Fort Frederick State Park is a Maryland state park surrounding the restored Fort Frederick, a fort from the French and Indian War. The park is south of the town of Big Pool on the Potomac River; the C and O canal runs through the park grounds. State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission into... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... The French and Indian War is the American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754-1763) in North America between Great Britain and France, which was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ... Upper part of the Potomac River The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Civilian Conservation Corps workers restoring the canal in 1939 The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, also known as the C&O Canal, operated from 1850 until 1924 parallel to the Potomac River in Maryland from Cumberland, Maryland to Washington, DC. The total length of the canal is about 182 miles (300...

External links

• Fort Frederick State Park (http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/fortfrederick.html)
• Aerial photo of fort (http://terraserver-usa.com/usgsentry.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=17&X=3785&Y=21943&W=3&qs=%7cbig+pool%7cmd%7c)