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Monocacy National BattlefieldMonocacy National Battlefield - Gambrill Mill ca. 1888
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Monocacy National Battlefield
Animals
White tail deer fawns
There are many different types of habitats around the park including grass meadows, fencerows and treelines, deep woods areas, agricultural fields, and river and streamside forest environments. These diverse habitats provide homes for species such as songbirds, white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, red-backed salamanders, northern copperhead snakes, eastern box turtles, and bald eagles – to name a few.
The Best Farm looking west from MD Rt. 355  

Did You Know?
The Best Farm was once a 748-acre plantation known as L'Hermitage, which was founded by a family of French planters from the colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti).
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:29 EST