A limestone spring creek flowing through the Antietam National Battlefield — site of the bloodiest single day in American history. Antietam Creek offers gentle wade-fishing for wild trout in spring-fed water, with the battlefield's monuments visible from the stream. Designated a Maryland Scenic River, the 42-mile creek runs from limestone springs near Waynesboro through the battlefield's historic corridor down to the Potomac at Burnside Bridge.
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