How long has Monocacy National Battlefield been a National Park?
The battlefield was created by an Act of Congress in 1934; however, no funds were set aside for land purchase and much of the battlefield remained in private hands. By the early 1970s, the battlefield had been substantially impacted by growing development and urbanization. Concerned about the loss of additional battlefield land, elected representatives began to push Congress to authorize the National Park Service to initiate land acquistion. Land acquisition began in the late 1970s with the purchase of the Worthington Farm, and the park opened to the public in 1991.
