Maryland history's uphill battle

(Julie Scharper, Baltimore Sun) - ... A bill that President Bush recently signed into law to create a $2 million War of 1812 tourism trail omits North Point from a preliminary plan because the sites are hard to reach and poorly preserved.
To supporters, this was another in a long series of slights. If steps are not taken to preserve the sites, they fear that this history will vanish - even as the war's bicentennial approaches. Continued

Image: Battle of North Point, U.S. Army Center for Military History (USACMH)