Antietam Creek

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Antietam Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland, historically notable for its proximity to the American Civil War Battle of Antietam.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Antietam Creek canonical 11
Antietam Creek valley 1
Antietam River 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creek
river in the United States
tributary
associatedWithEvent Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War
linked to: Maryland Campaign
country United States
crossedBy Burnside Bridge
Interstate 70
Maryland Route 34
U.S. Route 40
drainageBasin Potomac River basin
linked to: Potomac River
flowsThrough Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Maryland
hasEcosystemType freshwater stream
hasEtymology possibly derived from a Native American word
hasFeature limestone streambed in many sections
hasLeftTributary Beaver Creek (Maryland)
Marsh Run
hasMouthNear Sharpsburg, Maryland
hasRightTributary Hamilton Run
Little Antietam Creek
linked to: Antietam Creek

Rocky Run
hasSourceNear Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
historicallyNotableFor Battle of Antietam
historicalSignificance site of intense fighting during the Battle of Antietam
isAlsoKnownAs Antietam River
linked to: Antietam Creek

Sharpsburg Creek
locatedIn Appalachian region
Maryland
Pennsylvania
locatedNear Antietam National Battlefield
managedBy state and local authorities in Maryland
state and local authorities in Pennsylvania
mouthLocatedIn Potomac River
nameLanguage English
near Boonsboro, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Sharpsburg battlefield
partOf Potomac River basin
linked to: Potomac River
partOfWatershed Chesapeake Bay watershed
linked to: Chesapeake Bay
region Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
tributaryOf Potomac River
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation

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

Franklin County, Pennsylvania hasRiver Antietam Creek
Burnside Bridge crosses Antietam Creek
Antietam National Battlefield locatedIn Antietam Creek valley
linked to: Antietam Creek
Sharpsburg, Maryland adjacentTo Antietam Creek
Rohrbach’s Bridge crosses Antietam Creek
Union Ninth Corps front riverCrossing Antietam Creek
Antietam National Cemetery namedAfter Antietam Creek
Antietam National Cemetery near Antietam Creek
Antietam Creek isAlsoKnownAs Antietam River
linked to: Antietam Creek
Antietam Creek hasRightTributary Little Antietam Creek
linked to: Antietam Creek
Sharpsburg Historic District near Antietam Creek
Maryland Route 34 passesNear Antietam Creek
Maryland Route 65 passesNear Antietam Creek