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Another look at the National Capitol Columns that were part of the East Portico entrance of the United States Capitol Building in 1828

In 1822 construction of Eastern State Penitentiary began, the architect John Haviland had used the ‘hub and spoke’ design - which allowed easy viewing of each cellblock from the center that had been popular in Europe, a design that would be used in 300 different penitentiaries. It was to use the Quaker’s concept where Prisoners would live in small cells with no human contact other than the occasional visit from a guard. Each cell had running water, heating and a functional toilet - Something that was uncommon for it’s time; The prisoners were to spend 23 hours of the day in this cell, only to be let out to his personal exercise yard; Even the rare occasion they were allowed to leave their cell they had a hood placed over their head so they could not see anything or be seen by other prisoners.

The Maryland State Monument is the only monument at Antietam dedicated to both sides. Marylanders fought for both the Union and the Confederacy. 20,000 people attended the dedication on May 30, 1900. President William McKinley, a veteran of the Battle of Antietam, was the keynote speaker