Mt. Olivet Heights in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hessian Barracks - Witness to History
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 3, 2007
1. Hessian Barracks - Witness to History Marker
1777 Built at direction of Maryland General Assembly
1778-79 Quartered Hessian and Convention prisoners captured at Bennington and Saratoga
1782 Quartered Hessian and Bayreuth Yager Regiments following Cornwallis' surrender
1799 Quartered French sailors of the L'Surgent captured by U.S.S. Constellation
1802-03 Served as staging center for Lewis and Clark Expedition
1812 Quartered U.S. troops during War of 1812
1824 Visited by General LaFayette
1840-42 Used as silk work cocoonery
1853-60 Used for Frederick County Agricultural Society fairs
1861-65 Housed wounded Confederate and Union troops
1868 Became Maryland School for the Deaf
Placed by Frederick Chapter, NSDAR
1976
Erected 1976 by Frederick Chapter, NSDAR.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War of 1812 • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Lafayettes Farewell Tour series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 39° 24.539′ N, 77° 24.578′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County.
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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 Great Baby Waker (here, next to this marker); The Frederick Town Barracks (a few steps from this marker); United States Army General Hospital #1 (a few steps from this marker); Historic Frederick Barracks (a few steps from this marker); These Barracks (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Frederick Town Barracks (a few steps from this marker); Lewis & Clark Trail Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); The Frederick Brick Works (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
Also see . . . Hessian Barracks. A Revolutionary war prison and Civil War hospital; Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 26, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 3, 2007
2. Hessian Barracks
The marker is on the wall of the wing behind the cannon fragment to the right of the picture.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 5,659 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
