Maryland Heights

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Maryland Heights is a prominent, steep ridge overlooking Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, known for its Civil War fortifications and panoramic views of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.

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Maryland Heights canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War site ⓘ
landform ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
accessibleFrom Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Sandy Hook, Maryland ⓘ
controlledBy Union Army ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,400 feet above sea level ⓘ
geologicalType ridge ⓘ
hasRemainsOf Civil War earthworks ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ
stone fortifications ⓘ
hasTrail Maryland Heights Trail ⓘ
Overlook Cliff Trail ⓘ
Stone Fort Trail ⓘ
hasUse hiking destination ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ
scenic overlook ⓘ
hasViewOf B&O Railroad line ⓘ
C&O Canal ⓘ
Lower Town Harpers Ferry ⓘ
knownFor Civil War fortifications ⓘ
overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
locatedNear Bolivar, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
overlooks Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
Shenandoah River ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Blue Ridge physiographic province ⓘ
linked to: Blue Ridge province

Harpers Ferry Battlefield ⓘ
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ⓘ
playedRoleIn American Civil War ⓘ
Maryland Campaign ⓘ
popularFor day hiking ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ
photography ⓘ
siteOf Union fortifications ⓘ
artillery batteries ⓘ
infantry entrenchments ⓘ
stateBorderWith West Virginia ⓘ
strategicImportance commanded heights above Harpers Ferry ⓘ
controlled access to the Potomac River corridor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jefferson Rock → hasView → Maryland Heights ⓘ
Harpers Ferry Gap → viewedFrom → Maryland Heights ⓘ