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Near Taneytown in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Bridgeport

 
 
Bridgeport Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
1. Bridgeport Marker
Inscription. As part of General Meade’s screen for Washington as the Confederates invaded Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Third Corps, Army of the Potomac, arrived here June 30, 1863, from Taneytown. Next day General Daniel E. Sickles marched this Corps to Emmitsburg.
 
Erected by Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1861.
 
Location. 39° 40.681′ N, 77° 13.474′ W. Marker is near Taneytown, Maryland, in Carroll County. Marker is on Maryland Route 140, 0.1 miles east of Bullfrog Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3700 Bullfrog Rd, Taneytown MD 21787, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Army of the Potomac (approx. 2½ miles away); Taneytown Memorial Park (approx. 2½ miles away); "9 11 A Day To Remember" (approx. 2½ miles away); Taneytown (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Army of the Potomac (approx. 2.6 miles away); 1st Lieutenant John E. Buffington (approx. 2.8 miles away); "Steps of the Sisters" (approx. 2.8 miles away); Everyone is Welcome (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taneytown.
 
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Looking west toward Emmitsburg image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
2. Looking west toward Emmitsburg
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,009 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on July 8, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.

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