Point of Rocks Station

Trammelstown, MD. It is good to see this old station in good heavy use. Many commuters to DC come here daily. Indeed, one must pass through here when commuting by rail from Frederick.
War Between the States
In May 1861 Jackson managed to capture 56 locomotives and 300 rail cars just east of here. On June 17 1863, CSA Cavalry captured a military train here on the B&O line and burned it and it cargo of flour. Later in the month thousands of Federal troops passed by here maneuvering against the ANV on the road to Gettysberg where they would have a "Rendezvous with Destiny". Finally, in 1864, the gray ghost, Colonel Mosby conducted his Calico or Crinoline raid to attack the garrison here
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