agricultural landscape, antietam national battlefield

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Farmstead View, Antietam National Battlefield

Farmstead View, Antietam National Battlefield

A view towards the buildings on the Miller Farmstead from Cornfield Avenue show the high integrity of the landscape. The property and adjacent lands remain agrarian in nature and unobstructed by modern intrusio... More

Post-and-Rail Fence, Antietam National Battlefield

Post-and-Rail Fence, Antietam National Battlefield

Post-and-Rail fence remnants were installed by the NPS to replace War Department-era fencing. This section of the landscape is along the south side of Cornfield Avenue.

Historic Cornfield at the D.R. Miller Farmstead, Antietam National Battlefield

Historic Cornfield at the D.R. Miller Farmstead, Antietam National Bat...

Agriculture has been a primary land use of the D.R. Miller Farmstead since its establishment. It was smaller than many other farms in the region due to the diversified and self-sufficient nature of the agricult... More

Topography of the D.R. Miller Farmstead, Antietam National Battlefield

Topography of the D.R. Miller Farmstead, Antietam National Battlefield

View of the southeastern corner of Miller Farmstead from Smoketown Road (now the Nicodemus Farm), revealing the gently rolling landscape. The topography of the site, typical to the area, played a significant ro... More

Replanting on the D.R. Miller Farm property, Antietam National Battlefield

Replanting on the D.R. Miller Farm property, Antietam National Battlef...

This replanting is the part of the property that was once the North Woods. This area is part of the park's reforestation plan, intended to more closely replicate the appearance of the historic landscape. While ... More

Agriculture at the D.R. Miller Farmstead Landscape, Antietam National Battlefield

Agriculture at the D.R. Miller Farmstead Landscape, Antietam National ...

A view of South Mountain from Smoketown Road, showing a field of young corn and flat-topped, linear ridges.