14683 Falling Waters Rd, Williamsport, MD 21795

Property Description

34.6 acres of land in Williamsport! Backs to the C&O Canal and the Potomac River. A true piece of history: the Battle of Falling Waters in 1863 was fought on these lands. Falling Waters Road, two miles south of Williamsport, Maryland, is the site of the last Confederate defenses of their Potomac River crossing back into Virginia after the Gettysburg Campaign. The Visitor's Center in Williamsport has information about the area during the Civil War and the nearby Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Interpretive wayside markers along the canal towpath there detail the Confederate army's escape across the river. This area is rich in history and natural beauty, go see for yourself!