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Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse

Coordinates: 39°28′5″N 77°35′41″W / 39.46806°N 77.59472°W / 39.46806; -77.59472
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Shoemaker, Henry, Farmhouse
Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse is located in Maryland
Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse
Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse is located in the United States
Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse
Location2136 Old National Pike, Middletown, Maryland
Coordinates39°28′5″N 77°35′41″W / 39.46806°N 77.59472°W / 39.46806; -77.59472
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1810 (1810)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.89000416[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

The Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse is a circa 1810 Federal style farmhouse which was involved in the Battle of South Mountain in 1862. Located near the eastern end of Turner's Gap, the house was the center of a Union encampment and served as a field hospital.[2]

The Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Paula S. Reed (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Henry Shoemaker Farmhouse" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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