| District of Columbia, Washington — Fort De Russy — Civil War Defenses of Washington — 1861-1865 |
| | Earthworks of Fort De Russy are visible; follow path to your right for 200 years.
[drawing of fort] Fort De Russy from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers drawing.
Cannon mounted at Fort De Russy helped repulse a Confederate attack on Fort Stevens, July 11012, 1864.
[map of northern DC] Other Civil War fort locations administered by Rock Creek Park.
[picture of unnamed fort] During the Civil War, Washington's forts overlooked farm land. — Map (db m20822) |
| District of Columbia, Washington — Fort DeRussy |
| | One of the Civil War Defenses of Washington. Constructed on the site in 1861 Fort DeRussy commanded the deep valley of Rock Creek. Its armament consisted of 11 guns and mortars including a 100-pounder Parrott Rifle. — Map (db m20823) |
| District of Columbia, Washington — Fort DeRussy |
| | Built in 1861 to protect the Rock Creek Valley during the Civil War, Fort DeRussy's cannon fired a total of 109 projectiles into the northern countryside as 12,000-15,000 Confederate soldiers attacked the city under the command of Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early on July 11-12, 1864. During this two day battle (known as the Battle of Fort Stevens) Fort DeRussy aided the surrounding forts by providing the main suppressive fire to ensure a Union victory on the battlefield.
The . . . — Map (db m20824) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Veterans |
| | This memorial is dedicated to all the Brooklyn-Curtis Bay veterans living and deceased by Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Post 187 American Legion, Department of Maryland. Dedicated May 28, 1995. — Map (db m19079) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Grand Army of the Republic |
| | In memory of the Grand Army of the Republic by the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865.
Mother Sperling Tent No. 1, April 23, 1933.
[rear of marker] [Engraving of a 13-star flag] Our fathers saved.
[text on top of marker] The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth. On is nearer God's heart in a garden, than anywhere else on earth. Grow old along with me - the best is yet to be. — Map (db m20485) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Pride of Baltimore |
| | On May 14, 1986, the Pride of Baltimore, her captain, and three members of her crew were lost at sea.
The Pride now rests at the end of a goodwill journey that covered 150,000 miles and touched 125 cities around the world.
Yet her precious cargo - the spirit of the people who sent her forth and of those who received her - will never be lost.
[inner table 1] Pride of Baltimore - Lost at Sea - May 14, 1986. Captain Armin Elsaesser, III. Nina Schack. Barry Duckworth. . . . — Map (db m20484) |
| Maryland (Allegany County), Flintstone — “The Warrior’s Path” |
| | War path of the five nations from central New York to the Carolinas. One of the longest Indian trails in America, crossed this highway about this point. — Map (db m3489) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Albert Cabell Ritchie |
| | Albert Cabell Ritchie. 1876 – 1936. Four times Governor of Maryland. He who is worthy of honor does not die. — Map (db m2900) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Alexander Magruder |
| | To honor the three hundredth anniversary of the coming to Maryland circa 1652 of Alexander Magruder, founder and progenitor of the Magruder family in America, and to the men of his blood who have been students at St. John's College. — Map (db m5417) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Annapolis: Capital of Commerce |
| | In the decades before the American Revolution, Annapolis was the customs port for the upper Bay western shore. Ships clearing in and out paid duties and fees to the local naval officer. With good shipyards (including Ship Carpenters Lot north of the dock, not far from where you are standing), ropewalks, ship chandlers, and bakers, Annapolis also served as an important center for supply, refitting, and provisioning.
Cargoes shipped to Annapolis originated in many places throughout the . . . — Map (db m19288) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Aris T. Allen, M.D. — Dec. 27, 1910 - Feb 8, 1991 |
| | A man of honor...A distinguished career of professional and public service...As a Medical Doctor...As a member of the Maryland State Legislature...As an appointee of The President of the United States, to serve his Country on the National level...And as a caring person who has served his community in so many other ways...To help people in need...To provide opportunity for every citizen..."And to set an example that brings out the very best in us" — Map (db m5418) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Between Morning and Midnight — Maryland Fire Rescue Services Memorial Sculpture |
| | The firefighter and EMS provider are ascending the staircase of time as they depart from this world. they are running to their calling to do the job of serving our community with strenght, determination and sacrifice as if going to war. The second before their life is consumed they reflect and turn to their loved ones to say their farewells for the last time. Hands are reaching out, touching.
The lower area represents our world of family and community occupied by the kneeling mother, . . . — Map (db m9286) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Blue Star Memorial Highway |
| | A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. — Map (db m2873) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Cornhill & Fleet Streets |
| | The oldest surviving map of Annapolis, drawn by James Stoddert in 1718, shows that the area now occupied by Corhill and Fleet Streets, had been set aside for Governor Francis Nocholson for use as a garden, summer house and vineyard. In 1771 Charles Wallace, an entrepreneur and builder, purchased 5.5 acres of the tract from the Bordley family and subdivided the land into 28 lots on either side of the new streets. he named the streets after well-known commerical districts in London as a marketing . . . — Map (db m17689) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Ferry Point Road |
| | Formerly an Indian trail to cross South River. In early colonial times it became a principle thoroughfare connecting Annapolis with southern Maryland and Virginia. George Washington remarked on the beautiful roses that still flourish there. — Map (db m9287) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Francis Scott Key |
| | 1814 - 1914.
Francis Scott Key
1780 - 1843
Class of 1796
Author of
The Star-Spangled Banner
In loving memory of her distinguished son whose eulogy is written in the heart of this nation and whose fame has spread throughout the world. — Map (db m5421) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Gateway to Discovery — Annapolis |
| | Look around the harbor. Imagine what the first colonists saw more than 350 years ago when they first viewed this Chesapeake Bay peninsula: a pristine, abundant natural site with deep, protected harbors that had experienced little human settlement.
"...heaven and earth never agree better to frame a place for mans habitation...here are mountaines, hills, plaines, valleyes, rivers and brookes, all running most pleasantly into a faire Bay compassed but for the mouth with fruitfull an . . . — Map (db m19266) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — General Washington — Standing on This Spot |
| | Standing on this spot, General Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on December 23rd, 1783.
Presented by the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter D.A.R. December 23rd, 1915. — Map (db m17688) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Governor Sir Francis Nicholson and Bloomsbury Square |
| | Bloomsbury Square was named after a square in London where the Lords Baltimore, proprietors (owners) of Maryland, lived and where prospective settlers went in 1633 to get information concerning the proposed new colony of Maryland. Bloomsbury Square was part of the master plan for Annapolis devised by Sir Francis Nicholson (Governor, 1694-1699) when he moved the capital from St. Mary's City to Annapolis in 1695. Bloomsbury Square is bounded by Calvert Street, Northwest Street, Church Circle, . . . — Map (db m5419) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Hockley-in-the-Hole — Patented August 25, 1664 |
| | To Edward, Joshua, and John Dorsey, sons of Edward Dorsey who settled in Maryland in 1650. The patent was signed by Charles Calvert, then Lieutenant General, and later Third Lord Baltimore. This plantation has been the homestead of the Dorseys for over 300 years. — Map (db m2906) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — King William's School |
| | 1696 - 1946. This tablet was fixed on McDowell Hall in 1946 to commemorate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of King William's School. To this hall in 1785, in the second year of the foundation of St. John's College, came the students and masters of the school, with their books, and made one with the new college. This will remind men that all halls of learning are one hall. — Map (db m5423) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Kunte Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial |
| | To commemorate the arrival in this harbor of Kunte Kinte, immortalized by Alex Haley in Roots, and all others who came to these shores in bondage and who by their toil, character and ceaseless struggle for freedom have helped to make these Unites States. A luta continua! — Map (db m5572) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Lafayette’s Encampment — March – April 1781 |
| | During the Revolutionary War, 1200 Continental Light Infantrymen under the command of Marquis de Lafayette encamped on the rise behind this sign en route to the decisive battle in Yorktown, Va. They arrived in Annapolis from Head of Elk by a flotilla of Maryland ships under the command of Commodore James Nicholson. — Map (db m2907) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Liberty Tree |
| | Upper tablet: This tablet is placed upon the Liberty Tree by the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Annapolis, Maryland, October 19, 1907 to commemorate the first treaty made here with the Susquehannocks in 1652, and that George Washington in 1791 and General Lafayette in 1824 visited St. John's College. Through the munificence of James T. Woodward, of New York City, this tree estimated to be over 600 years old, has been preserved from decay.
Lower . . . — Map (db m9276) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Maritime Annapolis: An Enduring Legacy |
| | From its earliest history until the 1920s, log canoes, merchant sailing ships, workboats, ferry and steam boats, comprised the majority of vessels in these waters. But after local businessmen developed marinas to accommodate pleasure craft, the landscape of the harbor began to change dramatically. Economic pressures priced the watermen out of much of the waterfront at the same time that pollution and over harvesting diminished the bounty of the Bay. With new roads connecting Annapolis to . . . — Map (db m19292) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Old Treasury Building — Restored 1950 |
| | This is the oldest state building in Maryland. It was used by the commissioners for emitting bills of credit from 1730 to 1779; by the Treasurer of the Western Shore from 1779 to 1851; by the Maryland State Treasurer from 1852 to 1903; and has been used by the Maryland State Department of Education and others since that date.
The restoration of this building has been made possible through the interest of Wm. Preston lane, Jr., Governor of Maryland, 1946-1950; Dr. Morris L. Radoff, State . . . — Map (db m5427) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Reynold's Tavern — Built 1737 |
| |
This tablet placed by the
Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter
Daughters of
the American Revolution
Annapolis, Maryland
Maryland Day, March 25, 1929 — Map (db m5428) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Shiplap House — Circa 1715 |
| | One of the oldest surviving houses in Annapolis, Shiplap House served as a store and tavern in the eighteenth century. The house is named for the random-width flush siding (called shiplap) on the rear facade and northeast ell. The building now serves as the administrative offices of the Historic Annapolis Foundation. — Map (db m17690) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Site of the Methodist Church — 1789–1817 |
| | Francis Asbury, Father of American Methodism, founded a Methodist Society in Annapolis in 1777. They built a meeting house in 1785 within the present grounds of the Naval Academy. In 1789, the “Old Blue Church” moved to this site and house one of the earliest Methodist congregations in America. In 1818, they built a new church on State Circle at North Street where they worshipped for 155 years. — Map (db m2909) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Sons of the Revolution |
| | This monument honors unknown French soldiers and sailors who gave their lives in the American War of Independence and were buried near here.
Dedicated by President Williams Howard Taft, April 18, 1911
"Our soldiers rest in hallowed ground in a friendly country. To the Sons of the Revolution I beg to express the gratitude of France." - Jean Jules Jusserand, Ambassador of France
The memory of their deeds will live forever. — Map (db m9277) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Southgate Memorial |
| | To the memory of Rev. William Scott Southgate, for thirty years rector of Saint Anne's Parish in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Born April 10, 1831. Died May 21, 1899.
Reverse side: Erected by the citizens of Annapolis and by his old parishioners to keep in rememberance a noble life. — Map (db m9289) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Steamboats Give Way to the New Bay Bridge |
| | "There was a wharf where the steamboats came in. Right down at the foot of Prince George Street...The Tolchester boat used to come in and they'd pick up one thing or another, an dbring them all up Prince George Street. Cows, horses, whatever they were getting, pigs, everything came up the street...I always loved to go down to the wharf." - Margaret Moss Dowsett, Then Again...Annapolis, 1900-1965
The maiden voyage of the Baltimore Steam Packet Company's Chesapeake, the . . . — Map (db m19290) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — The Birthplace of Charles Carroll, Barrister |
| | The birthplace of Charles Carroll, Barrister, 1723 - 1783, colonial patriot and author of Maryland Bill of Rights. Built in 1722 by his father, Dr. Charles Carroll, Chirurgeon. Moved from its original location at Main and Conduit Streets through popular subscription to Historic Annapolis, Inc., in 1955. Restored by generous gifts to St. John's College. — Map (db m5420) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — The General’s Highway |
| | Across the road stood the three mile oak under which General George Washington passed on his way to Annapolis December 19, 1783 to resign his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Armies. According to tradition, General Smallwood, General Gates and distinguished Annapolis citizens met Washington at this spot, three miles from the State House. General Lafayette, on his return to America to visit with friends of revolutionary days, passed here on December 17, 1824. A stone bearing . . . — Map (db m2875) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — The Maryland Inn |
| | In 1712, Philemon Lloyd of a prominent family of the Maryland Eastern Shore, had a lot surveyed for him which was to be used by the drummer of the town. The drummer, an alternative to the town crier, was unique in Maryland. His duties were to convey public information through a variety of complex drumbeats. One of his duties was to call Maryland's General Assembly to session. If a member of the assembly failed to appear by the third drum roll, he was fined 100 pounds of tobacco. The drummer was . . . — Map (db m5422) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — The United States Naval Academy Bridge |
| | A bridge has served this area since 1836 when a timber trestle bridge with a swing span was built across the Severn River. It was replaced with a concrete and steel low-level drawbridge in 1924. After more than 70 years it became necessary to replace the drawbridge. In recognition of this unique location in the State Capital, near the home of the United States Naval Academy and overlooking one of the most scenic rivers in the country, Governor William Donald Schaefer's Office of Art and Culture . . . — Map (db m22547) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — This Cannon |
| | This cannon of the type used in the defense of Baltimore in the War of 1812, presented to St. John's College, the alma mater of Francis Scott Key, through the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter, D.A.R., and the National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Commission, September 14, 1914. — Map (db m5425) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Transportation on the Chesapeake Highway |
| | "...two Ferry boats were procured...we made the mouth of the Severn River but the ignorance of the People on board, with respect to the navigation of it run us aground first on Greenbury Point from whence with much exertion and difficulty we got off; & then, having no knowledge of the Channel and the night being immensely dark with heavy and variable squals of wind - constant lightning & tremendous thunder - we soon grounded again on what is called Hornes point..." - George Washington, . . . — Map (db m19289) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Trunk of the Three Mile Oak |
| | Upper Plaque: This oak tree planted in 1967 perpetuates the memory of the original Three Mile Oak which stood nearby as explained in the marker below.
Lower Plaque: Trunk of the Three Mile Oak Under this tree passed General George Washington December 19, 1783 on his way to Annapolis to resign his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Armies; and it is thought that General Smallwood accompanied by General Gates and distinguished citizens of Annapolis met General . . . — Map (db m2877) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — Watermen and Working Harbor |
| | More than a dozen oyster houses ringed the waterfront by the 1870s, some built out into the harbor on pilings. Throughout the winter, local watermen harvested shellfish from the Bay and sold their catch to the packing houses. Shuckers, many of whom lived nearby the dock, skillfully removed the oysters from their shells, filling thousands of buckets for the cannery. The Annapolis Canning Company, once located across the dock from where you are standing, shipped its processed oysters to markets . . . — Map (db m19291) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Annapolis — White Oak |
| | Maryland's State Tree
Offspring of the
Wye Oak
Planted 1987 — Map (db m5426) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Arnold — Historic Annapolis |
| | Historic Annapolis. 5 miles. United States Naval Academy. — Map (db m2908) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Crofton — Birthplace of Johns Hopkins |
| | Founder of the Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Born May 19, 1795. Died December 24, 1873. — Map (db m2927) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Crownsville — Belvoir — (Scott’s Plantation) |
| | French troops under Count de Rochambeau made their 36th camp here September 16-17, 1781, enroute to Yorktown, Virginia. Most of the troops embarked from Annapolis, but the artillary marched to Georgetown to cross the Potomac River. — Map (db m2928) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Crownsville — Count de Rochambeau’s |
| | Count de Rochambeau’s troops marched over this road from Spurrier’s Tavern to “Scott’s Plantation” (Belvoir) on Sept. 16, 1781 on the way to Yorktown. Washington and Rochambeau had gone ahead Sept. 10–11 on the way to Mt. Vernon. — Map (db m2890) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Crownsville — Henry Baldwin |
| | Near this spot lies buried Henry Baldwin officer and engineer in the Revolutionary War 1777–1783. Charter member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Born Dec. 23, 1753 – Died Oct 15, 1793, at Rising Sun, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. — Map (db m2879) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Crownsville — Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church |
| | A rural suburban congregation linking our past and future. Established 1858 as Mt. Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church. This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m3412) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Davidsonville — Middle Plantation |
| | 600 acres patented in 1664 to Mareen Duval, Esq., great Hugenot and native of France. Appointed Commissioner for Advancement of Trade 1683, he died here 1694. The plantation remained the ancestral seat of a junior branch of the Duvall family for many years. — Map (db m2930) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Davidsonville — Watkins Slave Cemetery |
| | At this site, anonymously buried slaves were found during road construction in 1960. These unclaimed individuals were associated with the Locust Grove plantation founded by 1848. The remains were reburied at Mt. Tabor Church in nearby Chesterfield. Loss of identity in life and death typified the enslaved African-American population in Maryland prior to the Civil War. — Map (db m2931) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — A Tale of Three Bridges |
| | The bridge to Annapolis has always been a key part of Eastport life.
The first wooden bridge, built in 1868, connected here at the end of Fourth Street. It served pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons. Forty years later, a larger steel bridge was built in the same location for cars and trucks. The bridge tender lived on the bridge and opened the pivoting central span by hand-crank whenever a boat needed to pass through. On hot days, the steel expanded, preventing the span from closing . . . — Map (db m5649) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — Eastport's Old "Main Street" |
| | The historic buildings you can see from here date back to before 1900, when the first bridge to Annapolis connected to the end of this street. In those days, Fourth Street was the bustling commercial heart of Eastport. Anything you wanted from groceries to hardware, from lunch to a haircut, and even the latest gossip could be found here.
After the bridge was moved to Sixth Street in 1947, many local businesses closed and the neighborhood remained undeveloped for decades. Ironically, these . . . — Map (db m5651) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — Eastport's Oldest House |
| | This is the oldest house in Eastport. For nearly 100 years it belonged to the Williams family.
Jonas and Louisa Williams and their eight children moved here in 1876. They used the first floor as a grocery store, selling homemade sauerkraut to neighbors. After she was widowed, Louisa offered her front parlor as a school and a polling place. The hosue stayed in the family until 1972.
For all of its years, the Williams House has been a landmark. Today, it is a bed and breakfast inn and . . . — Map (db m5652) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — Eastport's Soul |
| | Many African-American families settled here more than a century ago. these families, who have lived here for four generations, are the heart and soul of this neighborhood. Their religious, educational and cultural institutions are pillars of Eastport life.
The building across the street was once the Third Street School for "colored children." Following Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s, the segregated school closed. Today, the building is the home of the Seafarers' Yacht Club, a . . . — Map (db m5653) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — Murphy's Row |
| | You are standing at the corner of "Murphy's Row." These ten row houses were built in 1888 by Charles James Murphy for laborers employed at his company, the Annapolis Glass Works.
The houses bear witness to Eastport's early years. The seventh house was the first post office in the new community, which Murphy named after his hometown in Eastport, Maine.
When the glass factory closed in 1902, Murphy's Row fell into disrepair. In the early 1980s, the properties were redeveloped and sold . . . — Map (db m5729) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — The Fort at Horn Point |
| | Near here, at the end of Eastern Avenue, is the site of one of three forts built to defend Annapolis Harbor from British raids during the Revolutionary War.
Built in 1776, the fort had major defenses of trenches, earthen ramparts and fifteen cannons. In 1781, when Lafayette was stationed at Annapolis, his troops made the fort fully operational. The trenches provided cover for troop movements between the ramparts and the water's edge.
During the Civil War, the fort served as a hospital . . . — Map (db m5724) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — The Glass Works |
| | The private home at the corner of Severn Avenue and Second Street was once the head office for one of Eastport's largest businesses. The Annapolis Glass Works - later the Severn Glass Company - produced china, glass and pottery from 1885 to 1902.
Eastport had access to three things a glass company needed: sand, water, and skilled workers. Sand arrived on barges floated down the Severn River. Workers melted the sand in large, brick furnaces to form molten glass. Glass blowers blew the . . . — Map (db m5887) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — The Maritime Tradition Lives On |
| | Prestigious sailboat racing events have made Annapolis famous. But the real reason for Annapolis' reputation as "America's Sailing Capital" is the community of Eastport. There are more marine-related businesses here than anywhere on the East Coast between Newport and Fort Lauderdale.
In the 1970s, the demand for waterfront property threatened to replace the working boatyards and marine services with high-rise condos. In response, the City of Annapolis passed a zoning law to protect and . . . — Map (db m5727) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — The Old Farmhouse |
| | This century-old farmhouse is one of the only reminders of the agrarian past of Eastport. Yet, in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, horse racing and farming were the economic mainstays. As late as 1798, there were only two buildings on all of Hort Point: a house and a blacksmith shop.
In the 1800s, most of the land was parceled out to small farmers who grew vegetables and fruit for sustenance and raised livestock for sale in Baltimore. This home was built for the Burns family . . . — Map (db m5731) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — The Start of Something Big |
| | This is where Eastport's famed boat building industry began. On this site in 1868, a German immigrant named Wilhelm Heller began crafting fine wooden boats. His reputation spread and business flourished. Heller's became the largest boatyard on Spa Creek serving both commerical fishing boats and pleasure craft.
After Heller died in 1916, his son Henry ran the yard. Over the next twenty years, traditional wooden workboats like skipjacks, bugeyes, and pungy schooners slowly disappeared from . . . — Map (db m5734) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — The Watermen of Back Creek |
| | During the 1920s, the houses on this street belonged to African-American families. Most of the men living here worked on the water, launching often home-built boats from their back yards. They harvested oysters from September to April, and crabs in the summer.
Hand-tonging for oysters was a tough way to make a living. Lyle Smith, who grew up here, went out with his grandfather just once: "I was culling oysters, trying to keep my hands warm, and when my fingers got cold, I said, 'This is . . . — Map (db m5650) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — Three Great Boat Yards, One Location |
| | As you walk among these buildings, imagine wooden boats taking form. Picture men sweating in the hot sun as they plank a hull, caulk a seam or varnish a rail. Envision Navy officers in khaki uniforms boarding vessels for sea trials. From 1913 to 1974, this site was alive with the sights and sounds of wooden boat building. Then, fiberglass construction took over and an important era came to an end.
Text with upper-left photo: The Annapolis Yacht Yard, Inc. (1937-1947, builder of fine wooden . . . — Map (db m5888) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — Welcome to Eastport |
| | Eastport's distinctive history, character and identity grew from maritime roots. The marinas that now serve pleasure boaters were once filled with wooden workboats. So crowded was the shoreline, it was said that an enterprising cat could flit from boat to boat and skirt the entire peninsula without getting its feet wet.
Once a separate town, Eastport was annexed to Annapolis in 1951. Nevertheless, it retains a distinct local flavor and spirit. We invite you to explore Eastport's rich, . . . — Map (db m5890) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Eastport — Welcome to Eastport |
| | Eastport's distinctive history, character and identity grew from maritime roots. The marinas that now serve pleasure boaters were once filled with wooden workboats. So crowded was the shoreline, it was said that an enterprising cat could flit from boat to boat and skirt the entire peninsula without getting its feet wet.
Once a separate town, Eastport was annexed to Annapolis in 1951. Nevertheless, it retains a distinct local flavor and spirit. We invite you to explore Eastport's rich, . . . — Map (db m5891) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — Archaeology at London Town |
| | [photo of archaeological dig] Archaeological Dig: excavation of Rumney's Tavern.
Finding the Lost Town of London
Map (db m22107) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — Dr. Hill's Medicinal Plants |
| | [photo of plants and tools] Early medicinal plants and tools
Colonial Medicine Chest
Where did the colonial doctor or housewife turn when they needed to treat the sick? The plants of the field, hedgerow and marsh were their pharmacy.
Traditionally, information about the "vertues," or useful qualities of plants, was handed down by word of mouth. However, many North American plants were new to European settlers. They learned how to use these new plants from Native Americans, . . . — Map (db m22138) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — Establishing a Colonial Town |
| | Scattered Settlements
Early Chesapeake Bay colonists did not settle in the concentrated villages typical of their home in England. Instead, they lived on large plots of waterfront land that isolated them from their neighbors.
Cheap and abundant property along the Bay and its rivers, provided tobacco farmers with easy access to water for transportation of their crop. These dispersed settlements made it difficult for the English governors to monitor trade and collect taxes on goods . . . — Map (db m22112) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — Historic London Town and Gardens |
| | [map of colonial Maryland] Detail from The State of Maryland, Samuel Lewis, 1795. Showing London Town, Annapolis and Baltimore.
Welcome
Historic London Town and Gardens is a 23-acre park where discover and learning are daily experiences. Here, a visitor will see and can often participate in the unfolding story of this once thriving colonial town.
Remains of the buildings that once stood in the town lie buried around you. Some have been uncovered by archaeologists; . . . — Map (db m22140) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — London Town Ferry |
| | From London Town, and original port of entry, a ferry crossed South River. It linked a north-south system of roads from about 1695 until the 19th century. — Map (db m3419) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — London Town Publik House |
| | Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States. — Map (db m3420) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — Scott Street |
| | The ravine in front of you was once Scott Street. Rumney's Tavern, the Brown Carpenter Shop and the Brown House are on this side of the street. On the other side were a number of structures, some of which were commercial enterprises such as Pierpont's Tavern. The original Anne Arundel County Courthouse, 1685-1695, also faced Scott Street. Around the corner to the left as you leave the park were a tailor and a corset and stay maker's shop. The current entrance to the park parallels Mackelfresh . . . — Map (db m22141) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — The Ferry at London Town |
| | A Transportation Network
Ferries were a critical link in the colonial road system. The ferry crossing at London Town was part of a larger transportation network that extended from Virginia to New York, moving people and goods to market along with the news of the day.
By the 1730s, nearly every road in Anne Arundel County led to a ferry crossing or a boat landing. Travelers often had to wait for the ferry, giving rise to a number of taverns or "ordinaries" at the landings. Due to its . . . — Map (db m22143) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — The Lord Mayor's Tenement |
| | [drawing of tenement house]
Lord Mayor's Tenement: An architectural drawing by Willie Graham, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Discovering the Lord Mayor's Tenement
This building has been reconstructed on the footprint of the original 1700s house. Measuring 20 x 20 feet, it met the building requirements of the early town - each lot owner had to construct such a building within five years or lose their property.
Owned by David Macklefish, the self-styled "Lord Mayor" of . . . — Map (db m22145) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — Tobacco Barn |
| | Tobacco barn built c.1720 at Hockley-in-the-Hole Plantation. — Map (db m3421) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Edgewater — William Brown House |
| | [picture of William Brown House] William Brown House: Historic American Buildings Survey photograph, circa 1935.
Location, Location, Location
One of the mysteries that still surrounds the lost town of London is the William Brown House. Built between 1758 and 1764 overlooking the South River, William Brown intended it to serve as his dwelling and an upscale tavern.
However, its construction at a time when most of the townspeople and businesses had deserted London Town raises . . . — Map (db m22137) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — "Cav. Area" |
| | This Cav. area was the home of several U.S. Calvary Regiments. — Map (db m19633) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — 18th Century French Mortar |
| | Cast in France of high bronze alloy, circa 1725, the sunburst design was the official crest of Louis XV. This 10 inch mortar was sent to America as part of the French support of the American Revolution. It saw service at the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia in October, 1781, where French artillerymen successfully employed it to bombard the British defences. — Map (db m19628) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — 85th Medical Battalion Avenue |
| | Soldiers of the 85th Med Bn are recognized for their dedication and service while at Fort Meade. The Battalion's campaigns include Rhineland and Central Europe during WWII and Southwest Asia in 1991. In September 1992, the Battalion was transferred to FT Lewis, Washington.
1966 - 1992. — Map (db m19630) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Cavalry Area — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | As the Cold War intensified in the late 1940s, security of the nation's Capital became a major concern of Defense Department planners. To protect the Capital, a ring of conventional and nuclear weapons was established around Washington, D.C. As part of this defensive perimeter, the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment was organized here on November 5, 1948.
To house the newly assigned troops, construction of the perimeter cinder block buildings in this area commenced. From here, heading south down . . . — Map (db m19643) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Chapultepec Avenue |
| | Named in honor of the officers and men of the Third Cavalry who captured the Castle of Chapultepec, Mexico, 1847
"Brave Rifles - Veterans" - Winfield Scott, General, U.S. Army
Placed here by the officers and men of the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1955 — Map (db m19646) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Division Hill — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | When German troops attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, all hope of peace in Europe vanished. This crisis caused the United States to accelerate its preparations for possible war.
By late 1940 an Emergency Construction Program was underway at Fort Meade. Upon being federalized in February 1941, the 29th Infantry Division was assigned to one of Fort Meade's hastily built cantonment areas. Here the division reached its full combat strength and completed its initial infantry training. Atop . . . — Map (db m19638) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — E. Russell Allen — 1905-1941 |
| | Project Engineer for Cantonment 1940-1941. In commemoration of his unfaltering loyalty & inspiring leadership. — Map (db m19700) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Eisenhower's Quarters — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | With the signing of the armistice ending World War I, the overseas orders of Dwight David Eisenhower were canceled. Instead, he was transferred from Command of Camp Colt, the Army's Tank Training Center in Gettysburg, PA, to Camp Meade, Maryland.
His tour at Camp Meade offered much that would later serve him well in World War II. Major Eisenhower graduated from the Camp Meade Tank School and served as commanding officer of several tank units. While here, Eisenhower met and became friends . . . — Map (db m19655) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Hodges Hall — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | In 1934, Hodges Hall was built as the post headquarters. From its position on the south end of the post parade ground, it offered an impressive view of events. The design of the building mirrors the central block of Doughoregan Manor, the home of Colonial Maryland statesman Charles Carroll III.
Rising two stories from a raised basement to a gabled roof originally covered with slate shingles, the planes of the roof rise to a flat deck defined by a balustrade. A major design element within . . . — Map (db m19686) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Maj. Gen. Ralph H. Van Deman |
| | In honored memory of Maj. Gen. Ralph H. Van Deman, father of modern U.S. Military Intelligence. Born September 3, 1865. Died January 22, 1952.
On the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Corps of Intelligence Police - the U.S. Army's first counter intelligence organization - August 13, 1917.
Presented by the National Counter Intelligence Corps Association, August 13, 1967. "We pledge ourselves ever to hold high his ideals and to follow in his path." — Map (db m19695) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — National Vigilance Park |
| | On September 2, 1958 Soviet MIG Fighters shot down United States Air Force C-130 #60528 over Armenia.
This memorial is dedicated in memory of the seventeen airmen who perished that day, and their Armed Forces compatriots who were killed, injured, taken prisoner, or unaccounted for in other incidents while performing a mission vital to America’s security.
Plaque donated by Freedom Through Vigilance Association. — Map (db m2923) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Patton's Headquarters — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | In 1917, Captain George S. Patton, Jr., sailed to France to join the staff of General John J. Pershing.
In November of that year he was detailed to the Tank Corps and attended the course at the French Tank School. Patton participated in the Battle of Cambrai in December 1917, when tanks were first employed on a large scale. He later organized and directed the American Tank Center at Langers, France, and organized the 304th Brigade of the Tank Corps, which he commanded in the St. Mihiel . . . — Map (db m19697) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Post Hospital — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | When Camp Meade was established in 1917, a detachment of the Medical Department of the Army was one of the first organizations to report for duty. The original hospital occupied a large group of frame buildings in the northwest area of the camp (near the present site of Argonne Hills Housing Area), and moved twice during the 1920's, always into World War I era wooden facilities.
In June 1930, building 4411 (behind this marker) was completed, and all medical operations moved here. This was . . . — Map (db m19698) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — School for Bakers and Cooks — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | In compliance with instructions contained in a letter from Adjutant General of the Army, dated March 17, 1924, a School for Bakers and Cooks was established at Camp Meade in April of that year. Throughout its existence at the post, the school's mission was to train soldiers in the proper handling of rations, baking and cooking. By the 1930s, approximately twenty bakers and seventy-five cooks graduated each year. The School also trained company grade officers as mess officers. In 1938 the army . . . — Map (db m19702) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — The Battle of the Bulge |
| | December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945
Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes
Dedicated to the Gallant and Victorious Men and Women of the United States Army who participated in The Battle of the Bulge
This enormous and intensive battle, the greatest battle ever engaged in by the United States Army, was fought in Belgium and Luxembourg during World War II from 16 December 1944 through 25 January 1945, under most adverse winter weather. The Maryland/District of Columbia . . . — Map (db m19631) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — The Franklin Cantonment — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | In the summer of 1918 the Franklin Cantonment, a Signal Corps Camp of Instruction, opened within 1 mile of the original Camp Meade. This 400-acre camp housed 11,000 men and women (19 battalions) in 599 structures. The Franklin Cantonment had its own drill hall, theater, and YWCA Hostess House, all within the area bordered by Ernie Pyle Street, Chamberlin Ave, Rock Ave and Mapes Road.
The camp served as a training site for Signal Corps telephone operators, women knows as the "Hello Girls." . . . — Map (db m19656) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — The Tank School and Tank Corps — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | When Great Britain introduced tank warfare to the battlefields of World War I, the face of battle changed forever. By providing support to infantry attacks, the usefulness of tanks was proven. For this reason, on January 26, 1918, Brigadier General Samuel Rockenbach was named commander of the newly formed U.S. Tank Corps.
General Rockenbach remained with the Tank Corps when it returned from Europe and took up residence at the old Franklin Cantonment at Camp Meade as commander of the Tank . . . — Map (db m19703) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — Tipton Army Airfield — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army |
| | Named for Marylander Colonel William D. Tipton, Tipton Army Airfield was constructed in 1960 to replace a smaller airstrip operating since 1938 near the present Post Exchange and Commissary complex.
COL Tipton served in both World Wars. During World War I COL Tipton was a pursuit pilot in the 17th Aero Squadron attached to the British Royal Air Force. He saw action in the Battle of the Somme where he was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross and the American purple Heart. He was . . . — Map (db m19704) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — U.S.S. Liberty |
| | In memory of the men who gave their lives on June 8, 1967 in support of our freedom and happiness while serving aboard the U.S.S. Liberty (AGTR-5).
LCDR P.M Armstrong, USN
LT J.C. Pierce, USN
LT S.S. Toth, USN
CTC M.D. Smith, USN
CTC R.E. Linn, USN
RM1 F.J. Walton, USN
CT1 C.A. Graves, USN
CT1 W.E. Hersey, USN
CT1 J.C. Smith, Jr., USN
CT2 R.J. Campbell, USN
CT2 R.B. Eisenberg, USN
CT2 R.W. Keene, Jr., USN
CT2 A.P. Mendle, USN
PC2 J.C. Spicher, USN
SGT. J.L. . . . — Map (db m19705) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Fort Meade — White Oak — (Quercus Alba) |
| | Dedicated September 14, 1986 to commemorate the Becentennial of the Annapolis Convention, September 11-14, 1786.
Delaware, New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution of the United States; Warren E. Burger, Chairman
Department of the Army; John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army — Map (db m19629) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Friendship — Holly Hill |
| | Surveyed, 1663, as Holland’s Hills for Francis Holland; bought 1665, by Richard Harrison, Quaker planter and shipowner, who owned about 6,000 acres. The house, built in three stages between 1665 and 1733 by Richard Harrison and his son Samuel, is one of the largest and best preserved of its period in Maryland. — Map (db m2938) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Glen Burnie — Curtis Creek Furnace |
| | The Curtis Creek Furnace, located on the south side of Furnace Creek, one-half mile east of Ritchie Highway, was established in 1759 and with a foundry built in 1829, continued to turn out high grade charcoal pig iron until abandoned in 1851. — Map (db m2867) |
| Maryland (Anne Arundel County), Glen Burnie — Ferndale, Maryland |
| | Named in 1921, formerly Wellham. Railroads have long been part of Ferndale’s history. The WB&A Railroad steamed through the neighborhood from 1888 to 1950, carrying as many as 1,750,000 passengers a year. With the historic spike pulling ceremony on February 18, 1992, Ferndale proudly welcomed a new era in transportation—Light Rail. — Map (db m3235) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — "Four score and seven..." |
| | The rare image reproduced at right, courtesy of William A. Frassanito, Gettysburg Then & Now (Thomas Publications), is one of only 9 photos known to have been taken of the dedication ceremonies in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863, during which Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address.
Recorded by Peter Weaver from the back of the Wm. Duttera house (which stood here in 1863), this photograph depicts the crowds in the distant National Cemetery. Note the tall flagpole in the National . . . — Map (db m19064) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — "The Great Peace Jubilee" |
| | On July 1-4, 1913, the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was celebrated with the first joint reunion for all Union and Confederate veterans, many of whom fought here in 1863.
53,407 veterans attended. 44,713 Union and 8,694 Confederate. A huge encampment of 6,600 tents, spread over 280 acres, was erected to hyour and feed them.
The "grand reunion" attracted press correspondents from all over the nation and Europe, and more than 100,000 visitors.
It was anticipated that . . . — Map (db m19063) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Better Than a Tent... |
| | On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, the Union Army retreated from positions behind you to Cemetery Hill, the high ground in front of you. By early evening Union pickets along this area of the Emmitsburg Road were being harassed by Confederate fire. On July 3, Federal artillery fired over this lot onto the fields to your right, aiding the repluse of Pickett's Charge.
In 1938, in time for the 75th Anniversary of the battle, Curnal Butt and his three daughters opened the Green Gables Tourist . . . — Map (db m19062) |
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