Brunswick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brunswick

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Brunswick Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Everett, December 15, 2012

1. Brunswick Marker

Inscription. The area now known as Brunswick was prime for growth for over a century before the C&O Canal reached this location in 1834. Originally the site of a trading post and ferry, the water crossing here provided a route for settlers heading west into Virginia's interior. In 1787, this river crossing resulted in the creation of the Town of Berlin.

Berlin was primarily a canal town until 1888. The B&O Railroad then supplanted the water transportation system in importance with a seven mile freight yard. The newly named and incorporated Brunswick became a legitimate boomtown in the 1890s.

Today Brunswick is a "Main Street Maryland" community, boasting shops, eateries, a revitalized historic downtown center and an array of special events. The Brunswick Railroad Museum and C&O Canal National Historic Park Visitor Center interpret the town's rich transportation heritage.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 39° 18.666′ N, 77° 37.64′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on South Maple Avenue

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south of East Potomac Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 South Maple Avenue, Brunswick MD 21716, 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: Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Train No. 286 Bell Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Brunswick (about 400 feet away); Iraq / Afghanistan Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Brunswick (about 400 feet away); "The Town Between the Tracks" (about 600 feet away); Water Power (about 600 feet away); Brunswick River Mural (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 6, 2019

2. Brunswick Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2012, by Al Everett of Brunswick, Maryland. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 15, 2012, by Al Everett of Brunswick, Maryland. 2. submitted on April 6, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.