linear feature with side trails through the Appalachian
Mountains in Maryland for approximately 41 miles. The route, boundary, and landownership categories
of the ANST Maryland Segment are shown on the accompanying Map Sheets 1–8 at a scale of 1 inch to
2,000 feet. These electronic GIS-based maps can be adjusted to a scale of 1 inch to 200 feet.
The National Register boundary of the ANST Maryland Segment is a maximum of 500 feet on either side
of the centerline of the A.T. treadway, and its official connected side trails, for a total maximum width of
1,000 feet, in the state of Maryland with end points at the Pennsylvania-Maryland state line (north) and
the Maryland-West Virginia state line (south). The maximum boundary applies in areas where the A.T.
runs through publicly (state) owned parks and forests, as well as lands that are federally owned and
managed as “A.T. lands.” The width of the boundary is less than 1,000 feet in areas where the Trail, or a
side trail, goes through lands that are not publicly owned or managed. The minimum boundary width is 4
feet, the standard width of the A.T. treadway and prism where the A.T. passes through privately owned
land not under NPS easement. The boundary is drawn to exclude any private land, not under easement,
that partially falls within the potential maximum 500-foot corridor. Throughout its length, the A.T.
boundary conforms to landownership categories, as follows (section numbers, names, and mileage are
consistent with PATC 2015a):
MD Section #1 PA–MD State Line to MD 491, 5.9 miles
• Begins at the PA–MD state line and the Mason-Dixon Line, travels generally southwest through a
corridor of mostly state land and federally protected land, extending through Pen Mar Park, then
through a corridor of federally protected lands to MD 491 (Raven Rock Road);
MD Section #2 MD 491 to MD 17, 4.1 miles
• Travels southwest through a federally protected corridor in forested terrain, turns west, traversing
agricultural fields, and through forests in a mix of federally protected and federal lands, and
proceeds to MD17 (Wolfsville Road);
MD Section #3 MD 17 to I-70, 8.6 miles
• Continues west/southwest along the forested ridge of South Mountain through a corridor of state
and federal land to the east side of Interstate 70;
MD Section #4 I-70 to US 40 Alt (Turners Gap), 4.9 miles
• Travels across I-70 on an A.T. footbridge within state protected land, travels southwest through a
forested corridor of mostly state land, crosses through Washington Monument State Park, and
crosses US 40 Alt in Turners Gap;
MD Section #5 US 40 Alt (Turners Gap) to Gathland Road (Crampton Gap), 7.4 miles
• Continues south through forested state and federal lands along South Mountain’s ridge, reaches
Gathland Road in Crampton Gap at the Gathland State Park;
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MD Section #6 Gathland Road (Crampton Gap) to Weverton Road, 6.7 miles
• Continues generally southwest along the forested ridge through Gathland State Park and through
state and federal lands, then travels along switchback to the west along Weverton Cliffs to a
residential area;
MD Section #7 Weverton Road to Harpers Ferry, WV, 3.3 miles
• Continues generally west in a developed area, crosses US 340 and active railroad tracks, and
enters the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park and travels west toward Harpers
Ferry along the Potomac River to the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, crossing
the river on the Goodloe Byron Memorial Footbridge, where the Trail, where the Trail reaches
the MD–WV state line.
Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected.)
The National Register boundary of the ANST Maryland Segment conforms to the boundary of the A.T. as
defined in the Historic Resources of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail MPDF (Olausen et al. 2022).
This corridor embodies established A.T. standards for both a simple footpath design and a natural and
scenic setting within lands that are federally owned and managed as “A.T. lands.” The maximum width of
the boundary on all public lands, including A.T. lands, is 500 feet on either side of the centerline of the
Trail, for a total width of 1,000 feet. In cases where the property line of a parcel of public land is less than
500 feet from Trail treadway, the boundary conforms to the limit of the publicly owned parcel. When the
Trail goes through privately owned lands or is collocated on publicly owned rights of way such as
bridges, sidewalks, roads, or other paths that were constructed for purposes other than recreational hiking,
the boundary is 4 feet wide (2 feet on either side of the centerline), the standard width of the A.T.
treadway and prism as further defined below. The 4-foot-wide boundary also applies to portions of A.T.
Side Trails that extend beyond the 1,000-foot (500 feet on either side) boundary of the main Trail.
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11. Form Prepared By
name/title: _Melissa J. Andrade, Architectural Historian; Jill Chin, Associate Architectural
Historian; Stephen Olausen, Executive Director/Senior Architectural Historian
organization: __The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL)________________
street & number: __26 Main Street________________________________________
city or town: Pawtucket________ state: _RI____ zip code:_02860____
e-mail_solausen@palinc.com___
telephone:_401.728.8780__
date: January 2023_
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Additional Documentation
Submit the following items with the completed form:
• Maps: A USGS map or equivalent (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's
location.
• Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous
resources. Key all photographs to this map.
• Additional items: (Check with the SHPO, TPO, or FPO for any additional items.)
Photographs
Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 1600x1200 pixels
(minimum), 3000x2000 preferred, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs
to the sketch map. Each photograph must be numbered and that number must correspond to
the photograph number on the photo log. For simplicity, the name of the photographer,
photo date, etc. may be listed once on the photograph log and doesn’t need to be labeled on
every photograph.
Photo Log
Name of Property: ANST Maryland Segment
City or Vicinity: See Section 1–6, page 3
County: See Section 1–6, page 3 State: MD
Photographer: Melissa J. Andrade and Jill Miller
Date Photographed: November 2–4, 2021
Description of Photograph(s) and number, include description of view indicating direction of
camera:
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Photo 1 of 45. Mason-Dixon Line, north end of Maryland Segment, and border of Pennsylvania and
Maryland (Section 1), facing northwest.
Photo 2 of 45. Pen Mar Park Viewpoint (Section 1), facing northwest.
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Photo 3 of 45. A.T. and High Rock Parking Area Side Trail junction (Section 1), facing north.
Photo 4 of 45. High Rock Viewpoint (Section 1), facing west.
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Photo 5 of 45. A.T. crossing Little Antietam Creek (Section 2), facing southeast.
Photo 6 of 45. Puncheons along Trail (Section 2), facing south.
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Photo 7 of 45. Willard Property SUP Viewpoint (Section 2), facing south.
Photo 8 of 45. Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA shelter (Section 2).
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Photo 9 of 45. Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA campsite (Shelter 2).
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Photo 10 of 45. Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA privy (Shelter 2).
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Photo 11 of 45. Trail near Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA (Section 2), facing east.
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Photo 12 of 45. MD Rte 17 (Wolfsville Rd) Parking Area Side Trail (Section 2), facing south.
Photo 13 of 45. Black Rock Viewpoint (Section 3), facing northwest.
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Photo 14 of 45. Annapolis Rock Viewpoint (Section 3), facing northwest.
Photo 15 of 45. Pine Knob OUA Side Trail (Section 3), facing north.
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Photo 16 of 45. Pine Knob OUA shelter (Section 3).
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Photo 17 of 45. Trail and representative stair construction (Section 3), facing east.
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Photo 18 of 45. Trail along Interstate 70 (Section 3), facing north.
Photo 19 of 45. I-70 Footbridge (Sections 3 and 4), facing west.
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Photo 20 of 45. A.T. and Washington Monument Observation Tower Side Trail (Section 4), facing north.
Photo 21 of 45. Washington Monument (Section 4), facing southwest.
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Photo 22 of 45. Washington Monument Observation Tower Viewpoint (Section 4), facing west toward
Antietam National Battlefield.
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Photo 23 of 45. Trail southbound through Washington Monument State Park (Section 4), facing
southeast.
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Photo 24 of 45. Dahlgren Field Viewpoint, Church of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on right
(Section 4), facing northeast.
Photo 25 of 45. Trail south of Dahlgren Field (Section 5), facing north toward Old National Pike crossing.
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Photo 26 of 45. Trail near Dahlgren Backpacker Campground OUA (Section 5), facing south.
Photo 27 of 45. Dahlgren Backpacker Campground OUA (Section 5).
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Photo 28 of 45. Major General Jesse Reno Monument at Reno Monument Road (Section 5), facing east.
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Photo 29 of 45. Trail toward Rocky Run OUA (Section 5), facing west.
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Photo 30 of 45. Rocky Run OUA shelter (Section 5).
Photo 31 of 45. Crampton Gap OUA Side Trail (Section 5), facing northeast.
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Photo 32 of 45. Crampton Gap OUA Side Trail Bridge (Section 5), facing north.
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Photo 33 of 45. Crampton Gap OUA shelter (Section 5), facing northeast.
Photo 34 of 45. National War Correspondents Memorial Arch (Section 6), facing southeast.
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Photo 35 of 45. Trail through Gathland State Park (Section 6), facing north.
Photo 36 of 45. Trail through Gathland State Park (Section 6), facing southeast.
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Photo 37 of 45. Ed Garvey OUA Side Trail (Section 6), facing east.
Photo 38 of 45. Ed Garvey OUA shelter (Section 6).
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Photo 39 of 45. Trail between Ed Garvey OUA and Weverton Cliffs (Section 6), facing north.
Photo 40 of 45. Weverton Cliffs Viewpoint (Section 6), facing west toward Harpers Ferry, WV.
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Photo 41 of 45. Switchbacks from Weverton Cliffs (Section 6), facing northeast.
Photo 42 of 45. A.T. coaligned with Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (Section 7), facing southwest.
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Photo 43 of 45. A.T. coaligned with Chesapeake & Ohio Canal along the Potomac River (Section 7),
facing west.
Photo 44 of 45. A.T. coaligned with Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (Section 7), facing east from north end of
Goodloe Byron Memorial Footbridge.
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Photo 45 of 45. Goodloe Byron Memorial Footbridge (Section 7), southern end of Maryland Segment,
facing northeast from Harpers Ferry, WV, overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers.
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Figures
Figure 1. 1933 Route of the A.T. in Maryland, North Half (PATC 1933).
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Figure 2. 1933 Route of the A.T. in Maryland, South Half (PATC 1933).
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8 - Raven Rock OUA
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7 - Raven Rock OUA Side Trail
6 - Devils Racecourse Trail
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17 - South Mtn Viewpoint 1
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11 - Willard Property SUP Viewpoint
12 - Powerline Right of Way Viewpoint
15 - Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA Water Source Side Trail
13 - Ensign Cowall Memorial OUA Side Trail
9 - Raven Rock Viewpoint Side Trail
16 - MD Rte 17 (Wolfsville Rd) Parking Area Side Trail
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18 - South Mtn Viewpoint 2
22 - Black Rock Viewpoint
20 - Pogo Memorial Campsite OUA
21 - Black Rock Viewpoint Side Trail
23 - Annapolis Rock Viewpoint Side Trail
19 - Thurston Griggs TrailJOHNS
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28 - Pine Knob OUA
24 - Annapolis Rock Viewpoint
26 - Annapolis Rock OUA
30 - I-70 Footbridge
27 - Pine Knob OUA Side Trail
29 - Annapolis Rock (U.S. 40) Parking Area Side Trail
23 - Annapolis Rock Viewpoint Side Trail
25 - Annapolis Rock OUA Side Trail
31 - Bartman Hill Side Trail
GREENBRIER
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37 - Rocky Run OUA (Shelter 2)
37 - Rocky Run OUA (Shelter 1)
33 - Washington Monument Observation Tower Viewpoint
34 - Dahlgren Field Viewpoint
38 - White Rocks Viewpoint
35 - Dahlgren Backpacker Campground OUA
32 - Washington Monument Observation Tower Side Trail
36 - Rocky Run OUA Side Trail
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43 - Crampton Gap OUA
38 - White Rocks Viewpoint
40 - Rohrersville Valley Viewpoint
42 - Crampton Gap OUA Side Trail Bridge
41 - Crampton Gap OUA Side Trail
39 - White Rocks Viewpoint Side Trail
HARDY / HOLT
ANTIETAM NB
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46 - Ed Garvey OUA
44 - Birch Tree Overlook Viewpoint
47 - Pleasant Valley Viewpoint
45 - Ed Garvey OUA Side Trail
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Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Amendment to T-Mobile Antenna Lease
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Mark Bradshaw, PE – DEM Director
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Approve the First Amendment to Antenna Mounting Space Lease.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: T-Mobile has requested permission to temporarily install a microwave dish on
the Sharpsburg water storage tank.
DISCUSSION: T-Mobile has an existing lease agreement with the County to lease space for an
antenna on the Sharpsburg water storage tank. The existing lease agreement defines the number and
size of antenna that can be place on the water tank. T-Mobile has requested permission to install a
temporary microwave dish on the tank while they extend fiber optic to the site. The lease is vague as
to whether this is permissible. In order to provide clarity and resolve the vagaries, the County Attorneys
Office drafted the proposed amendment, allowing for the temporary dish installation. Once the fiber is
installed, the microwave dish will be removed, and the amendment will terminate.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
CONCURRENCES: Assistant County Attorney
ALTERNATIVES: Reject proposed amendment
ATTACHMENTS: First Amendment to Antenna Mounting Space Lease
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: None
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
1
Lessee Site ID: 7HCH023B
FIRST AMENDMENT TO ANTENNA MOUNTING SPACE LEASE
This First Amendment to Antenna Mounting Space Lease (“Amendment”) is made this
______ day of ___________________, 2023, by and between T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“Lessee”) and the BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND, a body corporate and
politic and a political subdivision of the State of Maryland (“Lessor”).
RECITALS
A.Lessor and Lessee are parties to that Antenna Mounting Space Lease dated
February 3, 2009 (the “Lease”), whereby the parties agreed to the leasing of certain antenna space,
on the Property described in Exhibit A to the Lease, and in accordance with the terms more
particularly set forth in the Lease.
B.Lessee intends to make certain improvements and upgrades to Lessee’s Equipment
in furtherance of its Permitted Use.
C.Said improvements necessitate the temporary placement of a microwave dish
(“Dish”) on the Leased Premises.
D.Lessor has determined that the temporary placement of the Dish will not interfere
with public safety or Lessor’s maintenance and operation of the Leased Premises and will benefit
the public.
E.In order to ensure certainty among the parties and to set forth the terms by which
the parties will abide regarding the temporary installation of the Dish, the parties agree to enter
into this Amendment
F.Lessee represents to Lessor that the installation of the Dish will not violate the rules
and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.
G.Lessor is entering into this Amendment in reliance of Lessee’s above
representations.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations
and conditions set forth above and herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.INSTALLATION OF DISH
Lessor hereby agrees and consents to the installation of the Dish by Lessee on the Leased
Premises. The Dish shall be in the location and of a size and with dimensions as set forth on
“Exhibit A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The installation of the Dish shall include
any accessory equipment necessary for the Dish to effectuate the Permitted Use.
7HCH023B_NLG-81950_AMD_115325
DocuSign Envelope ID: 99D9C728-2801-4375-8255-B28978B8CDD8
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Lessee Site ID: 7HCH023B
2.TERM
(A)Lessee shall be permitted to install, keep and maintain the Dish on the Leased Premises,
beginning on the date of this Amendment (the “Commencement Date”) and continuing thereafter
for a period of six (6) months (the “Amendment Term”).
(B)With the exception of Section 3 below, the Lessor and Lessee agree that, at the end of the
Amendment Term, this Amendment shall expire and be of no further force or effect between the
parties, and the parties shall revert to the Lease as the sole governing document between the parties.
3.LESSEE NOTICE ADDRESS
Lessee’s Notice Addresses in Section 25 of the Lease are deleted in their entireties and
replaced with:
LESSEE: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
12920 SE 38th Street
Bellevue, WA 98006
Attn: Lease Compliance/Site 7HCH023B
4.SEVERABILITY
Any provision of this Amendment which will prove to be invalid, void or illegal will in no
way affect, impair or invalidate any other provision hereof, and such remaining provisions will
remain in full force and effect.
5.HEADINGS
The paragraph captions contained in this Amendment are for convenience only and will
not be considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision hereof.
6.INCORPORATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS
The Lease and this Amendment contain all of the agreements of the parties hereto with
respect to any matter covered or mentioned therein, and no agreement or understanding pertaining
to any such matter will be effective for any purpose. No provision of this Amendment may be
amended or added to except by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto or their
respective successors in interest.
7.RECORDING
This Amendment will not be recorded, unless deemed necessary by Lessor.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 99D9C728-2801-4375-8255-B28978B8CDD8
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Lessee Site ID: 7HCH023B
8.CONFLICTS
In the event the terms of the Lease and this Amendment conflict with each other, this
Amendment shall control.
9.GOVERNING LAW
This Amendment will be construed according to the laws of the State of Maryland.
10.EFFECTIVENESS
This Amendment will become effective upon and only upon its execution and delivery by
each party hereto, and upon receipt of approval by the parties hereto.
The parties hereto have herein set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND
____________________________ By:_______________________________(SEAL)
John F. Barr, President
T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC
A Delaware limited liability company
____________________________ By:________________________________(SEAL)
Name:
Title:
Approved as to form and legal
sufficiency this _____ day of
__________________, 2023.
________________________
Kirk C. Downey
County Attorney
7HCH023B_NLG-81950_AMD_115325
TMO Signatory Level: L06
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DocuSign Envelope ID: 99D9C728-2801-4375-8255-B28978B8CDD8
Market Director
James Simon
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Lessee Site ID: 7HCH023B
Exhibit A
(Page 1 of 2)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 99D9C728-2801-4375-8255-B28978B8CDD8
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Lessee Site ID: 7HCH023B
Exhibit A
(Page 2 of 2)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 99D9C728-2801-4375-8255-B28978B8CDD8
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - Agricultural Preservation Easement Rankings FY 2024
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Chris Boggs, Rural Preservation Administrator & Jill Baker, Director, Dept.
of Planning & Zoning
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve a Priority Ranking of MALPF easement
applications and to forward the top 20 applications to MALPF.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The purchase of permanent land preservation easements through the
Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Program (MALPP) is the largest part of Washington
County’s rural preservation strategy. All applications are supposed to be ranked by the local
Agricultural Advisory Board (AAB) using the adopted Priority Ranking formula which assigns points
for such things as quality of soils, proximity to other preserved lands, agricultural status, economic
viability, and relationship to other land use areas in the County. This year the AAB chose to rank
easements in a manner contrary to the adopted formula. It is the desire of the AAB to change the
criteria related proximity of easements to delineated growth areas from maximum points going to
properties furthest away from growth areas to maximum points going to those properties closest to
growth areas.
DISCUSSION: Applications for the MALPF easement program start to be collected in January
2023. At that time the priority ranking formula was established and made available to the applicants.
In May 2023, the AAB met to make a recommendation of priority ranking based upon established
formulas. It was at that meeting the AAB decided that they wanted to change one of the criteria as
mentioned in the report above. This change was not vetted by the MALPF Board, the Board of
County Commissioners or by the public. In addition, applications had already been submitted under
the pretext of being evaluated under the currently adopted ranking formula. Because the changes
desired by the AAB have not gone through a public vetting process and the applications had been
accepted prior to the desired change, Staff is recommending to approve the priority ranking of
easements based upon the adopted and publicly vetted formula as opposed to the recently
recommended version of the AAB.
Following review and consideration of public comment from this public hearing, Commissioners are
requested to approve the top 20 applications to be forwarded to the MALPF Board based on the
ranking formula. Easements are purchased in order from the priority list until funds are exhausted.
Maryland law requires MALPF and the County to maintain confidentiality of financial information
and rankings for our easement applicants until the end of an annual easement acquisition cycle.
Therefore, only the County Commissioners have the Excel spreadsheet of rankings by the Ag Board.
The public copy lists only the names of applicants.
FISCAL IMPACT: No impact to County General Fund. The County will have an opportunity to
contribute locally collected Agricultural Transfer Taxes and Real Estate Transfer Taxes in the Fall
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
2023. Local and State funds are combined (60% State and 40% County) to fund the matching portion
of the program.
CONCURRENCES:
ALTERNATIVES: Change ranking and/or number of applicants submitted.
ATTACHMENTS: PDF County Map of Applicants and Applicant List; Priority Ranking List-
Staff Recommended, Priority Ranking List – AAB Recommended, Ranking Checklist to be provided
at the meeting
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: PDF County Map of Applicants
FY2024 MALPF APPLICANT LIST
LANDOWNER NAME FILE NO.
Baker AD-18-031
Ball AD-23-004
Bowers AD-20-010
Buhrman AD-21-001
Byron-Stark AD-20-020
Clipp AD-23-005
Corwell AD-18-021
Eby AD-18-005
EDDN, LLC AD-95-001
Eklund AD-19-007
Fuscsick AD-23-008
Gehr AD-22-008
Horst AD-23-007
Houser AD-18-015
Izer AD-99-001
Michael AD-23-009
Myer AD-17-004
Reed AD-23-001
Reiser AD-99-009
Rhoderick AD-17-001
Shank AD-98-006
Stenger AD-22-004
Strite AD-90-019
Wagner-Miller AD-22-007
Weddle AD-16-014
Wright AD-15-001
Baker
Bowers
Byron-Stark
Corwell
EDDN LLC
Eklund
Gehr
Izer
Wagner-Miller
Myer
Houser
Reiser
Rhoderick
Shank
Stenger
Strite
Weddle
Wright
Ball
Buhrman
Clipp
Eby
Fuscsick
Horst
Michael
Reed
Boonsboro
Williamsport
Clear
Spring
Funkstown
Keedysville
Sharpsburg
Hagerstown
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WARNING! : This map was created by the Washington County
Department of Planning and Zoning and is intended for the
recipients use only. It is not for general distribution to the public,
and should not be scaled or copied. Any modifications or
changes to this map are prohibited without express prior written
approval. Sources of the data contained hereon are from various
public agencies which may have use restrictions or disclaimers.
The parcel lines shown on this map are derived from a variety of
sources which have their own accuracy standards. The parcel
lines are approximate and for informational purposes ONLY. They
are not guaranteed by Washington County Maryland or the
Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxations to be free of
errors including errors of omission, commission, positional
accuracy or any attributes associated with real property. They
shall not be copied, reproduced or scaled in any way without the
express prior written approval. This data DOES NOT replace an
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Request for Quotation Award (Q-23-749) Retention Pond Mowing Services
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Rick Curry, CPPO, Purchasing Director; John Swauger, Stormwater
Management
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to award the Retention Pond Mowing Services to the
responsible, responsive bidder, Diamond Lawn & Landscape, of Hagerstown, MD who submitted the
lowest total sum price in the amount of $10,050.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: On August 18, 2017, the County issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for
the mowing services. Services include all cost associated with completion of the work
including, but not limited to: fuel, equipment maintenance and repair, travel labor, debris removal,
and weather delays. The term for these services is for a one-year period tentatively commencing on
July 1, 2023, thru October 31, 2023, and commence again April 30, 2024, with an option by the
County to renew for up to one (1) additional one (1) year period, subject to written notice given by the
County at least sixty (60) calendar days in advance of its expiration date. If the Bidder wishes to
renew the Contract, he/she must submit a letter of intent to the Purchasing Director at least ninety
(90) calendar days prior to the expiration of the contract year. The County reserves the right to
accept or reject any request for renewal and any increase in costs for each specified location that the
Bidder may request. All other terms and conditions shall remain unchanged. The County guarantees
neither a maximum nor a minimum number of properties to be mowed.
The Request for Quotation (RFQ) was advertised on the County web site, and on the State of
Maryland’s “eMarylandMarketplaceAdvantage” web site. Forty-two (42) persons/companies
registered/downloaded the quote document on-line. A total of seven (7) quotes were received as
indicated on the quote tabulation matrix.
DISCUSSION: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available in Stormwater and Watershed account 40-40050.
CONCURRENCES: Environmental Division Director and Deputy Director of Highway
Department
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Quotation Tabulation Matrix
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
1 0.72 $100.00 $160.00 $23.45 $75.00
2 0.55 $75.00 $120.00 $17.91 $55.00
3 7.20 $200.00 $1,250.00 $234.50 $190.00
4 0.49 $100.00 $110.00 $15.96 $55.00
5 10712 Appletree Lane 0.37 $100.00 $80.00 $12.05 $55.00
6 0.65 $70.00 $145.00 $21.17 $55.00
7 1.54 $150.00 $335.00 $50.16 $70.00
8 Hagerstown, MD 21740 0.47 $80.00 $105.00 $15.31 $70.00
9 Hagerstown, MD 21740 0.51 $125.00 $115.00 $16.61 $70.00
10 both areas at on and off ramp to
Halfway Blvd,9.60 $200.00 $1,765.00 $312.67 $285.00
11 1.80 $125.00 $390.00 $58.63 $75.00
12 Winding Oak Drive 0.96 $125.00 $210.00 $31.27 $75.00
13 Light Street 5.40 $125.00 $995.00 $175.88 $290.00
14
Fairway Meadows 1 at Eagle Lane behind
the Pumping Station
Hagerstown, MD 21740
0.89 $125.00 $195.00 $28.99 $70.00
1 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
15
Fairway Meadows 2 and 3 beside and
across the street from 471 Westminister Court
Hagerstown, MD 21740
1.00 $125.00 $220.00 $32.57 $165.00
16 the intersection of Woodbridge Drive and
Robinwood Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21740
1.00 $150.00 $220.00 $32.57 $165.00
17 20526 Woodbridge Drive 6.50 $150.00 $1,195.00 $211.71 $165.00
18 swale line in front and side to pond, 3.89 $125.00 $715.00 $126.70 $145.00
19 0.97 $125.00 $210.00 $31.59 $75.00
20 0.47 $100.00 $105.00 $15.31 $60.00
21 on both sides and the left side of
Poffenberger Road at 19131 6.00 $125.00 $1,100.00 $195.42 $290.00
22 0.19 $50.00 $45.00 $6.19 $45.00
23 0.19 $40.00 $45.00 $6.19 $45.00
24 along the tree line 0.13 $40.00 $45.00 $4.23 $45.00
25 Rockland Drive at Route 65 10.60 $325.00 $1,950.00 $345.24 $475.00
26 Westbury Court 1.60 $200.00 $350.00 $52.11 $95.00
2 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
27 entrance off Route 68 1.20 $200.00 $260.00 $39.08 $125.00
28 1.50 $200.00 $325.00 $48.86 $120.00
29 Williamsport, MD 21795 1.00 $100.00 $220.00 $32.57 $75.00
30 Colonel Henry Douglas Drive
at the Dead-End Pond 1.00 $80.00 $220.00 $32.57 $75.00
31 Rear of 10419 Cold Harbor Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21740 0.90 $125.00 $195.00 $29.31 $75.00
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At the Intersection of Poffenberger Road /
Valentia Farms Road at the Triangle 0.22 $10.00 $50.00 $7.17 $55.00
33 on the Northside of
Poffenberger Road Pond, 2.50 $90.00 $500.00 $81.43 $120.00
$4,060.00 $13,945.00 $2,345.38 *$3,905.00 TOTAL SUM PRICE OPTION I
(Properties 1-33)
3 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
34 0.71 $50.00 $155.00 $23.12 $75.00
35 Little Antietam Road and El Paso Drive 0.64 $75.00 $140.00 $20.84 $65.00
36 Jamestown Drive 0.54 $90.00 $120.00 $17.59 $60.00
37 Smithsburg, MD 21783 1.48 $100.00 $320.00 $48.20 $100.00
38 Marigold Drive 0.79 $80.00 $175.00 $25.73 $70.00
39 Marigold Drive 0.48 $40.00 $105.00 $15.63 $50.00
40 Orange Blossom Court 0.75 $125.00 $165.00 $24.43 $65.00
41 12903 Mattley Drive 0.62 $125.00 $135.00 $20.19 $60.00
42 Dover Drive 1.80 $125.00 $390.00 $58.63 $75.00
43
Access Intersection of
Longmeadow Road & Paradise Church Road
Hagerstown, MD 21742
0.62 $50.00 $135.00 $20.19 $60.00
44 Rock Maple Drive 2.64 $175.00 $485.00 $85.98 $125.00
45 Cambridge Drive 1.40 $125.00 $305.00 $45.60 $100.00
46 2.99 $175.00 $550.00 $97.38 $135.00
4 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
47 1.68 $225.00 $365.00 $54.72 $95.00
48 Paradise Manor Drive 1.72 $150.00 $375.00 $56.02 $95.00
49 Sweet Vale Drive & Diller Drive,
18813 Diller Drive 1.63 $225.00 $355.00 $53.09 $90.00
50 18828 & 18836 Diller Drive 0.57 $50.00 $125.00 $18.56 $55.00
51 18914 & 18924 Diller Drive 0.94 $175.00 $205.00 $30.62 $80.00
52 13930 Pennsylvania Avenue 1.58 $150.00 $345.00 $51.46 $95.00
53 1.68 $175.00 $365.00 $54.72 $95.00
54 150' north of Maugans Avenue 1.95 $150.00 $425.00 $63.51 $120.00
55 150' north of Maugans Avenue 1.04 $125.00 $225.00 $33.87 $85.00
56 14207 Shelby Circle 0.89 $100.00 $195.00 $28.99 $80.00
57 between 11020 & 11014 1.39 $125.00 $300.00 $45.27 $90.00
58 11109 & 11113 Suffolk Drive 1.30 $150.00 $280.00 $42.34 $90.00
59 3.03 $200.00 $550.00 $98.69 $180.00
5 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
60 20328 Splendor View Terrace 1.65 $125.00 $360.00 $53.74 $110.00
61 Trout Drive & White Hall Road 1.02 $10.00 $220.00 $33.22 $75.00
62 1.97 $200.00 $365.00 $64.16 $130.00
63 0.79 $75.00 $175.00 $25.73 $70.00
64 0.55 $10.00 $120.00 $17.91 $60.00
65 9021 & 9017 Wildberry Court 0.32 $40.00 $70.00 $10.42 $50.00
66 9005 & 9004 Wildberry Court 0.83 $75.00 $180.00 $27.03 $70.00
67 20606 & 20544 Wilderness Run Road 0.87 $100.00 $190.00 $28.34 $70.00
68 9106 & 9110 Golden Angel Court 0.83 $100.00 $180.00 $27.03 $70.00
69 19511 & 19507 Waneta Drive 1.04 $75.00 $225.00 $33.87 $85.00
70 across from 3021 Stonewall Passage 0.69 $75.00 $150.00 $22.47 $70.00
71 adjacent to 20505 Gathland Trail Road 0.66 $75.00 $145.00 $21.50 $70.00
72 across from 20135 West Stone Court 1.63 $100.00 $350.00 $53.09 $95.00
6 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
73 0.84 $50.00 $185.00 $27.36 $75.00
74 5136 General Stuart Court 2.41 $125.00 $445.00 $78.49 $160.00
75 0.46 $70.00 $100.00 $14.98 $45.00
76 17813 Greentree Lane 0.25 $10.00 $55.00 $8.14 $45.00
77 0.80 $100.00 $175.00 $26.06 $70.00
78 Access at end of Bivens Land between 0.98 $100.00 $220.00 $31.92 $85.00
79 12534 & 12524 Garrow Drive 1.05 $80.00 $220.00 $34.20 $85.00
80 1.65 $100.00 $305.00 $53.74 $100.00
81 13931 & 13939 McIntosh Circle 0.99 $90.00 $210.00 $32.24 $85.00
82 13903 & 13909 McIntosh Circle 1.15 $50.00 $220.00 $37.46 $85.00
83 Access end of cul-de-sac of Leishear Court 0.90 $80.00 $210.00 $29.31 $75.00
84 Access either side of Leishear Court at 0.07 $10.00 $40.00 $2.28 $45.00
85 0.60 $50.00 $130.00 $19.54 $55.00
86 0.25 $50.00 $55.00 $8.14 $40.00
87 18221 College Road 3.83 $125.00 $705.00 $124.74 $100.00 *
7 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
B&B Services
Hagerstown, MD
Clean Cuts Lawn Care, LLC
Cavetown, MD
Community Bridge, Inc.
Washington, DC
Diamond Lawn & Landscape
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
88 2.33 $150.00 $430.00 $75.89 $180.00 *
89 1.73 $50.00 $315.00 $56.35 $135.00
90 2.13 $200.00 $395.00 $69.37 $140.00
91 Poffenberger Road 2.46 $150.00 $455.00 $80.12 $180.00
92 1.78 $75.00 $325.00 $57.97 $180.00
93 11924 Walnut Point Road 1.38 $125.00 $255.00 $44.95 $95.00
94 across from 11822 Walnut Point Road 1.61 $125.00 $295.00 $52.44 $95.00
95 0.38 $50.00 $85.00 $12.38 $45.00
96 4.90 $300.00 $895.00 $159.59 $190.00
97 18537 Maugans Avenue 1.52 $100.00 $275.00 $49.51 $100.00
98 1.68 $100.00 $310.00 $54.72 $100.00
99 Hagerstown, MD 21740 at pump station 3.31 $275.00 $610.00 $107.81 $190.00
$7,185.00 *$17,940.00 $2,903.58 *$6,095.00 *
$11,245.00 *$31,885.00 $5,248.96 *$10,000.00 *
*Corrected prices based on unit prices
TOTAL SUM PRICE OPTION II
(Properties 34-99)
TOTAL SUM PRICE (OPTION I AND OPTION II)
(Properties 1-99)
8 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
1 0.72 $165.00 $75.00 $63.00
2 0.55 $165.00 $75.00 $43.00
3 7.20 $165.00 $200.00 $200.00
4 0.49 $165.00 $80.00 $63.00
5 10712 Appletree Lane 0.37 $165.00 $75.00 $63.00
6 0.65 $165.00 $50.00 $63.00
7 1.54 $165.00 $100.00 $100.00
8 Hagerstown, MD 21740 0.47 $165.00 $60.00 $58.00
9 Hagerstown, MD 21740 0.51 $165.00 $75.00 $78.00
10 both areas at on and off ramp to
Halfway Blvd,9.60 $165.00 $400.00 $283.00
11 1.80 $165.00 $100.00 $100.00
12 Winding Oak Drive 0.96 $165.00 $100.00 $83.00
13 Light Street 5.40 $165.00 $250.00 $283.00
14
Fairway Meadows 1 at Eagle Lane behind
the Pumping Station
Hagerstown, MD 21740
0.89 $165.00 $125.00 $58.00
9 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
15
Fairway Meadows 2 and 3 beside and
across the street from 471 Westminister Court
Hagerstown, MD 21740
1.00 $165.00 $100.00 $158.00
16 the intersection of Woodbridge Drive and
Robinwood Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21740
1.00 $165.00 $175.00 $158.00
17 20526 Woodbridge Drive 6.50 $165.00 $200.00 $158.00
18 swale line in front and side to pond, 3.89 $165.00 $160.00 $133.00
19 0.97 $165.00 $60.00 $63.00
20 0.47 $165.00 $50.00 $43.00
21 on both sides and the left side of
Poffenberger Road at 19131 6.00 $165.00 $250.00 $283.00
22 0.19 $165.00 $60.00 $33.00
23 0.19 $165.00 $50.00 $33.00
24 along the tree line 0.13 $165.00 $50.00 $33.00
25 Rockland Drive at Route 65 10.60 $165.00 $400.00 $500.00
26 Westbury Court 1.60 $165.00 $250.00 $83.00
10 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
27 entrance off Route 68 1.20 $165.00 $150.00 $133.00
28 1.50 $165.00 $150.00 $109.00
29 Williamsport, MD 21795 1.00 $165.00 $85.00 $80.00
30 Colonel Henry Douglas Drive
at the Dead-End Pond 1.00 $165.00 $75.00 $90.00
31 Rear of 10419 Cold Harbor Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21740 0.90 $165.00 $110.00 $100.00
32
At the Intersection of Poffenberger Road /
Valentia Farms Road at the Triangle 0.22 $165.00 $40.00 $43.00
33 on the Northside of
Poffenberger Road Pond, 2.50 $165.00 $110.00 $108.00
$5,445.00 *$4,290.00 *$3,879.00 TOTAL SUM PRICE OPTION I
(Properties 1-33)
11 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
34 0.71 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
35 Little Antietam Road and El Paso Drive 0.64 $165.00 $60.00 $100.00
36 Jamestown Drive 0.54 $165.00 $75.00 $70.00
37 Smithsburg, MD 21783 1.48 $165.00 $100.00 $125.00
38 Marigold Drive 0.79 $165.00 $85.00 $80.00
39 Marigold Drive 0.48 $165.00 $60.00 $50.00
40 Orange Blossom Court 0.75 $165.00 $75.00 $80.00
41 12903 Mattley Drive 0.62 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
42 Dover Drive 1.80 $165.00 $150.00 $140.00
43
Access Intersection of
Longmeadow Road & Paradise Church Road
Hagerstown, MD 21742
0.62 $165.00 $60.00 $100.00
44 Rock Maple Drive 2.64 $165.00 $175.00 $180.00
45 Cambridge Drive 1.40 $165.00 $250.00 $230.00
46 2.99 $165.00 $200.00 $190.00
12 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
47 1.68 $165.00 $150.00 $150.00
48 Paradise Manor Drive 1.72 $165.00 $150.00 $180.00
49 Sweet Vale Drive & Diller Drive,
18813 Diller Drive 1.63 $165.00 $125.00 $140.00
50 18828 & 18836 Diller Drive 0.57 $165.00 $60.00 $50.00
51 18914 & 18924 Diller Drive 0.94 $165.00 $95.00 $100.00
52 13930 Pennsylvania Avenue 1.58 $165.00 $100.00 $140.00
53 1.68 $165.00 $125.00 $150.00
54 150' north of Maugans Avenue 1.95 $165.00 $175.00 $205.00
55 150' north of Maugans Avenue 1.04 $165.00 $125.00 $120.00
56 14207 Shelby Circle 0.89 $165.00 $85.00 $110.00
57 between 11020 & 11014 1.39 $165.00 $125.00 $100.00
58 11109 & 11113 Suffolk Drive 1.30 $165.00 $125.00 $100.00
59 3.03 $165.00 $200.00 $180.00
13 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
60 20328 Splendor View Terrace 1.65 $165.00 $125.00 $125.00
61 Trout Drive & White Hall Road 1.02 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
62 1.97 $165.00 $150.00 $195.00
63 0.79 $165.00 $90.00 $100.00
64 0.55 $165.00 $60.00 $40.00
65 9021 & 9017 Wildberry Court 0.32 $165.00 $60.00 $40.00
66 9005 & 9004 Wildberry Court 0.83 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
67 20606 & 20544 Wilderness Run Road 0.87 $165.00 $75.00 $50.00
68 9106 & 9110 Golden Angel Court 0.83 $165.00 $60.00 $80.00
69 19511 & 19507 Waneta Drive 1.04 $165.00 $75.00 $120.00
70 across from 3021 Stonewall Passage 0.69 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
71 adjacent to 20505 Gathland Trail Road 0.66 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
72 across from 20135 West Stone Court 1.63 $165.00 $125.00 $145.00
14 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
73 0.84 $165.00 $75.00 $80.00
74 5136 General Stuart Court 2.41 $165.00 $225.00 $180.00
75 0.46 $165.00 $60.00 $100.00
76 17813 Greentree Lane 0.25 $165.00 $60.00 $30.00
77 0.80 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
78 Access at end of Bivens Land between 0.98 $165.00 $85.00 $125.00
79 12534 & 12524 Garrow Drive 1.05 $165.00 $80.00 $100.00
80 1.65 $165.00 $125.00 $120.00
81 13931 & 13939 McIntosh Circle 0.99 $165.00 $85.00 $125.00
82 13903 & 13909 McIntosh Circle 1.15 $165.00 $100.00 $125.00
83 Access end of cul-de-sac of Leishear Court 0.90 $165.00 $75.00 $100.00
84 Access either side of Leishear Court 0.07 $165.00 $10.00 $30.00
85 0.60 $165.00 $60.00 $60.00
86 0.25 $165.00 $40.00 $60.00
87 18221 College Road 3.83 $165.00 $175.00 $100.00
15 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Q-23-749
Retention Pond Mowing Services
Quality Lawn Service Ltd.
Williamsport, MD
Thurber's Excavating & Equipment, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Young's Lawn Service, LLC
Hagerstown, MD
Property Property Location Lot
Acreage Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit Cost Per Visit
88 2.33 $165.00 $150.00 $170.00
89 1.73 $165.00 $125.00 $135.00
90 2.13 $165.00 $150.00 $150.00
91 Poffenberger Road 2.46 $165.00 $175.00 $165.00
92 1.78 $165.00 $125.00 $150.00
93 11924 Walnut Point Road 1.38 $165.00 $125.00 $150.00
94 across from 11822 Walnut Point Road 1.61 $165.00 $150.00 $130.00
95 0.38 $165.00 $50.00 $50.00
96 4.90 $165.00 $275.00 $250.00
97 18537 Maugans Avenue 1.52 $165.00 $125.00 $150.00
98 1.68 $165.00 $125.00 $150.00
99 Hagerstown, MD 21740 at pump station 3.31 $165.00 $225.00 $250.00
$10,890.00 *$7,330.00 $7,900.00
$16,335.00 *$11,620.00 *$11,779.00
*Corrected prices based on unit prices
TOTAL SUM PRICE OPTION II
(Properties 34-99)
TOTAL SUM PRICE (OPTION I AND OPTION II)
(Properties 1-99)
16 Quotes Due: May 10, 2023
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Contract Award (PUR-1612) Physical Examination Services
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Brandi Naugle, CPPB, Buyer, Purchasing Department; Tracy McCammon,
Risk Management Coordinator
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to award the contract for physical examination services and
various services to be performed on employees and candidates for County employment vacancies and
for Washington County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association of Maryland, Inc. (WCVFRA) personnel,
to the responsive, responsible sole proposer, Health@Work of Hagerstown, MD (incumbent) for its
total sum proposal dated May 5, 2023, of $417,157.40 per year based upon estimated quantities (no
guaranteed min/max) at per its unit prices for the indicated services.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The Invitation to Bid (ITB) was advertised in the local newspaper, on the
County’s website, and on the State’s “eMaryland Marketplace” (eMMA) website. Nineteen (19)
firms/individuals downloaded the bid document from the County website, one (1) firm was represented
at the pre-proposal conference and one (1) bid was received. The sole proposal was received on May
10, 2023, from the incumbent medical firm. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any
request for renewal by the Bidder and any increase in costs.
The recommended firm shall provide physical examination services and various other services to be
performed on employees and candidates for County employment vacancies and WCVFRA personnel.
This contract is for a one (1) year period tentatively commencing July 1, 2023, with an option to renew
for up to four (4) additional one-year periods.
DISCUSSION: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: For these services (Medical Fees) in FY’24, the Health and Human Services
Department has budgeted $116,450; Sheriff’s Department–Detention has budgeted $8,760; and the
County has budgeted a portion of the required costs associated with the WCVFRA personnel at
$115,000. Utilization may be less than the recommended award amount; payment will be made at the
unit costs for only the actual services rendered.
CONCURRENCES: Deputy County Attorney/Interim Director of Human Resources
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Bid Tabulation Matrix
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
PUR-1612
Physical Examination Services
Item
No. Unit Item Description Annual Qty./
1a Pre-Placement Physical 85 $80.00 $6,800.00
1b Pre-Placement Physical Testing 85 $80.00 $6,800.00
2 Pre-Placement Physical (Including CDL requirements)45 $80.00 $3,600.00
3 Pre-Placement Physical (Sheriff uniformed officers)25 $80.00 $2,000.00
4 Pre-Placement Physical Fitness Screening (Sheriff uniformed officers)25 $90.00 $2,250.00
5 Pre-Placement Annual Physical (Firefighter/Paramedic)25 $80.00 $2,000.00
6a Pre-Placement/Annual Lab Testing (Firefighter/Paramedic) CBC 50 $20.00 $1,000.00
6b Pre-Placement Annual Lab Testing (Firefighter/Paramedic) CMP 50 $23.00 $1,150.00
6c Pre-Placement/Annual Lab Testing (Firefighter/Paramedic) Lipid Panel 50 $30.00 $1,500.00
6d Pre-Placement/Annual Lab Testing (Firefighter/Paramedic) Urinalysis 50 $11.00 $550.00
6e 30 $37.00 $1,110.00
6f Pre-Placement/Annual Lab Testing (Firefighter/Paramedic) Chest X-ray 55 $50.00 *
6g 55 $90.83
6h Pre-Placement/Annual Lab Testing (Firefighter/Paramedic) TB Gold 25 $80.00
7 Drug and Alcohol Testing for CDL Holders and Safety Sensitive Positions 84 $70.00
8 DOT Pre-Employment Drug Test 45 $40.00 *$1,800.00 *
$2,750.00
$5,880.00
SECTION I: TESTS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY EMPLOYEES
$4,995.65
$2,000.00
Unit Price Total Price
Hagerstown, MD
1 Bids Opened:05/10/23
PUR-1612
Physical Examination Services
Item
No. Unit Item Description Annual Qty./
9 Non-DOT (Panel 8/Panel 10) Pre-Employment Drug Test 85 $35.00
10 DOT Examinations 175 $80.00
11 Fitness for Duty/Consultation Services 10 $150.00
12 Return to Work Examination 10 $90.00
13 Return to Work Drug Screen Testing 30 $45.00
14 On the Job Injury - Office Visit 75 $97.00
15a Hearing Test - Initial Baseline 30 $25.00
15b Hearing Test - Annual Check 75 $25.00
16 Respiratory Clearance Exams 25 $85.00
17 Respiratory Annual Evaluation 85 $15.00 *
18 Spirometry Testing 50 $51.00
19 Hepatitis B Shots 20 $65.00
20 Hepatitis A Shots 40 $90.00
21 Hepatitis C Antibody 50 $53.82
22 TB Testing 85 $16.00
23 Flu Shots (Including H1N1 strand)450 $32.00 $14,400.00
$7,275.00
$2,975.00
$14,000.00
$1,500.00
$900.00
$1,350.00
$2,550.00
$1,300.00
$3,600.00
$2,691.00
$1,360.00
$2,125.00
$1,275.00
SECTION I: TESTS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY EMPLOYEES
Total Price
Hagerstown, MD
Unit Price
$750.00
$1,875.00
2 Bids Opened:05/10/23
PUR-1612
Physical Examination Services
Item
No. Unit Item Description Annual Qty./
24 Lead Blood Test 15 $55.00
25 Heavy Metals, Urine Test 60 $295.00
26 EKG (for Firefighter/Paramedic)75 $35.00
27 Stress Test (Firefighter/Paramedic over age 40)5 $250.00
28 OSHA Questionnaires (Firefighter/Paramedic providers)80 $30.00
29 Hepatitis B Surface Antibody 75 $30.00
30 Hepatitis A & B Combination Shots 15 $135.00
31 Tetanus/Diphtheria Shots 5 $55.00 *
32 Blood Sugar Finger Stick 15 $8.00
33 Testing of Split Speciment 5 $250.00
34 Per Member FTA Random Drug & Alcohol Consortium Fee 45 $4.25
35 Per Member DOT Random Drug & Alcohol Consortium Fee 210 $4.25
36 Per Member Safety-Sensitive Random Drug & Alcohol Consortium Fee 135 $4.25
37 275 $0.50
38 Per Member FAA Random Drug & Alcohol Consortium Fee 10 $11.25
39 75 $4.25
$892.50
$573.75
$137.50
$112.50
$318.75
Total Price
$825.00
Health@Work
Hagerstown, MD
SECTION I: TESTS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY EMPLOYEES
$17,700.00
$2,625.00
$1,250.00
Unit Price
$191.25
$2,400.00
$2,250.00
$2,025.00
$275.00
$120.00
$1,250.00
3 Bids Opened:05/10/23
PUR-1612
Physical Examination Services
Item
No. Unit Item Description Annual Qty./ Unit Price Total Price
1 Fire and Rescue Physical Level I 125 $191.50 $23,937.50
2 Fire and Rescue Physical Level II 400 $315.55 $126,220.00
3 Return to Work Examination 15 $90.00 $1,350.00
4 Spirometry Test 400 $51.00 $20,400.00
5 Hepatitis B Shots 100 $60.00 $6,000.00
6 EKG 400 $35.00 $14,000.00
7 Stress Test (ALS providers over 40)5 $250.00 $1,250.00
8 OSHA Questionnaires (ALS providers)400 $30.00 $12,000.00
9 Hepatitis B Surface Antibody 200 $25.00 $5,000.00
10 Hepatitis C Test 250 $53.82 $13,455.00
11 Annual PPD Test 400 $16.00 $6,400.00
12 Hepatitis A & B Combination Shots 150 $135.00
13 Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (tdap)150 $55.00
14 Fire/Rescue MVA Post-Vehicle Accident Blood Test and Urinalysis 10 $60.00
15 Pathogen Exposures that may be Initially treated After Hours at a Medical 80 $225.15
16 Fire/Rescue: Review of Outside Physical Exam 65 $15.00
$20,250.00
$8,250.00
$600.00
$18,012.00
$975.00
Health@Work
Hagerstown, MD
SECTION II: TESTS FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION PERSONNEL
4 Bids Opened:05/10/23
PUR-1612
Physical Examination Services
*
Remarks / Exceptions:
6f. *Single view
8. *Written Unit Price $40.00
9. *Panel 8, crossed off
25. *blood test
31. *Pertusis
Stress Test provivded by Robinwood Heart.
Onsite flu clinics - no charge for personnel / time, only vaccine.
TOTAL SUM PROPOSAL (Sections I and II)
* Corrected calculations based on unit pricing
$417,157.40
5 Bids Opened:05/10/23
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Bid Award (PUR-1620) Dumpster Services at Conococheague WwTP and Clean
County
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Brandi Naugle, CPPB, Buyer, Purchasing Department; Mark
Bradshaw, Division Director of Environmental Management
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to award the contract for the Dumpster Services at
Conococheague WwTP and Clean County to the responsible, responsive bidder BFI Waste
Services, LLC dba Republic Services of Hagerstown, MD for the total amount of $60,024.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: The County accepted bids for the Dumpster Services at Conococheague
WwTP and Clean County on May 31, 2023. The bid was advertised on the State of Maryland’s
“eMaryland Marketplace” (eMMA) website and the County’s website, and in the local
newspaper. A total sum bid proposal was requested for the work, based on the unit pricing and
estimated quantities set forth in the Form of a Proposal. The County guarantees no minimum or
maximum number of services. The required on-call services are for the removal and disposal of
waste from the above-referenced locations. Twelve (12) persons/companies registered and
downloaded the bid document online and one (1) bid was received. The Contract period shall be
for a one-year period tentatively commencing August 1, 2023, with an option by the County to
renew for up to two (2) additional consecutive one (1) year periods, subject to written notice
given by the County at least sixty (60) calendar days in advance of its expiration date. If the
Bidder wishes to renew the Contract, he/she must submit a letter of intent to the County’s
Director of Purchasing at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the expiration of each contract
year. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any request for renewal and any increase
in costs for each specified location that the Bidder may request.
DISCUSSION: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are budgeted in the department’s account 545050-40-40010 for
these services.
CONCURRENCES: Division Director of Environmental Management
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: Bid Tabulation Matrix
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: N/A
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
PUR-1620
Contract Dumpster Services at Conococheague WwTP and Clean County
Description Total Total
Location No. 1:
One (1) Trip - Conocheacheague WwTP 480 $122.00 $58,560.00 $190.00 $91,200.00
Location No. 2:
One (1) Trip - Clean County 12 $122.00 $1,464.00 $190.00 $2,280.00
*Corrected calculations based on unit price
Remarks/Exceptions:
TOTOAL SUM BID (Sum of Location Nos 1 & 2)
BFI Waste Services, LLC dba
Republic Services
Hagerstown, MD
$60,024.00
Apple Valley Waste
Kearneysville, WV
$93,480.00
Bids Opened: May 31, 2023
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: FY 2024 Program Open Space Annual Program
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Andrew Eshleman, P.E. Director of Public Works
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to approve the Annual FY 2024 Program Open Space
(POS) project list as presented and recommended by the Washington County Recreation and
Parks Advisory Board.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: As per POS guidelines, each year the Board of County Commissioners
is required to adopt the annual POS Program.
DISCUSSION: The various municipalities, Board of Education, Hagerstown Community
College as well as the County submit projects for consideration for inclusion in the annual POS
Program. Based upon anticipated available funds a program is developed giving consideration to
County parks and recreation priorities, community benefit, and the priority ranking of the project
sponsor. The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board voted at its 5/4 meeting to recommend the
proposed schedule to the Board of County Commissioners for adoption. After adoption by the
Board of County Commissioners, notification is provided to the sponsors as to which projects
have been included in the program along with approval letters. This then allows the sponsors to
apply for funding to Maryland Department of Natural Resources after July 1.
FISCAL IMPACT: Washington County will receive $1,915,701 in FY24 Program Open Space
Funds. Since Washington County has met its local acquisition goal in the current approved Land
Preservation, Parks, and Recreation Plan 25% of the FY24 apportionment must be used for
acquisition projects while the remaining 75% may be used for acquisition or park development
projects. Parkland acquisition projects are eligible for 100% POS reimbursement, while
development projects require a minimum 10% local funding match.
CONCURRENCES: Washington County Recreation and Parks Advisory Board
ALTERNATIVES: Adopt different projects than those recommended by the Washington
County Recreation and Parks Advisory Board.
ATTACHMENTS: FY24 Annual POS Program and Overview Map, FY24 requests received.
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS:
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
SPONSOR PROJECT TOTAL PROJECT LOCAL POS PROJECT NOTES
COST SHARE NUMBER
BOONSBORO Shafer Park - Pickleball Courts 70,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 10.0%63,000.00$ 1
70,000.00$ 7,000.00$ -$ 63,000.00$
HAGERSTOWN 350,000.00$ 35,000.00$ 10.0%-$ 270,000.00$ 2
350,000.00$ 35,000.00$ -$ 270,000.00$
SHARPSBURG Sharpsburg Historical Park - Interpretive Plaza 411,247.00$ 41,125.00$ 10.0%370,122.00$ 3
411,247.00$ 41,125.00$ -$ 370,122.00$
WASHINGTON COUNTY 9,600,000.00$ 4,500,000.00$ 46.9%550,000.00$ 4
Agriculture Education Center Show Arena Floor 50,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 10.0%45,000.00$ 5
70,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 10.0%63,000.00$ 6
9,720,000.00$ 4,512,000.00$ 46.4%-$ 658,000.00$
WCPS 100,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 10.0%90,000.00$ 7
100,000.00$ 10,000.00$ -$ 90,000.00$
WILLIAMSPORT 45,000.00$ 11,250.00$ 25.0%33,750.00$ 8
Byron Memorial Park Acquisition - Springfield
Mansion 1,105,000.00$ 300,000.00$ 9
1,150,000.00$ 11,250.00$ 300,000.00$ 33,750.00$
UNALLOCATED 178,925.25$
-$ -$ 178,925.25$ -$
TOTAL
11,801,247.0$ 4,616,375.0$ 478,925.2$ 1,484,872.0$
1,915,701$
Development Available 75%1,436,775.75$
Acquisition Available 25%478,925.25$
POS Acquisition Total 478,925.25$
Difference -$ Note $178,925.25 is available for future acquisitions and their incidental costs
POS Development Total 1,484,872.00$
Difference (48,096.25)$ additional funds taken from unencumbered balance
Total POS Acquisition and Development 1,963,797.25$
LOCAL SHARE
POS FUNDS
POS ACQUISITION
FUNDS
POS DEV FUNDS
Acquisition Funding For future acquisitions and their incidental costs
Convert under utilized and deteriorated basketball
court into a set of three pickleball courts.
Antietam Creek Waterway Trail - Creek Access
Mt. Aetna Road Water Trail $45,000 in FY 21 POS funds.
Additional funding needed to complete project.
Fully fund request to allow for construction of the
new park. Funds will allow major site grading and
park infrastructure to be completed.
Agriculture Education Center Indoor Multipurpose
Building Reduced Ag Center Indoor Multipurpose Building
funding request from $1 million to $550,000.
Funding to support recreational amenities and
equipment in the building. Show arena floor to
improve durability and improve sanitation;
bleachers will provide a safer seating area that is
ADA compliant.
Agriculture Education Center Recreation Field
Bleachers
PROPOSED BOCC
FY 2024 POS PROGRAM SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Williamsport Elementary School - Playground Replace existing playground equipment used by
students, public and County's recreation camp
Byron Memorial Park - Restroom Facilities
Improvement Renovate existing restrooms. Carry over
Springfield Mansion acquisition from prior years to
allow for potential acquisition. Funds for
acquisition to represent value of land and not the
buildings.
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Shafer Park - Pickleball Courts 70,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 10.0%63,000.00$
70,000.00$ 7,000.00$ -$ 63,000.00$
350,000.00$ 35,000.00$ 10.0%-$ 270,000.00$ 1
Hagerstown Field House 24,000,000.00$ 0.0%225,000.00$ 2
24,350,000.00$ 35,000.00$ -$ 495,000.00$
Sharpsburg Historical Park - Interpretive Plaza 411,247.00$ 41,125.00$ 10.0%370,122.00$
411,247.00$ 41,125.00$ -$ 370,122.00$
9,600,000.00$ 4,500,000.00$ 46.9%1,000,000.00$ 1
Agriculture Education Center Show Area Floor 50,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 10.0%45,000.00$ 2
70,000.00$ 7,000.00$ 10.0%63,000.00$ 3
9,720,000.00$ 4,512,000.00$ 46.4%-$ 1,108,000.00$
100,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 10.0%90,000.00$
100,000.00$ 10,000.00$ -$ 90,000.00$
45,000.00$ 11,250.00$ 25.0%33,750.00$ 1
Byron Memorial Park Acquisition - Springfield
Mansion 1,105,000.00$ 300,000.00$ 2
1,150,000.00$ 11,250.00$ 300,000.00$ 33,750.00$
35,801,247.00$ 4,616,375.00$ 300,000.00$ 2,159,872.00$
1,915,701$
Development Available 75%1,436,775.75$
Acquisition Available 25%478,925.25$
POS Acquisition Total 300,000.00$
Difference 178,925.25$
POS Development Total 2,159,872.00$
Difference (723,096.25)$
Total POS Acquisition and Development 2,459,872.00$
ALL REQUESTS RECEIVED
No funding towards Hagerstown Field House in
FY24.
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Aetna Road
LOCAL SHARE
POS FUNDS
POS ACQUISITION
FUNDS
POS DEV FUNDS
Fully fund request to allow for construction of the
new park.
Agriculture Education Center Indoor Multipurpose
Building
Reduced Ag Center Indoor Multipurpose Building
funding request from $1 million to $550,000.Agriculture Education Center Recreation Field
Bleachers
WASHINGTON COUNTY
FY 2024 POS PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Total POS Program FY24 Allocation
Williamsport Elementary School - Playground
Byron Memorial Park - Restroom Facilities
Improvement
Carryover Springfield Mansion acquisition from
prior years
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: Maryland Draft Building Energy Performance Standards
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Andrew Eshleman, P.E. Director of Public Works
RECOMMENDED MOTION: For informational purposes only.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: Maryland passed the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 which requires
the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to develop Building Energy Performance
Standards (BEPS). MDE must develop standards for buildings that, among other requirements,
achieve:
• A 20% reduction in net direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by January 1, 2030, as
compared with 2025 levels for average buildings of similar construction and;
• Net-zero direct GHG emissions by January 1, 2040.
Covered buildings are defined as 35,000 square feet or larger (excluding parking garages).
Historic properties, public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing
buildings, and agricultural buildings are exempt. Owners of covered buildings will need to report
data to MDE each year beginning in 2025.
DISCUSSION: The BEPS will affect public and privately owned buildings. The draft standards
were released May 15th; however, it is unlikely that substantial alternations will occur. There are
minor use exemptions for food services, electric vehicle charging, and generators. Third party
benchmark reports are due every five years staring in 2025. Failure to meet the standards results
in an annual “alternate compliance fee” paid for every metric ton of net direct emissions in
excess of the standard.
FISCAL IMPACT: Extensive statewide financial impact to property owners including
Washington County government.
Sample electric only annual calculation for the 131 West North Ave MLK Building assuming
noncompliance by 2040.
EPA Electricity consumed eGRID rate: 4.33 x 10-4 metric tons CO2/kWh
2040 Alternate Compliance fee $270 metric ton CO2
184,000 kwh x 4.33 x 10-4 metric tons CO2/kWh x $270/ metric ton CO2 = $21,511
FY24 Electric Budget: $17,870
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
CONCURRENCES:
ALTERNATIVES:
ATTACHMENTS: MD BEPS Regulation for Stakeholder Review
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS:
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Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Subtitle XX BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Chapter 01 Definitions and Documents Incorporated by Reference
Authority:Environment Article,§§1-404,2-301,2-302,2-1205,2-1602,Annotated Code of Maryland
.01 Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to define the terms used in this subtitle and identify the
documents that are incorporated by reference.
.02 Definitions
A.In this subtitle,the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B.Terms Defined.
(1)“Aggregate energy consumption data”means energy data that has been summed for an
entire building,which may include a single occupant or a group of separately metered tenants,
representing the cumulative total of energy used in the covered building.
(2)“Agricultural building ”means a structure that is used primarily to cultivate,manufacture,
process,or produce agricultural crops,raw materials,products,or commodities.Agricultural building
includes a greenhouse.
(3)“Alternative compliance fee”means a fee paid by the building owner to come into
compliance with this regulation as specified in Regulation.01A of COMAR 26.xx.04.
(4)“Area-weighted standard”means an interim or final performance standard that is calculated
based on the floor area proportion of the property types within a covered building.
(5)Authorized occupant.
(a)“Authorized occupant”means a person other than a full-time-equivalent employee
that is approved by a building owner to be within a covered building for no less than 40 person-
hours per week throughout a calendar year.
(b)“Authorized occupant”does not include:
(i)Security guards;
(ii Janitors;
(iii)Construction workers;
(iv)Landscapers;and
(v)Other maintenance personnel.
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(6)“Baseline performance”means the weather-normalized numeric values of net direct
greenhouse gas emissions and site EUI of a covered building for the covered building ’s baseline year.
(7)“Baseline year ”means either calendar year 2025 for a covered building that was constructed
and occupied prior to calendar year 2025 or the first calendar year in which a newly constructed covered
building was at least 50%occupied for at least 180 days.
(8)“Benchmark”means to track and input a building ’s energy consumption data and other
relevant building information on a monthly basis for at least 12 consecutive months,as required by the
benchmarking tool,to quantify the building ’s energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
(9)Benchmarking information.
(a)“Benchmarking information”means descriptive information about a building,its
operating characteristics,and information generated by the benchmarking tool regarding the
building ’s energy consumption,efficiency,and performance.
(b)“Benchmarking information”includes but is not limited to the building identification
number,address,gross floor area,and separate energy consumption totals for each fuel type.
(10)“Benchmarking tool”means the website-based software,commonly known as ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager,or any successor system,approved by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
(11)“Building ”has the meaning and interpretation set forth in the International Building Code.
(12)“Building owner ”means:
(a)An individual or legal entity possessing title to a property including but is not limited
to a board of the owners’association,master association,board of directors,or an agent
authorized to act on behalf of a community association,cooperative housing corporation,or
condominium.
(b)A representative of a building owner.
(13)“Campus”means a collection of two or more buildings,of any building type or size,that act
as a single cohesive property with a single shared primary function and are owned and operated by the
same party,such as,but not limited to,higher education or hospital campuses.
(14)“Commercial building ”means a building that is subject to the commercial provisions of the
International Energy Conservation Code regardless of the nature of the entity or government that owns
the building.
(15)“Covered building”means a building that:
(a)Is a commercial or multifamily residential building in the State of Maryland or is
owned by the State of Maryland;and
(b)Has a gross floor area of 35,000 square feet or more,excluding the parking garage
area;and is:
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(i)A single building;
(ii)One or more buildings held in the condominium form of ownership with a
combined gross floor areas of 35,000 square feet or more (excluding the parking garage
area)and governed by a single board of managers;or
(iii)Two or more buildings with a combined gross floor area of 35,000 square
feet or more (excluding the parking garage area)that are served in whole or in part by
the same electric or gas meter or are served by the same heating or cooling system(s),
which is not a district energy system.
(c)A building that meets the criteria for a covered building as described in this section
and is located in a historic district but where the building is not individually designated
as a historic property under federal,state,or local law is a covered building.
(d)“Covered building ”does not include:
(i)A building,or space within a building,individually designated as a historic
property under federal,state,or local law;
(ii)A public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school building;
(iii)A manufacturing building;
(iv)An agricultural building;or
(v)A building owned by the Federal government;
(16)“Department”means the Maryland Department of the Environment.
(17)“Direct greenhouse gas emissions or direct emissions”means greenhouse gas emissions
produced on-site by covered buildings,as calculated by the benchmarking tool unless otherwise
specified by the Department.
(18)“District energy ”means thermal energy generated at one or more central facilities that
provides heating or cooling through a network of insulated underground pipes to provide hot water,
steam,space heating,air conditioning,or chilled water to nearby buildings.
(19)“Electric company ”has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article,§1-101,Annotated
Code of Maryland.
(20)“Final performance standard or final standard”means the numeric values of net direct
greenhouse gas emissions and site EUI that each covered building must ultimately achieve on an annual
basis in 2040 and beyond.
(21)“Financial distress”means:
(a)A property that is the subject of a tax lien sale or public auction due to property tax
arrearages;
(b)A property that is controlled by a court appointed receiver;or
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(c)A property that was acquired by a deed in lieu of foreclosure in the last calendar year.
(22)“Food service facility ”has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.15.03.02B.
(23)Full-time-equivalent employee.
(a)“Full-time-equivalent employee”means a person that occupies a covered building for
no less than 40 person-hours per week throughout a calendar year.
(b)“Full-time-equivalent employee”excludes:
(i)Security guards;
(ii)Janitors;
(iii)Construction workers;
(iv)Landscapers;and
(v)Other maintenance personnel.
(24)“Gas company ”has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article,§1-101,Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(25)“Greenhouse gas emissions or emissions”means gasses released into the atmosphere that
contribute to climate change,including but not limited to carbon dioxide (CO2),as calculated by the
benchmarking tool unless otherwise specified by the Department.
(26)Gross floor area.
(a)“Gross floor area”means the total building square footage measured between the
principal exterior surfaces of the enclosing fixed walls of a building.
(b)“Gross floor area”consists of all areas inside the building,including but not limited to
lobbies,tenant areas,common areas,meeting rooms,break rooms,the base level of atriums,
restrooms,elevator shafts,stairwells,mechanical equipment areas,basements,and storage
rooms.
(c)“Gross floor area”does not include exterior spaces,balconies,bays,patios,exterior
loading docks,driveways,covered walkways,outdoor play courts (e.g.,tennis,basketball),
parking,the interstitial space between floors (which house pipes and ventilation),and crawl
spaces.
(d)“Gross floor area”is not the same as rentable space,but rather includes all areas
inside the building(s).
(27)“Interim performance standard or interim standard”means the numeric values of net direct
greenhouse gas emissions and site EUI which covered buildings must achieve by a specified calendar
year that is prior to 2040.
(28)“Manufacturing ”has the same meaning as defined and described in Environment Article,
§2-1202(h)(1-3),Annotated Code of Maryland.
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(29)“Manufacturing building ”means a building classified as a manufacturing building in North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS)or otherwise designated as a manufacturing building by
the Department.
(30)“Mixed-use building ”means a building that contains two or more property types.
(31)Net direct greenhouse gas emissions or net direct emissions.
(a)“Net direct greenhouse gas emissions or net direct emissions”means:
(i)Direct greenhouse gas emissions;or
(ii)For a covered building connected to a district energy system,direct
greenhouse gas emissions plus the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to thermal
energy inputs from the district energy system used by the covered building,as calculated
using the methodology provided in this regulation.
(b)“Net direct greenhouse gas emissions or net direct emissions”does not include direct
greenhouse gas emissions from a food service facility located within a covered building.
(32)“Newly constructed covered building ”means a covered building that was constructed after
2024 and occupied by at least one full-time-equivalent employee or authorized occupant.
(33)“Occupied”means a covered building with at least one full-time equivalent employee or
authorized occupant.
(34)“Property type”means the primary use of a building space as specified in ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager.
(35)Site energy use.
(a)“Site energy use”means all energy used on-site by a covered building to meet the
energy loads of the building.
(b)“Site energy use”includes electricity delivered to the building through the electric
grid and/or generated on-site with renewable sources;thermal energy delivered to the building
through a district energy system;and natural gas,diesel,propane,fuel oil,wood,coal,and other
fuels used on-site.
(c)“Site energy use”excludes electricity used to charge vehicles and other electricity
uses excluded from site energy use by the benchmarking tool.
(36)“Site energy use intensity or site EUI”is calculated by the benchmarking tool by dividing the
total energy consumed in one calendar year by the gross floor area of the building and reported as a
value of a thousand British thermal units (kBTU)per square foot per year.
(37)“Tenant ”means a person or entity occupying or holding possession of a building,part of a
building,or premises pursuant to a rental or lease agreement.
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(38)“Weather normalized”means a method for modifying the measured building energy use in
a specific calendar year to estimate energy use under normal weather conditions as calculated by the
benchmarking tool.
.03 Incorporation by Reference.
A.In this subtitle,the following documents are incorporated by reference.
B.Documents Incorporated.
(1)International Building Code (IBC),Sixth Version:Nov 2021,Chapter 2 “Definitions”,Section
202 “Definitions”,[A]Building.
(2)International Energy Conservation Code (IECC),Second Version:Sep 2021,Chapter 4 “[CE]
Commercial Energy Efficiency”.
(3)Maryland Department of the Environment Technical Memorandum 23-01,"Technical
Guidance and Calculation Methodologies to Comply with Building Energy Performance Standards",June,
2023.
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Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Subtitle XX BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Chapter 02 Benchmarking and Reporting
Authority:Environment Article,§§1-404,2-301,2-302,2-1205,2-1602,Annotated Code of
Maryland
.01 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish reporting requirements for building owners,tenants,
electric and gas companies,fuel distributors,and district energy providers.
.02 Reporting Requirements of Building Owners.
A.Data Collection.
(1)Each calendar year beginning in 2025 or in the first calendar year after which a newly
constructed covered building is occupied,the building owner shall collect and enter all required
benchmarking information for the previous calendar year into the benchmarking tool.
(2)Nothing in this regulation shall be construed to permit a building owner to use tenant energy
usage data for purposes other than evaluation of the performance of the building.
B.Benchmarking Report.
(1)A building owner shall submit a benchmarking report to the Department by June 1st of each
calendar year,beginning in 2025,using the benchmarking tool.
(2)The owner of a newly constructed covered building shall submit a benchmarking report to
the Department by June 1st of each calendar year,beginning the year following the first calendar year
the newly constructed building was occupied for at least one day,using the benchmarking tool.
(3)The annual benchmarking report shall include,at a minimum,the benchmarking information
spanning January 1st to December 31st of the previous calendar year or for all of the days in a calendar
year that a newly constructed covered building was occupied.
(4)The building owner shall enter data into the benchmarking tool such that the benchmarking
report shall be based on an assessment of the energy consumed by the building for the entire calendar
year being reported or for all of the days in a calendar year that a newly constructed covered building
was occupied.
(5)The building owner shall exclude from the benchmarking report submetered and separately
metered energy consumption data for:
(a)Food service facilities that engage in commercial cooking and water heating;
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(b)Electric vehicle charging;
(c)Other electricity uses excluded from site energy use by the benchmarking tool;and
(d)Emissions from required combustion equipment under the following conditions:
(i)Emissions from generators shall be excluded from the net direct emissions
requirements if a federal or state regulation requires a covered building including a
health care facility,laboratory,assisted living and nursing facility,military building,
critical infrastructure,and a building used in life sciences to use a backup generator or
other equipment that must run on combustible fuels.
(ii)A covered building is required to include emissions from a combustion
generator/equipment if the relevant federal or state regulation is updated to allow
battery storage and/or other types of systems that do not produce direct emissions.
(6)Energy consumption for food service facilities can be excluded using a standard deduction
formula in accordance with the Department’s TM 23-01,"Technical Guidance and Calculation
Methodologies to Comply with Building Energy Performance Standards,"when such energy consumption
cannot be excluded using submetered or separately metered data.
(7)Before submitting a benchmarking report,the building owner shall run all automated data
quality checker functions available within the benchmarking tool and shall verify that all data has been
accurately entered into the tool.The building owner shall correct all missing or incorrect information as
identified by the data quality checker prior to submitting the benchmarking report to the Department.
(8)If a building owner is notified of an inaccuracy by the Department,electric company,or other
third party,then the building owner shall amend the information reported within the benchmarking tool,
and shall provide the Department with an updated benchmarking submission within 30 days of learning
of the inaccuracy.
(9)The building owner of a mixed-use covered building shall use the benchmarking tool to
report the gross floor area for all property types in the building.
(10)The building owners of a covered building that is connected to district energy systems shall
submit additional information to supplement the annual benchmarking report in accordance with the
Department ’s TM 23-01,"Technical Guidance and Calculation Methodologies to Comply with Building
Energy Performance Standards".
C.Third Party Verification of Benchmarking Reports.
(1)The building owner shall have a third party verify the accuracy of benchmarking reports for
calendar years:
(a)2025 (benchmarking report due in 2026);
(b)2030 (benchmarking report due in 2031);
(c)2035 (benchmarking report due in 2036);
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(d)2040 (benchmarking report due in 2041);and
(e)every five years thereafter.
(2)The building owner of a newly constructed covered building shall have a third party verify the
first required benchmarking report and then comply with the schedule in this chapter for verification of
subsequent reports.
(3)The building owner shall provide to the third party verifier all utility bills,delivered fuel
receipts,and other documentation needed by the verifier for the calendar year covered by the
benchmarking report.
(3)The building owner shall submit a copy of a third party verification to the Department when
submitting the associated benchmarking report in accordance with the Department’s TM 23-01,
"Technical Guidance and Calculation Methodologies to Comply with Building Energy Performance
Standards."
D.Maintenance of Historical Data.
(1)The building owner shall maintain adequate records demonstrating compliance with this
Chapter,including but not limited to,energy bills,reports,forms,and records received from tenants or
utilities and records.
(2)Such records shall be preserved for a period no less than seven years.
(3)At the request of the Department,such records shall be made available for inspection and
audit by the Department.
.03 Reporting Requirements of Tenants.
A.A tenant of a covered building shall,within 30 days of a request by the building owner,provide all
requested benchmarking information that cannot otherwise be acquired by the building owner from
other sources.
.04 Reporting Requirements of Utility Companies and District Energy Providers.
A.Electric and Gas Companies.
(1)Starting no later than July 1,2024,electric and gas companies shall retain for a period of not
less than seven years digital records of all customer meter-specific energy consumption,including the
date and time of such consumption for any data captured at intervals of more than four minutes.Electric
and gas companies shall conduct meter-to-building mapping and maintain aggregate energy
consumption data for all covered buildings,and provide to the building owner accurate and timely
information on the actual amount of electricity and/or gas delivered to a covered building.The data shall
be provided via web-based delivery capable of being uploaded to the benchmarking tool.
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(a)Data shall include aggregate energy consumption,accounting for all electric and gas
company meters that measure energy consumption at the covered building,regardless of
whether the meters serve tenant-paid or owner-paid accounts.
(b)Data shall be provided in a manner that aggregates energy consumption data across
all electric and gas company meters at the covered building.Prior to the delivery of aggregate
energy consumption data,utilities shall coordinate with the building owner as necessary to
review and confirm an accurate accounting of the meters that will be used to calculate the
aggregated total.
(c)The utility process will also include a mechanism by which the building owner can
work with the utility to correct any inaccuracies regarding the list of constituent accounts and/or
meters.
(2)Within 30 days of a request from a building owner,an electric or gas utility company shall
digitally transmit as a free service to the building owner energy data through the benchmarking tool.The
data shall include aggregate energy consumption data,as well as a complete list of the meter numbers
included in the aggregate energy consumption data to ensure accuracy of the meter-to-building
mapping,and shall continue to transmit such data until otherwise directed.Building owners shall have
the option to submit requests digitally.
(3)Electric and gas companies shall maintain a record of all meters that populate a given
building ’s aggregate energy consumption data in any given month.The utility shall ensure that
meter-to-building mapping is accurate and updated on an ongoing basis.Within 30 days of discovering
that any data or meter mapping that it has reported was erroneous,the utility shall digitally provide to
the building owner,the Department,and the Public Service Commission a report detailing the errors,
corrective measures,and steps the utility has taken and will take to prevent a recurrence of the error.
(4)All requests for aggregate energy consumption data shall be kept for reference by the gas
company or electric company for at least 24 months,including verification that the request was made by
a building owner.Requests submitted via a new or previously existing password-protected web portal
using the account of a building owner shall require no additional identity verification.
(5)Electric and gas companies shall provide a customer service option,including but not limited
to a phone number for building tenants to call-in,relating to data access questions and any perceived
data misuse.
B.District Energy Providers.
(1)Starting no later than July 1,2024,district energy providers shall maintain all records that are
necessary to comply with this regulation for a period of not less than seven years.At the request of the
Department,such records shall be made available for inspection and audit by the Department.
(2)District energy providers shall provide energy consumption data and greenhouse gas
emissions factors per unit of district energy input (steam,hot water,chilled water,etc.)to the owners of
covered buildings and to the Department for benchmarking and compliance purposes.
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(3)Emissions factors and a full and detailed accounting of their calculation must be provided by
the district energy provider by March 1st of each calendar year and cover the previous calendar year
based on actual fuel consumption and system performance data.The Department may require a third
party review of such calculations paid for by the district energy provider.
(4)District energy providers shall use methodology for allocating emissions that will be based on
the “Efficiency Method”in the World Resources Institute’s “Calculation tool for direct emissions from
stationary combustion:Allocation of GHG Emissions from a Combined Heat and Power (CHP)Plant.”
.05 Disclosure of Covered Building Benchmarking and Performance Standards Information.
A.Before a buyer signs a contract for the purchase of a covered building,the building owner selling the
covered building must:
(1)Disclose to the prospective buyer that the building is subject to requirements under this
Subtitle;
(2)Transfer the following records to the prospective buyer:
(a)A copy of the complete benchmarking record from the benchmarking tool;
(b)Documentation of data verification;
(c)Documentation of any alternative compliance payments made to the Department;
and
(d)Any other records relevant to maintain compliance under this Subtitle.
(3)Provide to the prospective buyer the following information:
(a)Performance baseline;and
(b)Interim and final performance standards.
B.The prospective buyer must indicate,by signing an addendum to the contract or a separate section of
the contract printed in boldface type,that the seller has made the disclosures and provided the
information required by Regulation .03 A of this chapter.
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Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Subtitle XX BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Chapter 03 Performance Standards and Compliance Demonstration
Authority:Environment Article,§§1-404,2-301,2-302,2-1205,2-1602,Annotated Code of
Maryland
.01 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish performance standards for covered buildings.
.02 Performance Standards
A.Interim and final net direct emissions and final site EUI standards are:
Table 1.Performance Standards.
Net Direct Emissions Standards
kg CO2e per square foot
Site EUI Standards
kBTU per square foot
Property Type Interim Standard
for 2030-2034
Interim Standard
for 2035-2039
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Adult Education 2.34 1.17 0 46
Aquarium 1.03 0.52 0 41
Automobile Dealership 2.23 1.12 0 61
Bank Branch 1.01 0.50 0 85
Bar/Nightclub 1.70 0.85 0 220
Barracks 0.57 0.29 0 38
Bowling Alley 2.07 1.03 0 84
Casino 1.03 0.52 0 41
College/University 2.43 1.21 0 57
Convenience Store with
Gas Station
2.25 1.13 0 137
Convenience Store
without Gas Station
2.25 1.13 0 137
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Net Direct Emissions Standards
kg CO2e per square foot
Site EUI Standards
kBTU per square foot
Property Type Interim Standard
for 2030-2034
Interim Standard
for 2035-2039
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Convention Center 0.39 0.19 0 40
Courthouse 1.14 0.57 0 47
Data Center 1.26 0.63 0 145
Distribution Center 0.58 0.29 0 19
Enclosed Mall 0.24 0.12 0 44
Fast Food Restaurant exempt exempt exempt exempt
Financial Office 0.32 0.16 0 58
Fire Station 1.70 0.85 0 47
Fitness Center/Health
Club/Gym
2.87 1.43 0 59
Food Sales 2.25 1.13 0 137
Food Service exempt exempt exempt exempt
Hospital (General
Medical &Surgical)
6.10 3.05 0 144
Hotel 1.47 0.74 0 60
Ice/Curling Rink 2.07 1.03 0 84
Indoor Arena 1.03 0.52 0 41
K-12 School exempt exempt exempt exempt
Laboratory 5.35 2.68 0 144
Library 1.92 0.96 0 55
Lifestyle Center 0.91 0.46 0 58
Mailing Center/Post
Office
0.92 0.46 0 48
Medical Office 0.18 0.09 0 70
Movie Theater 0.78 0.39 0 57
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Net Direct Emissions Standards
kg CO2e per square foot
Site EUI Standards
kBTU per square foot
Property Type Interim Standard
for 2030-2034
Interim Standard
for 2035-2039
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Multifamily Housing 0.82 0.41 0 29
Museum 0.75 0.38 0 29
Non-Refrigerated
Warehouse
0.11 0.06 0 31
Office 0.22 0.11 0 55
Other -Education 1.59 0.80 0 45
Other -
Entertainment/Public
Assembly
0.54 0.27 0 48
Other -
Lodging /Residential
0.002 0.001 0 37
Other -Office 0.22 0.11 0 55
Other -Other 1.60 0.80 0 54
Other -Public Service 2.12 1.06 0 61
Other -Recreation 0.70 0.35 0 78
Other -Restaurant/Bar 1.70 0.85 0 219
Other -Retail/Mall 1.40 0.70 0 81
Other -Services 2.63 1.31 0 51
Other -Specialty
Hospital
6.10 3.05 0 144
Other -Stadium 0.31 0.16 0 23
Other -
Technology/Science
0.001 0.001 0 183
Outpatient
Rehabilitation/Physical
Therapy
1.76 0.88 0 46
Parking exempt exempt exempt exempt
Performing Arts 2.38 1.19 0 57
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Net Direct Emissions Standards
kg CO2e per square foot
Site EUI Standards
kBTU per square foot
Property Type Interim Standard
for 2030-2034
Interim Standard
for 2035-2039
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Personal Services
(Health/Beauty,Dry
Cleaning,etc)
2.17 1.09 0 47
Police Station 1.52 0.76 0 54
Pre-school/Daycare 2.45 1.23 0 48
Prison/Incarceration 0.57 0.29 0 38
Race Track 1.03 0.52 0 41
Refrigerated Warehouse 1.37 0.69 0 38
Repair Services (Vehicle,
Shoe,Locksmith,etc)
2.16 1.08 0 52
Residence
Hall/Dormitory
0.70 0.35 0 38
Residential Care Facility 1.43 0.72 0 50
Restaurant exempt exempt exempt exempt
Retail Store 0.60 0.30 0 48
Roller Rink 2.07 1.03 0 84
Self-Storage Facility 0.19 0.10 0 7
Senior Living Community 1.43 0.72 0 50
Social/Meeting Hall 1.53 0.76 0 39
Stadium (Closed)0.31 0.16 0 23
Stadium (Open)0.32 0.16 0 21
Strip Mall 1.90 0.95 0 58
Supermarket/Grocery
Store
2.25 1.13 0 137
Swimming Pool 2.07 1.03 0 84
Transportation
Terminal/Station
2.22 1.11 0 56
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Net Direct Emissions Standards
kg CO2e per square foot
Site EUI Standards
kBTU per square foot
Property Type Interim Standard
for 2030-2034
Interim Standard
for 2035-2039
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Final Standard for
2040 and beyond
Urgent Care/Clinic/Other
Outpatient
1.76 0.88 0 46
Veterinary Office 1.76 0.88 0 46
Vocational School 2.34 1.17 0 46
Wholesale
Club/Supercenter
0.60 0.30 0 48
Worship Facility 0.87 0.44 0 32
Zoo 1.03 0.52 0 41
B.Interim Site EUI Standards.Interim site EUI standards are calculated using a straight-line trajectory
from a covered building ’s baseline performance to the final performance standards in 2040,set by the
compliance tool as specified in the Department’s TM 23-01,"Technical Guidance and Calculation
Methodologies to Comply with Building Energy Performance Standards".
C.Interim and Final Standards for Mixed-Use Covered Buildings.Area-weighted standards for net direct
emissions and site EUI for mixed-use buildings will be set by the compliance tool as specified in the
Department ’s TM 23-01,"Technical Guidance and Calculation Methodologies to Comply with Building
Energy Performance Standards".
D.Achieving and Maintaining the Standards.
(1)Each covered building must be at or below the interim site EUI and net direct emissions
standards for 2030-2034 in each calendar year including 2030,2031,2032,2033,and 2034.
(2)Each covered building must be at or below the interim site EUI and net direct emissions
standards for 2035-2039 in each calendar year including 2035,2036,2037,2038,and 2039.
(3)Each covered building must be at or below the final site EUI and net direct emissions
standards in calendar year 2040 and each calendar year thereafter.
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Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Subtitle XX BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Chapter 04 Alternative Compliance and Special Provisions
Authority:Environment Article,§§1-404,2-301,2-302,2-1205,2-1602,Annotated Code of
Maryland
.01 Alternative Compliance Pathway.
A.Alternative Compliance Pathway for Net Direct Emissions Standards.
(1)In lieu of meeting the net direct emissions standards in COMAR 26.xx.03,the building owner
shall come into compliance with the net direct emissions standards by paying an alternative compliance
fee for the greenhouse gas emissions in excess of the net direct emissions standards.
(2)An alternative compliance fee shall be paid for every metric ton of net direct emissions in
excess of the net direct emissions standard in a given calendar year.The fee shall be:
(a)$230 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2030;
(b)$234 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2031;
(c)$238 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2032;
(d)$242 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2033;
(e)$246 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2034;
(f)$250 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2035;
(g)$254 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2036;
(h)$258 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2037;
(i)$262 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2038;
(j)$266 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2039;
(k)$270 per metric ton of excess CO2e in 2020 dollars,adjusted for inflation,for 2040;
and
(l)The fee rate increases by $4 per metric ton of CO2e per calendar year in 2020 dollars,
adjusted for inflation,in each calendar year following 2040.
(3)The annual fee rate set forth in this chapter shall be increased each calendar year by the
percentage,if any,by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar year exceeds the
Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year.
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B.Other Provisions.If covered building ownership changes in 2030 or any calendar year thereafter,then
the owner of the building on December 31 is responsible for compliance with this regulation and paying
alternative compliance fees or penalties for the calendar year ending on December 31 and every
calendar year thereafter until that person is no longer the owner of the covered building.
.02 Exemptions.
A.Exemptions from Benchmarking and Performance Standard Requirements.A building owner may
apply for an exemption from the requirements of this regulation for one calendar year when the building
owner can provide documentation showing that one of the following conditions are met:
(1)Financial distress;
(2)The covered building was not occupied during the calendar year being reported;and
(3)The covered building was demolished during the calendar year for which benchmarking is
required.
B.Exemption from Establishing Baseline Performance.
(1)A building owner may apply for an exemption from the requirement to establish baseline
performance when,during the baseline year,less than 50%of the covered building was occupied
for at least 180 days.
(2)A covered building may not receive an exemption from the requirement to establish baseline
performance for more than three years.
.03 Option for Campus-Level Compliance.
A.The owner of a campus may choose to meet site EUI and net direct emissions standards,as specified
under this regulation,at the campus level instead of the individual building level when two or more
covered buildings are:
(1)Connected to a district energy system;
(2)Served by the same electric or gas meter;or
(3)Served by the same heating or cooling system(s),which is not a district energy system.
B.Campus-level reporting shall include energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for all
buildings and stationary equipment located on the campus,including all central plants,except as
provided in §.03B(1)of this Chapter.
(1)Campus-level reporting does not include energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
from activities/sources that are excluded from the benchmarking report requirements in Chapter 2 of
this regulation.
(2)The owner of a campus shall report to the Department at least annually:
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(a)Any permits to build new buildings or change the footprint or usage of existing
buildings on the campus;and
(b)Any buildings have received new certificates of occupancy.
(3)The Department shall,in consultation with the principal owner of a campus,determine
whether the affected buildings will be included in campus-level compliance following the rules
established in this chapter and whether and how to adjust the campus’interim and final performance
standards.
(4)By January 1,2025,or within one year after a new campus is occupied,the principal owner of
a campus that contains one or more buildings that principal owner does not own or does not control
shall deliver to the Department for approval that contains the following information:
(a)A list and a map identifying each building located on the campus that the principal
owner does not own or does not control;
(b)The name,location,size,and ownership of each such building;and
(c)A recommendation to the Department as to which buildings should comply with this
regulation as part of the campus-level compliance option and which should comply individually.
C.Performance Standards for Campus-Level Compliance.
(1)For a campus that consists of one property type,the interim and final net direct emissions
and site EUI standards are those that correspond with that property type.
(2)For a campus that consists of more than one property type,the interim and final net direct
emissions and site EUI standards are based on area-weighted standards as specified in the Department ’s
TM 23-01,"Technical Guidance and Calculation Methodologies to Comply with Building Energy
Performance Standards".
(3)Interim site EUI standards are calculated using a straight-line trajectory from baseline
performance to the final performance standards as specified in the Department ’s TM 23-01,"Technical
Guidance and Calculation Methodologies to Comply with Building Energy Performance Standards".
(4)Achieving and Maintaining the Standards.
(a)Campus-level energy use must be at or below the interim site EUI and net direct
emissions standards for 2030-2034 in each calendar year including 2030,2031,2032,2033,and
2034.
(b)Campus-level energy use must be at or below the interim site EUI and net direct
emissions standards for 2035-2039 in each calendar year including 2035,2036,2037,2038,and
2039.
(c)Campus-level energy use must be at or below the final site EUI and net direct
emissions standards in calendar year 2040 and each calendar year thereafter.
Open Session Item
SUBJECT: 2023-2024 Casualty Insurance Renewal
PRESENTATION DATE: June 13, 2023
PRESENTATION BY: Tracy McCammon, Risk Management Coordinator and Patrick Buck, CBIZ
Insurance Services
RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move to renew the liability policies with Travelers Insurance
Company and the airport liability policy with AIG.
REPORT-IN-BRIEF: Renewal quotes from insurance carriers are reflected on the attached premium
comparison. The total renewal is a 3.1% increase in premium over the last year’s actuals.
DISCUSSION: Cyber liability continues to see higher premiums due to how volatile the cyber market
has been.
FISCAL IMPACT: Total premium for all coverages is $1,570,272. Excluding the property and inland
marine premiums that were approved in April of this year, the casualty lines increased by 6.2% in
premium. Since we were able to change carriers and considering our loss ratio, we are below our
budgeted 8%. This is a savings of $73,790 in the budget.
CONCURRENCES: Michelle Gordon, CFO and Interim County Administrator and Kendall
Desaulniers, Deputy County Attorney and Interim Human Resources Director
ALTERNATIVES: Complete market bid which would create a lapse in coverage
ATTACHMENTS: Premium comparison
AUDIO/VISUAL NEEDS: None
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland
Agenda Report Form
Line of Coverage FY2023 FY2024 $Change
%
Travelers
Pkg – Auto Liability (Incl. Buses) $454,609 $470,058 $15,449 3.4%
Pkg - Auto PD (Incl. Buses) $101,546 $103,582 $2,036 2.0%
Pkg – GL, Liquor, Products, EBL $147,517 $152,125 $4,608 3.1%
Pkg – Law (Incl. Dispatch E&O) $235,290 $278,714 $43,424 18.5%
Pkg - Excess Liability $86,446 $90,009 $3,563 4.1%
Pkg – Management Liability $40,524 $31,790 ($8,734) -21.6%
Pkg – Employment Practice Liability (EPL) $72,512 $73,687 $1,175 1.6%
Pkg – Crime $5,259 $5,259 $0 0.0%
*Pkg - CyberFirst $47,360 $60,041 $12,681 26.8%
$74,202 6.2%
Airport Liability $16,592 $19,000 $2,408 14.5%
Property (Approved April 25,2023) $292,817 $250,505 ($42,312) -14.4%
Inland Marine (Approved April 25,2023) $11,942 $15,672 $3,730 31.2%
Boiler & Machinery (Approved April
Sub Total – Other July 1 Renewal
Policies $331,696 $305,007
Grand Total – July 1 Renewal Policies $1,522,759 $1,570,272 $47,513 3.1%
* Coverage limit was reduced to $1 million