Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
May 17, 1943
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 2, 2008
1. May 17, 1943 Marker
Erected 1954 by The Historical Society of Frederick County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1843.
Location. 39° 24.836′ N, 77° 24.875′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144). Marker is affixed to the front of the Barbara Fritchie House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 154 W Patrick St, 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: Barbara Fritchie House (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named 1862 Antietam Campaign (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Jacob Engelbrecht (a few steps from this marker); Water Level of the 1976 Flood (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mullinix Park (about 500 feet away); John Hanson (about
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Other markers no longer nearby. 1862 Antietam Campaign (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Jacob Engelbrecht (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Barbara Fritchie House (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Additional commentary.
1. Eleanor Roosevelt remembers
"[O]n one occasion I drove down in the car with them [Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt] to Shangri-La. This was a retreat which had been set up for my husband for weekends in the warm weather when he could not go far away. We drove through the town of Frederick, Maryland, and Franklin pointed to a window and said it was the window from which Barbara Fritchie had hung the Union colors. Mr. Churchill then recited the whole of the Barbara Fritchie poem. My husband and I looked at each other, for each of us could have
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 2, 2008
2. Barbara Fritchie House
— Submitted August 15, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Photographed by Christopher Busta-Peck, March 2, 2008
3. Barbara Fritchie House
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,871 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on October 27, 2014. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
