Planning your Visit
Directions
Directions to the Lamar Heritage and Cultural Center in Middletown, Maryland.
From Washington D.C.
Take Interstate Route 270 west to the intersection with Interstate Route 70. Take
Interstate Route 70 west to exit 49 Braddock Heights. Turn left on U.S. Route 40 Alternate
and proceed west approximately 4 miles.
From Frederick, Maryland.
Take U.S. Route 40 Alternate west approximately 8 miles.
From Leesburg, Virginia.
Take Route 15 north towards Frederick, Maryland. Just before Frederick take Interstate
Route 70 west to exit 49 Braddock Heights. Turn left on U.S. Route 40 Alternate and
proceed west approximately 4 miles.
From Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Take Route 340 north to Route 15. Take Route 15 north towards Frederick, Maryland. Just
before Frederick take Interstate Route 70 west to exit 49 Braddock Heights. Turn left on
U.S. Route 40 Alternate and proceed west approximately 4 miles.
From Hagerstown, Maryland.
Take U.S. Route 40 Alternate east approximately 15 miles. You will travel through
Boonsboro, Maryland and Turner's Gap on your way to Middletown, Maryland.
From Antietam National Battlefield Park
Take Route 65 south to Sharpsburg, Maryland. At Sharpsburg turn left onto Route 34.
Take Route 34 northeast approximately 6 miles to Boonsboro, Maryland. At Boonsboro turn
right onto U.S. 40 Alternate. Take U.S. Route 40 Alternate east approximately
7 miles.
You will travel through Turner's Gap on your way to Middletown, Maryland.
Where to Start
Begin your tour at the Lamar Heritage and
Culture Center and pick up a guide to the
South Mountain Battlefield and brochures to the other sites. While you are there, take in
the Lamar exhibit.
