Sharpsburg; with only eight streets; has an international reputation as a travel destination. Best known as the site of the Battle of Antietam; it is also the location of the annual Memorial Day celebration observed since 1868. However; Sharpsburg and the surrounding area are more than a battle site. The �Big Spring� served Native Americans long before Joseph Chapline laid out the town�s 187 lots in 1763. Gen. Robert E. Lee; inventor James Rumsey; and abolitionist John Brown all stayed in town. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries; many businesses lined Main Street. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Belinda Springs resort were well known. The resort is gone; but the canal�s towpath is popular with hikers and bikers. The businesses and industries of an earlier Sharpsburg have disappeared; but churches and cemeteries sit on original lots. The remaining structures of log and stone still line the streets; although they are no longer dirt lanes. Many properties retain their stables; chicken coops; or necessary houses.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great book and a great resourceBy The Reviewer Formerly Known as Kurt JohnsonThis book is part of Arcadia Publishingrsquo;s Images of America series. This book. created in conjunction with the Sandwich Historical Society. focuses on Sandwich. DeKalb County. Illinois. The book has seven chapters. which are entitled: Places of Worship and Places of Learning; Wartime; Community Events; Trains and Industry; Businesses; Home. Family. and Leisure Time; and Around Town.The book itself is crammed full of great black-and-white pictures. and Ms. Hardekopfrsquo;s captions are very well written. I think that this is a great book and a great resource for anyone doing genealogical or historical research in Sandwich.
