Araby View near Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Monocacy National Battlefield
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011
1. Monocacy National Battlefield Marker
This National Park System site preserves the Maryland countryside where this crucial engagement took place. Wayside exhibits interpreting the sequence of major events in the day-long battle are located at key sites. Further information about touring the historic landscape by car and foot is available in the visitor center.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 9, 1876.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 22.045′ N, 77° 23.244′ W. Marker was near Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It was in Araby View. It could be reached from Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located at
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Regionally, this marker was in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Monocacy Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named A Bold Plan (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgewood (about 300 feet away); Retreat (about 700 feet away); Burning the Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Desperate Escape (approx. 0.2 miles away); CPL Kirk J Bosselmann (approx. Ό mile away); Caring for the River (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
Other markers no longer nearby. Monocacy National Battlefield (has been replaced with this marker); Gambrill Mill (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); A Bold Plan (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Gambrill House (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Burning of the Bridge (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Bush Creek Crossing
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 12, 2011
2. Markers at Monocacy National Battlefield
Several markers are found at this location. The Monocacy National Battlefield marker is seen here in the center.
More about this marker. The top of the marker contains a map of the battlefield showing troop movements and important locations. Several photographs appear along the bottom of the marker. These depict the Maryland and United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial; Gambrill Mill; the 14th New Jersey Memorial; and Confederate graves at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick.
Also see . . . Monocacy National Battlefield. National Park Service website. (Submitted on April 23, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,054 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
