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Victorian Garden
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The "Broderick" home

 
 
Victorian Garden side of the marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 12, 2022
1. Victorian Garden side of the marker
Inscription.
Victorian Garden at the rear of the "Fields and Brooks" home.
Taken circa 1905 back of" the Brooks BLDG"
Corner of Fulton and Main street the rest of the people are the Cohill family (now a parking lot)
Lulu Brooks Fields • Earl Fields • Mable Brooks, Later Mrs. Max Richards both Teachers • Katherine Brooks

The "Broderick" home, (later Fields & Brooks). Prominent building here during the Civil War. Was also a shoemakers shop, funeral home, Ben Younkers National Restaurant, chiropractor office, and fire hall.
Mrs. Annie Laurie Harris Broidrick • Dr. James P. Broidrick
Patrick Broidrick Home and later Field & Brooke house was here during Civil war

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & ForestryIndustry & CommerceNotable BuildingsScience & MedicineWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
 
Location. 39° 41.953′ N, 78° 10.837′ W. Marker is in Hancock, Maryland, in Washington County. It is on West Main Street (Maryland Route 144) just west of Fulton Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 W Main St, Hancock MD 21750, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Western Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
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walking distance of this marker: The great snow of 1936 / Douglas Chevrolet (within shouting distance of this marker); "Hershey Ice Cream" Shop / "Barton House" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hancock (about 400 feet away); Major James Breathed (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Hancock (about 400 feet away); "Perkins House" / "Davis" Hotel (about 400 feet away); Discover the Trail (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Discover the Trail (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hancock.
 
The "Broderick" home side of the marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 12, 2022
2. The "Broderick" home side of the marker
Victorian Garden side of the marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 12, 2022
3. Victorian Garden side of the marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 7, 2026