Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Water Level of the 1976 Flood
-George Birely Delaplaine
October 9, 1976
1976 Flood
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is October 9, 1976.
Location. 39° 24.765′ N, 77° 24.849′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Mullinix Alley north of West All Saints Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: The Emancipation Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Braddock, Washington, and Franklin (about 300 feet away); Mountain City Lodge No. 382 (about 300 feet away); 173 West All Saints Street (about 300 feet away); First Black High School in Frederick County (about 400 feet away); Mullinix Park (about 400 feet away); May 17, 1943 (about 400 feet away); Barbara Fritchie House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
Another marker is no longer nearby. 1862 Antietam Campaign (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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