Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Battery Bailey
Erected by Montgomery County Park Commission, Department of Parks.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Defenses of Washington series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
Location. 38° 57.131′ N, 77° 6.568′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Elliott Road, 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west. Elliott Road ends at the entrance to Westmoreland Hills Community Park, and the marker is at the north edge of the parking area, just south of the restored earthworks. Elliott Road is accessible from Massachusetts Avenue (Maryland Route 396) via Duvall Drive in southern Bethesda, a few blocks northwest of Western Avenue/Dalecarlia Resevoir Parkway, Northwest, across the District of Columbia border. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5315 Elliott Road, Bethesda MD 20816, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Col. Guilford Dudley Bailey (a few steps from this marker); What is a Battery? (within shouting distance of this marker); Artist's Conception of Battery Bailey, Circa 1862 (within shouting distance of this marker); Defending the City of Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Loughborough Mill (approx. half a mile away); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northwest 5 (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Loughborough Mill (approx. half a mile away); The Dalecarlia Tunnel (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethesda.
Also see . . . Battery Bailey. (PDF) ACHS form, 1978. (Submitted on February 7, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Additional commentary.
1. Battery Bailey
From "Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington," by Benjamin Franklin Cooling III and Walton H. Owen II:
Battery Bailey linked with Battery Benson to cover the Powder Mill Branch valley, and the rear of Fort Sumner. Six platforms supported field guns or possibly siege guns.
— Submitted April 5, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,048 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on February 6, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on February 7, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.