Historic Jacob Rohrbach Inn
At the Antietam Battlefield

A Sharpsburg Landmark Since 1804

Convenient C&O Canal Access

From Snyders Landing (mile 76.6)
From Lock 38 - Shepherdstown Bridge (mile 72.8)
And from Antietam Aqueduct (mile 69.4)

Many guests of the Inn arrive by bike or on foot. In February, 2000 ninety year old Doris "Granny D" Haddock rested at the Inn for two nights on her cross-country walk from Pasadena CA to Washington DC.

Located just 1.5 miles from Snyder's Landing via a quiet country lane you will find:

• Quiet comfortable accommodations
• A hearty full breakfast
• Secure covered bicycle storage
• Shuttle and baggage service for points between White's Ferry and Little Orleans
• Bicycle Rentals
• Battlefield tours

Sharpsburg features casual and casual fine dining. Within a few blocks you will find:

• Nutter's Ice Cream (people travel for miles for their ice cream)
• Battleview Market (Made to Order sandwiches and hot specials)
• Captain Benders (Sandwiches, Salads and beer)
• Antietam Cafe and Wine Bar (Full menu restaurant, see their website for menus )

For other fare we arrange transportation to other nearby restaurants such as Kazu (Thai and Japanese), The Bavarian (German), The Yellow Brick Bank, China Kitchen, Blue Moon, The Press Room, Stone Soup Bistro or Three Onions.

If you are traveling the length of the canal a highlight of your journey is the Antietam area near the halfway mark. The Antietam Battlefield preserves the hallowed ground at Sharpsburg, a tribute to our nation and an appropriate way to honor those who fought here on the bloodiest day in American history, September 17, 1862. Take time to experience the sacrifice & serenity of Antietam.

While in Sharpsburg you may also enjoy browsing local themed art at Antietam Gallery and visiting the famous Sharpsburg Arsenal which sells museum quality Civil War era artifacts and antiques. These businesses will gladly ship your purchases home for you.

Killiansburg Cave

Sharpsburg and the Canal

In the 1830's the C&O canal was completed from Georgetown to Sharpsburg, and many Sharpsburg residents went to work for the canal company or operated canal boats. Snyders Landing at Sharpsburg had a warehouse and a tie-up where cargo was loaded and boats were wintered. On the towpath just downstream from Snyders Landing are several caves in the cliffs lining the river. In 1862 some Sharpsburg residents took shelter in Killiansburg Cave during the Battle of Antietam.

Augustus Hebb

The Augustus Hebb family of Sharpsburg operated a canal boat for many years. In 1944, one of his children, Theodore Hebb purchased the home now known as the Jacob Rohrbach Inn. In 1992, Theodore Hebb, recalled his boyhood experiences growing up on the canal in a National Park Service interview.

Today the canal towpath, where mule skinners once coaxed the boats along, is a 184 mile hiking/biking trail from Washington, DC to Cumberland, Maryland. A new trail, the Great Allegheny Passage, now allows continued travel through the Allegheny Mountains from Cumberland to Pittsburgh.