Fort Frederick State Park Manager Wins National Photo Contest

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Angie Hummer, park manager at Fort Frederick State Park, was selected as the winner of the National Park Services’ 2006 National Historic Landmark Photo Contest for her stop action photo of "Margie," the Civil War cannon housed at South Mountain Recreation Area. The photo captures the cannon being fired by crew members under the command of Al Preston, assistant park manager at South Mountain Recreation Area, in celebration of Fort Frederick’s 250th anniversary. More than 800 National Park Service employees cast their votes to choose the winner of the contest. To see the award-winning photo, visit www.nps.gov/nero/nhlphoto/

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November 30, 2006

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov