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Town near Antietam finally ready to join tourism program

SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) — The western Maryland town that witnessed the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War is considering joining a state-sponsored tourism program it rejected 16 years ago. The Maryland Historical Trust is holding a public hearing Friday night on a proposal to include Sharpsburg in the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. The program already includes the nearby Antietam National Battlefield and 26 communities in Carroll, Frederick and Washington counties.

 

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