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Barbara Fritchie House For Sale In Frederick, Md.

A piece of Civil War literary history is for sale in Frederick.

The Barbara Fritchie House is on the market with an asking price of $185,000.

The two-story, red-brick structure is a replica of the house from which the 90-something widow defiantly waved a Union flag at Confederate General Stonewall Jackson in John Greenleaf Whittier's poem....

UPDATE: As of May 2011, neither the Barabara Fritchie House nor the museum are currently for sale.

Read entire article at Maryland AP News