Brookeville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Town of Brookeville

Town of Brookeville, Maryland

— United States Capital for a Day August 26, 1814 —

Town of Brookeville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018

1. Town of Brookeville Marker

Inscription. Town of
Brookeville

National Register
of
Historic Places

Erected by Town of Brookeville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1814.

Location. 39° 10.69′ N, 77° 3.47′ W. Marker is in Brookeville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Georgia Avenue (Old Maryland Route 97) south of Church Street, on the right when traveling north. In 2023, MD 97 was shifted to a bypass to west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 High Street, Brookeville MD 20833, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brookeville Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Refuge (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Brookeville Angel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newlin’s Mill Millstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brookeville (approx. 0.2 miles away); August 26, 1814 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Murphy House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Margaret Brooke House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookeville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 25, 2018

2. Town of Brookeville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on February 19, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.