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	Monocacy National Battlefield - Monocacy National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)
		The rural landscape of Monocacy is home to numerous species of flowers, trees, and wildlife.
		Monocacy experiences a four-season climate with summers that are typically hot and humid, with July and August being the warmest months.
		Monocacy National Battlefield was created by an act of Congress in 1934, but did not open to the public until 1991.
	www.nps.gov /mono (233 words)

	Monocacy River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The river rises in Carroll County, Maryland, west of the unincorporated town of Harney, near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border.
		The Monocacy is categorized as a Maryland Wild and Scenic River, but it has one of the greatest nonpoint source pollution problems in the state due in large part to runoff from the 3,500 farms, livestock operations and dairies in the watershed.
		It is a tributary of the Lehigh River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monocacy_River (408 words)

	Monocacy River Natural Resources Management Area
		Located in Frederick County, near Dickerson, Monocacy River Natural Resources Management Area is comprised of 1,800 acres of natural areas and farmlands along the Monocacy River.
		River Road Area — Approximately 1000 acres open for all seasons and weapons.
		Patuxent River State Park, the code is 440 and for Monocacy NRMA it is 282.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/central/monocacy.html (662 words)

	River Smallies.com - The Upper Potomac River (Barbara Fricke)
		Almost every kind of fish found in the river can be found in the canal as a result of floods, and many children have the canal as the site of their first fishing lessons.
		Camping on most of the islands in the middle of the river is permitted, and many people float down the river and spend the night on one of these islands for a weekend trip.
		River levels can be found on the weather pages of local papers, or by listening to the recording at 703-260-0305.
	www.riversmallies.com /articles_bf1.html (3050 words)

	American Rivers: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Act directs the Secretary to inventory and study every river and shoreline and related land in the State and identify the rivers and their related shorelines or portions of them that are eligible for inclusion into the Scenic and Wild Rivers Program as either a scenic or wild river.
		Upon completion of each inventory and study, the Secretary shall submit it, with any recommendations for additions to the scenic and wild rivers system, to the governing body of every county where the river is located, for their approval and recommendations, and to the next regular session of the General Assembly.
		A dam or other structure impeding the natural flow of a scenic and wild river may not be constructed, operated, or maintained in a scenic and wild river, and channelization may not be undertaken, unless the Secretary specifically approves.
	www.americanrivers.org /site/PageServer?pagename=AMR_content_696b (559 words)

	USGS CIRC 1166 subpage: Nutrients and pesticides in streams and ground water -- A regional perspective
		Although the Shenandoah River contributes the greatest loads of total nitrogen and phosphorus among streams at which data were collected over time, Conococheague Creek, Muddy Creek, and the Monocacy River, which drain primarily agricultural watersheds, yield the largest loads of total nitrogen per square mile.
		The Monocacy River and Conococheague and Muddy Creeks, which drain primarily agricultural watersheds, and Accotink Creek, which drains a small urban watershed, yield the greatest amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus per square mile to the Potomac River.
		Long-term impacts of the unprecedented flooding within the Potomac River Basin during 1996 have yet to be determined; however, the USGS is currently studying aquatic vegetation downstream in the Potomac estuary, and State and local governments are planning to sample drinking-water sources for pesticides more frequently during peak application periods.
	pubs.usgs.gov /circ/1998/circ1166/nawqa91.5.html (3641 words)

	Fly Fishing Pennsylvania's Monocacy Creek
		Monocacy Creek is located in Southeastern Pennsylvania and has a good population of wild browns.
		Downstream from where SR 512 crosses Monocacy Creek, the creek slightly gains in size, averaging 30 to 50 feet across.
		Hatches on Monocacy Creek are typical of a limestone, spring creek.
	www.flyfishingconnection.com /monocacycreek.html (504 words)

	The Wild Frontier
		Monocacy village is considered the first known settlement in Frederick County, which consisted of a few log cabins, a crossroads with a flsmith shop.
		The Monocacy River or "Monnokkesy", as it was pronounced then, was named by the Tuscarora Indians.
		Monocacy (believed to be located a short distance from the present day Creagerstown) was burned until only the old log Church and a few nearby buildings were left standing.
	www.emmitsburg.net /archive_list/articles/history/rev_war/wild_frontier.htm (2398 words)

	Potomac River - Wikinfo
		The river is approximately 413 statute miles (665 km) long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 million square miles (38,000 square km).
		The river then forms part of the borders between MD and Washington, DC (the District of Columbia) on the left bank and the State of West Virginia (WV) and the Commonwealth of Virginia (VA) on the right bank.
		In the 1960s, with dense green algal blooms covering the river's surface, President Lyndon Johnson declared the river "a national disgrace" and set in motion a long-term effort to reduce sewage pollution and restore the beauty and ecology of this historic river.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Potomac_River (2026 words)

	The Sixes Bridge Dam
		Specifically, on July 15, 1971, over 400 million gallons of water were used from the Potomac River, while during the summer of 1966, the flow rate of the river had dropped to a rate of 388 million gallons per day, a 12 million gallon shortfall.
		The topography of the Monocacy River Valley at this location was ideally suited for a dam.
		The eastern bank of the river lies at the base of a long, imposing, steep stone cliff, which would serve as the eastern wing of the dam.
	www.emmitsburg.net /archive_list/articles/places/sixes_bridge_dam.htm (1305 words)

	Monocacy Aqueduct
		These squeeze the aqueduct while supports inside the basin push out to keep the fragile walls intact.
		The stone for the Monocacy Aqueduct was quarried from nearby Sugarloaf Mountain.
		In Colonial times, sugar was sold in "loaves", cylindrical mounds with rounded tops, hence the name.
	www.mcmullans.org /canal/monocacy_aqueduct.htm (230 words)

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		How fitting, then, that on the eve of that anniversary, this river should be recognized officially as an “American Heritage River.” In modern times the Potomac River has been viewed by some as a dividing line, a barrier between states, to be neglected or exploited and abused almost to the point of destruction.
		This museum focuses on the river itself, as a trade route, a commercial fishery and a source of survival for its inhabitants.
		Near the river’s mouth, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Army Corps of Engineers are developing plans to deepen and stabilize the Coan River, making it safer and more accessible to watermen and relieving the stagnation that is destroying prime oyster and crab habitat.
	www.epa.gov /rivers/plan/potomac.doc (15426 words)

	Search Results for Monocacy - Encyclopædia Britannica
		county, northern Maryland, U.S., bounded by Pennsylvania to the north, the Monocacy River to the northeast, Virginia to the southwest (the Potomac River constituting the border), and the Blue Ridge...
		county, northern Maryland, U.S. It consists of a piedmont region bounded by Pennsylvania to the north, the Patapsco River (north branch) and Liberty Reservoir to the southeast, the Patapsco River...
		county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S., bounded by Blue Mountain to the northwest, New Jersey to the east (the Delaware River constituting the border), and the Lehigh River to the southwest.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Monocacy&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (280 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Riverbank Buffer Plan Angers Landowners
		The Monocacy River takes its own sweet time leaving Pennsylvania, wiggling south into Maryland along the east-west border of Frederick and Carroll counties, then branching off to cut Frederick County almost in two.
		To address concerns of the scenic river board and landowners, the idea was changed to a variable buffer of up to 500 feet from the center of the river.
		But as former chairman of the Monocacy Scenic River Citizens' Advisory Board and a friend of many fellow landowners along the river, he felt it was his duty to look out for their interests.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A48645-2004May22?language=printer (1268 words)

	About the Watershed
		Monocacy Creek is one of only 56 limestone streams in the state of Pennsylvania.
		From Chapman, the Monocacy follows a meandering 20.3-mile course through the limestone Lehigh Valley, to its confluence with the Lehigh River in the city of Bethlehem (elevation 212 ft.).
		Monocacy Park, including Monocacy Nature Center, is located on Illick's Mill Road and Sand Island Park is located at the confluence with the Lehigh River.
	www.pipeline.com /~rlfreed/mabou.htm (511 words)

	Monocacy National Battlefield
		Monocacy National Battlefield encompasses 1,647 acres of farmland, forest and riparian areas in the Monocacy River valley.
		Known as the "Battle That Saved Washington", the battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864 between 18,000 Confederate forces under General Jubal Early, and 5,800 Union forces under General Lew Wallace, marked the last campaign of the Confederacy to carry the war into the north.
		Location: Monocacy National Battlefield is located south of the City of Frederick in the Monocacy River valley.
	www.bridgingthewatershed.org /monocacy.html (214 words)

	Monocacy Gets $1 Million To Cut Farm Wastes - County Connections
		Runoff from hundreds of thousands of acres of dairy farms in the Monocacy River basin continues to wash nitrogen into the Bay, contributing the creation of huge "dead zones" starved of oxygen.
		At a time when they are feeling pressure from the public to preserve open space and pressure from housing developers to sell their land, farmers sometimes view environmentalists as another irritation and often complain that the cost of cleaning the Bay falls on their backs.
		The Monocacy River, which drains into the Potomac River and then into the Chesapeake Bay, is a "hot spot" because of the amount of phosphorous and nitrogen into the bay, the foundation says.
	blog.washingtonpost.com /countyconnections/2006/05/monocacy_watershed_gets_1_mill.html (321 words)

	NewsNotes Issue 18: Notes on Watershed Management
		This is very important, especially in the Monocacy watershed where the northern two-thirds is still heavily agricultural while the southern one-third is quickly urbanizing.
		To put this in terms of dollars, here is a brief landowner case study: In the spring of 1990, a landowner with property on the Monocacy River signed up for ACP and FIP and planted six acres of forest buffer.
		About half was to widen an existing narrow buffer along the river, and the other half was to buffer both sides of a tributary that crossed the property.
	www.epa.gov /owow/info/NewsNotes/issue18/nps18wat.html (2217 words)

	Monocacy - Encyclopedia.com
		Monocacy, river, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in S Pa., and flowing S across Md. to join the Potomac River near Frederick, Md. On its banks, just E of Frederick, the Civil War battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864.
		Monocacy River: The battle that saved Washington: Descendants celebrate Civil War conflict.(Metropolitan Times)(Life Times)
		Monocacy Bancshares Inc. Announces a 43% Increase in Earnings.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Monocacy.html (427 words)

	Potomac Conservancy: Land Protection Initiatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Cacapon and Lost River watershed, a rustic area in eastern West Virginia, well-loved by paddlers, anglers, and hikers, is threatened by sprawl emanating from metropolitan Washington, DC.
		Local interest in land conservation is reaching new heights largely due to the efforts of the Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust, the largest land trust in West Virginia and one of the Potomac Conservancy's strongest partners in conservation.
		The Monocacy River is the largest Maryland tributary of the Potomac River and has a long agricultural history.
	www.potomac.org /land/protect.html (1190 words)

	Endocrine Disruptors in Potomac River Fish \| Sprol
		In 2006, researchers found that many large and smallmouth bass caught in the Potomac River and its tributaries in the Washington D.C. region were showing signs of "intersex." Intersex is a condition in which the male fish start growing eggs in their reproductive organs.
		In 2003, intersex fish were first found in the area of the Potomac River’s South Branch, a tributary over 200 miles upstream from Washington D.C. Increasing numbers of affected smallmouth and largemouth bass were discovered in a section of the upper Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland in 2004.
		Finally, in the fall of 2005, state and federal researchers fished smallmouth bass from the Shenandoah River in Virginia and in Maryland’s Monocacy River and Conococheague Creek.
	www.sprol.com /?p=363 (1170 words)

	Potomac Basin Reporter
		The river herring project is funded through environmental mitigation for the loss of habitat in the construction of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement span.
		This year marked the third anniversary of the Monocacy River paddle, hosted by Community Commons of Frederick, Md. The ICPRB was among the partner organizations that supported citizen involvement in the watershed event.
		The Monocacy River is the largest Maryland tributary to the Potomac River.
	www.potomacriver.org /info_center/Reporter_Archive/reporterv593.htm (4457 words)

	Lawrence Biemiller's Stories from 'The Chronicle': Monocacy Aqueduct
		The canal is filled with grass now, instead of water, but its sloping walls hold their shape, conveying the towpath, the eye, and the imagination toward a handsome stone structure just ahead.
		It is the Monocacy Aqueduct -- "the largest on the canal, 538 feet from from wing to wing," Dr. Linden says proudly.
		Beside you is a quiet river of grass that the aqueduct now carries, as effortlessly as it once carried the canal itself.
	www.iceandcoal.org /nfa/monocacy.html (1340 words)

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		On that day in 1864, those inhabiting the rural landscape surrounding the Monocacy River were witness to the turmoil that claimed the lives of 2,100 soldiers.
		The rolling landscape, meandering river, numerous stands of trees serving as wind breaks between farms, overlay of roads, railways, and trails all contribute to a difficult gestalt.
		Had Monocacy not been acquired by act of Congress in 1928 and subsequently stewarded by the NPS, it is abundantly clear that development would have obliterated the site and eradicated any trace of the events that took place here.
	www.aias.org /plastics/sitedetails.htm (1682 words)

	General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
		General Wallace decided to go to the western limit of his command, the Monocacy River, southwest of Frederick, Maryland.
		A Confederate army, reported to be between 5000 and 35,000 men strong, was thought to have crossed the Potomac on the 2nd or 3rd of July.
		The Battle of Monocacy is now known as the "Battle That Saved Washington." Grant said that Wallace had done more for the cause by losing the battle than many other generals had done by winning theirs.
	www.ben-hur.com /career_monocacy.html (519 words)

	Potomac News Flash
		The Monocacy Aqueduct carries the canal across Monocacy River near the boundary of Montgomery and Frederick counties.
		The September precipitation caused the total river inflow to the Chesapeake Bay to be about 30.6 bgd, which was about 149 percent of the long-term September average (20.5 bgd), and nearly 3 times the inflow into the Bay in August (19.9 bgd).
		River Levels Back Up After two days of unexpected rainfall, river levels in the Potomac near Washington are inching back up from the perilously low levels of earlier this month.
	www.riverexplorer.com /pot027_a.htm (4287 words)

	monocacy
		Confederate artillery batteries were unlimbered in the open fields to fire on the Union forces on the south side of the Monocacy River.
		The 14th New Jersey was one of the VIII Corps units that fought at Monocacy Junction.
		Lt Davis of the 10th Vermont won the Medal of Honor at the Monocacy (citation: "While in command of a small force, held the approaches to the two bridges against repeated assaults of superior numbers, thereby materially delaying Early's advance on Washington").
	home.gwu.edu /~wfrowe/monocacy.html (578 words)

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