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Antietam Creek

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area is 290 square miles (750 km) and includes parts of Franklin County (106 mi) and Washington County (185 mi). Major tributaries in Pennsylvania include the East and West Branches, Red Run and Falls Creek. Major tributaries in Maryland include Little Antietam Creek, Beaver Creek,
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forces guarding the crossing from a high bluff overlooking the creek. The day of the battle is known as "the day Antietam Creek ran red" due to the blood of thousands of Union casualties mixing with the creek waters. Both sides lost about a fourth of their number but, despite
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phrase meaning "swift-flowing stream". Historical and variant names include Andiedom, Andirton Creek, Ant-eat-em Creek, Anticturn Creek, Antieatum Creek, Crooked Brook, Odieta Creek and Ondieta Creek.
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traversing Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, site of heavy combat during the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) on September 17, 1862
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At least four different tributaries are named Little Antietam Creek. Little Antietam Creek which empties into the Antietam in
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or Sharpsburg, fought on September 17, 1862, near the creek's mouth. Burnside's Bridge became a major focus of combat as
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dating to the 19th century that still traverse the creek, the most famous of which is the 125-foot-long (38 m)
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Most of the watershed area is relatively rural in nature, but the area surrounding Hagerstown is threatened by
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The middle bridge over Antietam Creek, also near Sharpsburg, photographed September 1862
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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and Marsh Run. Communities in the watershed include Waynesboro in Pennsylvania; and
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Maryland Department of the Environment. Baltimore, MD (2008).
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on their lands to control runoff, such as installing
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The creek was a major topographic feature during the
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The creek is noted for numerous well-preserved stone
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MDE recommends that farmers implement 351: 297:about 50 miles (80 km) upstream of 3475:Rivers of Franklin County, Pennsylvania 1433: 1131: 849: 533: 16:Creek in Pennsylvania and Maryland, USA 3447: 2267: 498: 496: 433:Maryland Department of the Environment 54: 3470:Rivers of Washington County, Maryland 2241: 2111: 2035: 1985:South Fork South Branch Potomac River 1957:North Fork South Branch Potomac River 1943: 1828: 1432: 1130: 848: 727: 587: 585: 225:) is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km) 2036: 816:Streams shown as: Major tributaries 623:from the original on 20 October 2012 415:Development and water quality issues 593:Geographic Names Information System 566:Geographic Names Information System 508:Geographic Names Information System 493: 13: 679: 662: 644: 582: 558: 524: 473: 14: 3491: 707:Antietam Creek Watershed Alliance 700: 165:290 km (110 sq mi) 3480:Tributaries of the Potomac River 3049:Northwest Branch Anacostia River 3044:Northeast Branch Anacostia River 195: 53: 46: 27: 1113:Tuscarora Creek (West Virginia) 894:South Fork Little Cacapon River 887:North Fork Little Cacapon River 656: 619:. 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Burnside's Bridge
Antietam Creek is located in Maryland
United States
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Mouth
39°25′02″N 77°44′47″W / 39.41722°N 77.74639°W / 39.41722; -77.74639
River system
Potomac River
/ænˈttəm/
tributary
Potomac River
Pennsylvania
Maryland
United States
Hagerstown Valley
Battle of Antietam
American Civil War
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Welty's Mill Bridge
Washington Township
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Maryland
Potomac
Sharpsburg
Washington
watershed
Boonsboro

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