Fort Ritchie near PenMar Raven Rock in Cascade Maryland

Fort Ritchie

Fort Ritchie near PenMar Raven Rock in Cascade Maryland High Rock. Fort Ritchie. Support for nearby SITE R, “Second Pentagon”, underneath Raven Rock Mountain. Fort Ritchie: A Forgotten Military Legacy of Strategy, Secrets, and Survival Tucked away in the mountains of Maryland near the Pennsylvania border, Fort Ritchie remains a site steeped in military history, … Read more

Field of Ghosts at Point Lookout Lighthouse

Booboys Point Lookout

Field of Ghosts at Point Lookout Lighthouse In Scotland, Maryland, Route 5 Southern Maryland. Said to be among the most haunted places in the DC metro area, this was the site of one of the largest Confederate prison camps during the Civil War (52k+ inmates). Point Lookout State Park, located at the junction of the … Read more

Nike Missile Base Waldorf Maryland

Booboys Nike Missile Waldorf

Nike Missile Base Waldorf Maryland Per SpookyDan / Urban Atrophy: “In the mid-1960s the Naval Research Laboratory built an experimental satellite-communications facility at a former Nike missile control site near (W-45) … used during the Vietnam War as part of a special operation called “Compass Link”, established by the Defense Communications Agency to pass high-quality target … Read more

Fort Howard Veteran Medical Center

Fort Howard

Fort Howard Veteran Medical Center An Endicott period fort named in honor of Colonel John Eager Howard, a distinguished officer of the Maryland Line during the Revolution. It is located on North Point at the Patapsco River entrance. Batteries here are Battery Key (1900 – 1927), Battery Stricker (1899 – 1918), Battery Nicholson (1900 – 1927), Battery Harris (1900 – 1917), Battery Clagett (1901 – … Read more