These barracks go back to General George Washington's boat ride across the Delaware River and capture Hessian troops fighting for the British.
IT has been used in many wars as a medical hospital, POW barracks and now rests on the "campus" of the Maryland School for the Deaf.
It houses some of the wildest firearms ever built.
Dan
PS Many Hessians, when released as prisoners, stayed in Frederick County and are now names that are very familiar in the area.
