Monocacy
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Monocacy is the name of a river
in Maryland
, USA.
It may also refer to:
Monocacy River
The Monocacy River is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The river is long, with a drainage area of about...
in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, USA.
It may also refer to:
- Monocacy AqueductMonocacy AqueductThe Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA...
, crossing the river near its mouth - Monocacy National BattlefieldMonocacy National BattlefieldMonocacy National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service, the site of the Battle of Monocacy Junction in the American Civil War fought on July 9, 1864. The battlefield straddles the Monocacy River southwest of the city of Frederick, Maryland. The battle, labeled "The Battle That Saved...
, memorializing the Battle of MonocacyBattle of MonocacyThe Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864, just outside Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, in the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace...
(1864), fought near the river - Monocacy (MARC station)Monocacy (MARC station)Monocacy is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Frederick, MD. This station is 1 of 2 stations on the Frederick extension. It is also the only station on the Brunswick Line to have a high-level platform...
named for the battlefield site.
- Ships:
- USS Monocacy (1864)USS Monocacy (1864)-External links:*...
, the first Monocacy, a gunboat launched in , and served until 1903 - USS Monocacy (PG-20)USS Monocacy (PG-20)USS Monocacy was a shallow draft gunboat built for service on the Yangtze River. It was pre-constructed at Mare Island Navy Yard in 1912 and then dismantled and shipped to Shanghai, China. She was laid down by the Shanghai Dock & Engineering Co. 28 April 1913. One year later, or 27 April 1914 she...
, the second Monocacy, commissioned in 1914 and decommissioned in 1939 - USS Genesee (AT-55)USS Genesee (AT-55)USS Genesee , formerly Monocacy, was a fleet tug in the U.S. Navy in World War I and World War II built in 1905. She was scuttled on 5 May 1942 at Corregidor to avoid capture. Nevertheless, she was raised by the Japanese and designated as Patrol Boat No. 107...
, originally the civilian tug Monocacy (1905)
- USS Monocacy (1864)
- Other streams:
- Little Monocacy RiverLittle Monocacy RiverThe Little Monocacy River is a tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Monocacy River. The Little Monocacy is located almost entirely in Montgomery County, Maryland, and enters the Potomac just downstream from where the Monocacy enters the Potomac...
, a smaller tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland - Monocacy CreekMonocacy CreekMonocacy Creek is a tributary of the Lehigh River in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the United States.One of only 56 limestone streams in the state of Pennsylvania, the creek's headwaters lie in the slate belt, near the borough of Chapman....
, a tributary of the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania
- Little Monocacy River