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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Thurmont

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Thurmont, Maryland

Updated October 8, 2021

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Catoctin Furnace

Thurmont, Maryland

Catoctin Furnace

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.
Blue Blazes Whiskey Still

Thurmont, Maryland

Blue Blazes Whiskey Still

Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.
Roddy Road Covered Bridge

Thurmont, Maryland

Roddy Road Covered Bridge

The smallest covered bridge in Maryland.
Inside of Utica Mills Covered Bridge.

Thurmont, Maryland

Utica Mills Covered Bridge

Washed out by the Johnstown Flood in 1889, the surviving portion of the original two-span bridge now resides at Fishing Creek.
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Lawyer’s Farm

Thurmont, Maryland

Lawyer's Farm

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
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Loy’s Station Covered Bridge

Rocky Ridge, Maryland

Loy's Station Covered Bridge

First built around 1848, this bridge was destroyed by arson, but original timbers are included in the replacement.
3 miles from Thurmont
Two of the entrances are visible in satellite imagery.

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Raven Rock Mountain Complex

The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.
7 miles from Thurmont
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8 Historic Military Relics in Maryland

Maryland has the distinction of being one of the first states to officially join the Union in 1788—and as such, it’s played both big and small roles in various battles across the nation's history. Here are eight nods to its military past, ranging from a furnace that produced George Washington’s cannonballs to an unusual museum dedicated to the U.S.'s cryptographic history.

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These Civil War guns are located at Fort Washington in Maryland.

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