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Discover the best top things to do in Scotland, United States including Point Lookout State Park, Point Lookout Lighthouse, Confederate Memorial Park, Point Lookout Museum, Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery, Fun Top Fun Scotland.
1. Point Lookout State Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 171 reviews
This picturesque spot between the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay served as a hospital and prison camp for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
Reviewed By BradT228
We camped at Point Lookout for 10 days arriving Friday afternoon August 14 and departing late Sunday morning August 23. We stayed in the Green's Point circle using a travel trailer. We also brought a boat with us. We had a great time considering we had torrential down pours Saturday and Sunday 08/15 &16. After that we were constantly on the go -- crabbing and fishing. We caught enough crabs every day to have for a mid-afternoon "meal". We couldn't eat them all so we picked the crab meat for crab cakes -- they were delicious. We had little interaction with the park staff, but, to the extent we did it was very friendly and courteous. The Camp store was closed due to the pandemic, so we had to run to the local convenience stores in Ridge to the extent we needed something other than ice which we purchased from the Ranger station. Our site faced the water so we always seemed to have a breeze. Whenever the breeze stopped, though, we found ourselves applying liberal amounts of Woods Off to keep from getting carried away. The only real negative I have to mention was the community restrooms. The week we camped the Green's Point restrooms had no hat water. We had to shower at a restroom in another circle. Also during the week, the restrooms were not cleaned (they were clean from Thursday afternoon to our departure on Sunday). My family and I have been doing this trip on an annual basis since 2006. We intend to do it again next year.
2. Point Lookout Lighthouse
3. Confederate Memorial Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By chrismckay73 - Callaway, United States
This small little park is next to the Confederate cemetery and monument and is just about a mile outside of Point Lookout State Park. It was established by a local group to preserve and remember local history. It is small and peaceful. The park is free, wheelchair accessible, and you can explore it in about 15-30 minutes.
4. Point Lookout Museum
5. Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By Billpayor1
I had several relatives who were at Point lookout. The history is quite remarkable. They were originally buried separately with markers, probably wooden. Currently, they are buried in one mass graves, where they had been moved several times as the tide and soil erosion made necessary. The Numbers According to Professor Bart Talbert Several years ago, Prof. Bart Talbert was the speaker in the Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery and he talked about the number of dead at Pt. Lookout and how many were/were not accounted for. It was a haunting that has never left me. The federal government gave us a list of only 3,384 names that are inscribed on the monument plaques. From prisoners' diaries and other reports, we have learned that over 14,000 died while incarcerated in this prisoner of war camp. Seems like someone owns us the whereabouts of over 11,000 prisoners! I can still hear Prof. Talbert saying...."do the math folks! These numbers are wrong! Take the number of deaths that the prisoners reported and times that by the number of days the camp was open and you'll get a far better number than what's inscribed here in the cemetery!" Another government cover up? "One" unknown is listed on the monument...are the feds saying that "one" person has no name? So far, I have 538 additional names of those who died at PL, but are not listed on the monument.
6. Fun Top Fun Scotland
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