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The article informs that Maryland is promoting a 41-mile Monocacy River Trail that allows kayak and canoe paddlers to see the battlefield of the Battle of Monocacy.

The article reports on the move of Frederick County Commission in voting for the revival of the project that would allow the construction of an incinerator near the Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland. It notes that the commissioners has suspended the 527 million dollars worth of project due to widespread opposition. The decision has led preservationists to assume that it had been effectively killed.

The article mentions deliberations between the Frederick County Commissioners of Buckeystown, Maryland and historical conservationists regarding smokestacks near the site of the Monocacy National Battlefield. Details are given outlining the proposed removal of one concrete plant smokestack and the construction of a new one.

Intense development pressure is threatening the fragile Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland. At the time of the American Civil War, Monocacy Junction was a small but strategically important point where the main road to the District of Columbia crossed the Monocacy River. This convergence of transportation systems led both Union and Confederate armies to pass through here in 1862 on their way to Antietam, and again in 1863 on the way to Gettysburg. At this time, the park encompasses approximately 1,650 acres, almost all of which has been purchased or is covered by scenic easements.