Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Ramsey House

 
 
Ramsey House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 9, 2007
1. Ramsey House Marker
Inscription.
In this house
President Abraham Lincoln
October 4, 1862 visited
General George L. Hartsuff
Wounded
In the Battle of Antietam

Placed by Frederick Chapter DAR
&
Cdr. & Mrs. D.M. Page, USN
1975

 
Erected 1975 by Frederick Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1745.
 
Location. 39° 24.989′ N, 77° 24.782′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It is on Record Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 Record Street, 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: William Tyler Page (here, next to this marker); Birthplace of William Tyler Page (within shouting distance of this marker); No to the Stamp! (within shouting distance of this marker); Ross House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ross Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Road to Emancipation
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
(within shouting distance of this marker); Unanimous Resolution (about 400 feet away); Tyler’s-Spite House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. City Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named City Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Roger Brooke Taney (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); The Dred Scott Decision (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Thomas Johnson (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Also see . . .  Biography of General Hartsuff. As a junior officer before the Civil War, he was active in Florida fighting Seminole Indians. (Submitted on October 7, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
Ramsey House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 23, 2015
2. Ramsey House Marker
The Ramsey House ajoins the Page House on Record Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 9, 2007
3. The Ramsey House ajoins the Page House on Record Street
Ramsey Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 23, 2015
4. Ramsey Home
Lincoln House Condominium
119 Record Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,528 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 7, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   2. submitted on June 22, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   3. submitted on October 7, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   4. submitted on June 22, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
m=2818

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 17, 2026