19th Century Drawing of Thomas Farm
Thomas Farm. The Thomas Farm property was also known as "Araby." The main brick house was probably built between 1770-1780.
Boundary of Araby Property - Public domain old map
Worthington Farm. Beginning in 1812, John McPherson, Jr. and his father, Colonel John McPherson, purchased and assembled adjacent tracts of land to create an approximately 1,111-acre tract that he called Araby.... More
Secondary House at Best Farm - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
The secondary house at Best Farm is one of the structures that dates to the Vincendière ownership of the property (1794-1827). The property took the name Best Farm from the family who resided here during the Civil War.
Baker Farm Panorama - National Parks Gallery
The Baker Farm shares the characteristics of neighboring farms with their fertile soil, access to water, woodlands, and access to both the Georgetown and Buckeystown Pikes. Fencing and structures were probably ... More
B&O Railroad Bridge Sketch, ca. 1896
Monocacy National Battlefield. The wooden railroad bridge across the Monocacy River was replaced by an iron bridge in the mid-1850s. The Union army placed their 24-pound howitzer to "defend the two bridges and ... More
Location Map of Monocacy National Battlefield
Monocacy National Battlefield. The landscape boundary uses the current park boundary. It is defined primarily by the historic boundaries of the farm and mill properties that were in existence at the time of the... More
Train station Monocacy Junction, ca. 1872 - Public domain photograph.
Monocacy National Battlefield. This Monocacy Junction station building replaced the one that burned in 1864. Until 1873, all trains from the west heading to Baltimore or Washington, D.C. went via the Monocacy J... More
Araby Mill, ca. 1893 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Monocacy National Battlefield. Between 1830 and 1835, John McPherson Jr. established a mill on this property. It was built at the same time as the B&O Railroad, probably to take advantage of the site's proximit... More
Georgetown Pike, ca. 1900 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Monocacy National Battlefield. The Georgetown Pike, circa 1900. This road was the primary north-south highway between Fredrick County and Washington, D.C. Note the stone walls lining the road. Many of these wal... More
Site Plan of the Monocacy National Battlefield Properties
Monocacy National Battlefield. The battlefield landscape is comprised of several properties, largely defined by the agricultural character and use that existed prior to the Civil War. This map shows: a) Hermit... More
Baker Farm seen from Hill Farm at Monocacy
Monocacy National Battlefield. Panoramic views of the battlefield and scenery of the valley are possible from several areas of the battlefield landscape, including the Hill Farm.
Worthington Farm Landscape at Monocacy
Worthington Farm. The entry lane leads to the main house of Worthington Farm. This view, looking west, captures the agricultural fields, forest edges, and circulation systems beyond the house. The house is the ... More
Worthington Farm and Monocacy Location Map
Worthington Farm. Monocacy Battlefield is comprised of six properties: the Baker, Best, Lewis, Thomas, and Worthington Farms, as well as the Gambrill Mill tract. The agricultural landscape served as the stage f... More
Agricultural Landscape at Monocacy
Monocacy National Battlefield. The agricultural character of the landscape today reflects its historic appearance at the time of the Civil War Battle of Monocacy.
Landscape Site Plan. - Public domain geographic map
Worthington Farm. The National Park Service purchased 280 acres of the Worthington property in 1982. Although the farm has lost some of the features that existed during the Civil War battle, the landscape retai... More
Osage Orange Stand - National Parks Gallery
Worthington Farm. Osage orange trees line the sunken road. These may mark areas that were used for grazing, as corrals, or areas that needed protection from livestock. These were commonly used as hedging during... More
Buildings at Worthington Farm - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Worthington Farm. The main house is the only remaining building that existed at the time of the Civil War. During the historic period, buildings were a defining characteristic of the property, and a mid-1800s a... More
Map of Component Landscapes of Monocacy
Monocacy National Battlefield. The parent cultural landscape contains four component landscapes, defined by individual histories, characteristics, and conditions and contributing to the significance or the park... More
Baker Farm Building Cluster - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Monocacy National Battlefield. Farmstead clusters on the battlefield property had been determined by site topography and the course of the river. The clusters marked the central core of the farms. Today, only ... More
Hermitage Building Cluster - National Parks Gallery
Monocacy National Battlefield. The cluster arrangement that can still be seen at a few farmsteads within the battlefield was a defining characteristic of the historic landscape. The cluster at Hermitage is the ... More
View from Araby Farm, ca. 1934 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Monocacy National Battlefield. View from Araby farm fields looking west, ca. 1934. Between 1812 and 1832, John McPherson and his son assembled various portions of tracts to create a 1,111-acre property that cam... More
View from Araby Mill, ca. 1934 - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Monocacy National Battlefield. View northwest from Araby Mill, circa 1934. The water towers of the railroad junction can be seen in the middle left distance and the turnpike bridge and turnpike beyond can be se... More
Bank Barn at Lewis Farm - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The barn was probably built in the 1880s. The foundation was almost certainly made of stone originally, and it was replaced with concrete block (probably around the 1940s), when the interior of the barn was ada... More
Thomas Farm Cluster - National Parks Gallery
The spatial organization of this cultural landscape has been only minimally altered since the late 1800s, and the arrangement of the Thomas Farm today continues to reflect that period of significance. The bank ... More
Panorama of Mill Pond - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The impact on the landscape of both agriculture and the related milling operations would have been extensive, with open fields, mills and buildings, roads, and constructed water features. A historic mill pond w... More
Garden Lot Panorama - National Parks Gallery
Oral tradition suggests that there was a large vegetable garden on the south side of the house in the 1960s or 1970s. Such a garden probably existed in that location for a longer period of time, for a vegetable... More
Worthington House, National Parks gallery
Worthington Farm. The main house was built between 1847 and 1852. When the NPS purchased the property in 1982, the Worthington House was in poor condition, as seen in the top image. The main house was stabilize... More
Site Plan Detail of Worthington Farm
Worthington Farm. A site plan from the 2013 Cultural Landscape Inventory report shows features of the cultural landscape, including circulation, vegetation, topography, structures, and views.
Overlook Panorama at Gambrill Mill
Panorama of Gambrill Mill property. The rolling terrain, streams and creeks, fence lines, and road cuts and embankments all influenced the tactics of the Battle of Monocacy.
Gambrill Mill, National Parks gallery
Gambrill Mill Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Meadow view at Gambrill Mill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
By the mid-nineteenth century, the landscape of the Monocacy area contained cultivated fields, meadows, pasture, occasional woodlot, and a few orchards. These relatively unobstructed views were important durin... More
Field Restoration Panorama at Worthington Farm
The General Management Plan for the battlefield called for the reestablishment of field and forest patterns at the farm. This field is being restored into a meadow.
Meadow at Gambrill Mill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The meadow at the Gambrill Mill tract
Field north of the Thomas House
The agricultural landscape of Monocacy National Battlefield served as the setting for what has been termed "The Battle that Saved Washington." Some of the heaviest fighting occurred in and around the Thomas Farm.
Gambrill Mill, National Parks gallery
A stone house that was used as a dwelling for the miller was part of the Gambrill Mill Complex.
Thomas Farm Corn Crib - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The corn crib on the Thomas Farm was recorded in an 1847 deed for the property.
Trail to mill site at Gambrill Mill
Pathway to the site of the Gambrill Mill
Thomas Farm Cluster - National Parks Gallery
The main building cluster and agricultural fields of the Thomas Farm retain their 19th century locations. Slight elevations afforded excellent views across the open, gently rolling landscape, and most of the fa... More
Corn Crib at Lewis Farm - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
The farmstead of the Lewis (McPherson Hill) Farm has a sided log house, frame closed forebay bank barn, and a frame wagon shed and corn crib. The detailing of this structure is consistent with barn constructio... More
Best House at Monocacy National Battlefield
Dating from circa 1794 with a circa 1795-1800 addition and subsequent alterations from the 1820s and 1860s, the main house is attributed to the Vincendières. They were a family of planters who fled Saint-Doming... More
Maryland State Champion Basswood Tree
Maryland State Champion Basswood Tree at Gambrill Mill property Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gambrill Mansion, National Parks gallery
Front elevation of the Gambrill Mansion, one of the few full-scale Empire Style buildings. In 1873, Gambrill built the distinctive brick mansion on a hillside of the property separate from the mill. It is one o... More