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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick is the county seat for Frederick County
Adjacent to Frederick County, Maryland
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Chief Justice Of the United States 1836-1864 Secretary of the Treasury 1833-1834 Attorney General Of the United States 1831-1833 Attorney General Of Maryland 1827-1831 Citizen of Frederick And lawyer practicing in the Frederick County Court . . . — — Map (db m106649) HM
You are on the grounds of Rose Hill Manor, the final home of Maryland's first governor, Thomas Johnson. During its stay near Frederick, the Army of the Potomac's large Artillery Reserve occupied these grounds. Created after the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m2803) HM
Last Home of Governor Thomas Johnson
Delegate to Continental Congress 1774-1775
First Governor of Maryland 1777-1779
Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court 1792-1793
Rededicated this 1st day of November 2014
Original Dedication 1948 . . . — — Map (db m241970) HM
This home General Lafayette lodged as the guest of Colonel John McPherson Dec. 29-30, 1824
_________
1840
Francis Scott Key Author of the National Anthem was inspired here to write the poem that honors his cousin Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m184350) HM
"Saints Street was to Blacks — 'What's Happening now.'"
— Adelaide Hall, 1995
For many decades preceding the civil rights movement, Saints Street was the commercial and social center within a segregated Frederick, boasting a . . . — — Map (db m107199) HM
Schifferstadt
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
Built in 1758 by Elias Brunner, this farmhouse is an . . . — — Map (db m137812) HM
Schifferstadt, a rare and significant structure, is one of the finest examples of German colonial architecture in the country. Built in 1758 by the Brunner family (early German settlers who owned several farms in the area), it was situated on a . . . — — Map (db m137811) HM
In the years following the Civil War, Shab Row was the center of family life for Frederick's African American population. It was a close-knit community of tinkers, tailors, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carpenters and cobblers. By the early 1900's, . . . — — Map (db m137806) HM
1907 Thru Mid 1960's
The Old “Y” was the school for -
Guidance, Discipline, Sportsmanship,
Leadership, and Honesty,
(It was the wind beneath our wings.) — — Map (db m103846) HM
On October 1, 1863, nine months after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton advised Lincoln that it was a "military necessity in the State of Maryland… for enlisting all persons capable of bearing arms… . . . — — Map (db m76714) HM
Erected by the Commonwealth of Penna. in commemoration of the bravery, sacrifices and patrioitsm of the 67th, 87th and 138th Regiments that fought on this battlefield July 8, 1864.
Commissioners
Wm. H. Lanius, Capt. Co. I 87th,
Robert F. . . . — — Map (db m170727) HM
To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates
who gave their lives in the pursuit of their
duties while serving their country.
Dedicated April 8, 2006 — — Map (db m103285) WM
"These industries [tanneries] have been individually examined by me and will compare favorably in cleanliness with any industry in the city."
-Franklin B. Smith, M.D., Report on Sanitary Condition of Frederick County, 1886 — — Map (db m137807) HM
The Battle of Monocacy took place on July 9, 1864, in the valley before you. The battle pitted North against South, and Washington, D.C., was the prize. Richmond and Petersburg were endangered, but the Southern leader, General Robert E. Lee had . . . — — Map (db m3292) HM
circa 1745 - Founded by German Reformed settlers led by schoolmaster John Thomas Schley, the Founder of Frederick City.
1934 - Became part of the The Evangelical and Reformed Church a Merger of the Evangelical Synod and German . . . — — Map (db m2816) HM
At the dedication of the Roger Brooke Taney Bust in Frederick on September 26, 1931, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes concluded that “it is unfortunate that the estimate of Chief Justice Taney’s judicial labors should have been so largely . . . — — Map (db m103772) HM
At the dedication of the Roger Brooke Taney Bust in Frederick on September 26, 1931, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes concluded that “it is unfortunate that the estimate of Chief Justice Taney’s judicial labors should have been so largely . . . — — Map (db m176097) HM
Larry J. Lebherz and his brothers incorporated The Everedy Company here in 1923 during the height of the prohibition era. The operation began with the production of bottle cappers and later would be known for its stainless steel pots and pans, . . . — — Map (db m104045) HM
Frederick Reds, a once-prominent brand of bricks, were manufactured on this site between 1891 and 1946. Bricks were shipped via truck and rail to projects throughout the region. Locally, Frederick Reds were used in the construction of buildings at . . . — — Map (db m129726) HM
[East Panel]
This bell was cast in Frederick on April 1 and 2, 2006, with public participation and great festivity. Frederick County "Honey Bee" participants in grades 3-5 helped cast the bell by passing ingots of metal to furnace workers . . . — — Map (db m129727) HM
The long history of Frederick Town Barracks records in timber and stone the successful transition from sword to plowshare, from bullets to books.
Funded by the Maryland Legislature in 1777, the Frederick Barracks soon entered service during the . . . — — Map (db m103372) HM
At This Site - 113 Ice Street
The Home of The Rev. Ignatius Snowden
The Free Colored
Mens Library
and its predecessor
The Young Men's Colored
Reading Club
Operated from 1913 Until 1932.
These were the libraries for . . . — — Map (db m129728) HM
Since the 1700s, the land you are standing on was used for farming fields of corn, wheat, barley and hay. Eventually this 2 acre self sustaining farm had two barns, a nine-room home, and a cemetery. There were dairy cattle, chickens, pigs an orchard . . . — — Map (db m182235) HM
After crossing the Potomac River early in September 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee reorganized the Army of Northern Virginia into three separate wings. On September 9, he promulgated his campaign strategy - to divide his army, send Gen. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m18381) HM
After crossing the Potomac River early in September 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee reorganized the Army of Northern Virginia into three separate wings. On September 9, he promulgated his campaign strategy from his camp here. The strategy—to . . . — — Map (db m194556) HM
(North Facing Side): The Lower Depot Neighborhood The railroad transformed 19th century America, facilitating long-distance travel and the efficient transfer of raw materials to factories and agricultural and manufactured goods to markets. . . . — — Map (db m2823) HM
“We are conscious that it is a considerable undertaking to assume the task of editing a daily newspaper. The duties of the position are rather laborious, requiring constant attention: yet we have fully calculated the chances of success and are . . . — — Map (db m107233) HM
"…Purchase a lot of land in said Frederic eligibly situated and to erect thereon a building suitable to be occupied and used as a public library…the said librry shall at all times be known and called the 'C. Burr Artz Library' and . . . — — Map (db m137810) HM
In this home General Lafayette lodged as a guest of Colonel John McPherson Dec. 29-31, 1824. In 1840 Francis Scott Key author of the National Anthem was inspired here to write the poem that honors his cousin Mrs. Eleanor Potts . . . — — Map (db m88946) HM
To take advantage of prevailing northwesterly winds, the majority of Frederick's industry was placed here in the southeast sector of the city. Odiferous operations such as canneries, tanneries and mills could be found in this area as early as the . . . — — Map (db m119146) HM
In early 1993, artist William M. Cochran suggested to the City of Frederick that the Carroll Street Bridge, a plain concrete structure, could be transformed with paint, imagination and public participation into a work of art.
His goal was to . . . — — Map (db m137808) HM
This building formerly the Tivoli Theatre, opened Dec. 23, 1926,
was donated in 1977 to the City of Frederick by:
The Weinberg Family
Dan and Alyce
and their children: Dancye and Aldan
to be used as a center for all the Arts for the . . . — — Map (db m103261) HM
1776 - 1814 These Barracks Mark the course of the struggle for American Independence Built in 1777 by the British and Hessian prisoners of the Revolutionary War, here were detained those taken at the Battles of Saratoga, Trenton, and Yorktown, . . . — — Map (db m2735) HM
For nearly a century, many of Frederick's African American residents were laid to rest here in the Laboring Sons Cemetery. As the name implies, they repaired the shoes, painted the houses, cleaned the stables, nursed the sick, and performed . . . — — Map (db m110801) HM
The Battle of Monocacy changed from a stalemate to a rout as the final lines of Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon's three Confederate brigades swept down Brooks Hill onto the fields of Thomas farm. Both sides traded blistering gunfire around the Thomas . . . — — Map (db m89985) HM
Col. C. Keefer Thomas, a businessman, should have stayed in Baltimore. He was so sure a war eventually would rage around that city that he moved his family to this 240-acre farm, called Araby. Soon troops were marching through or camping here in the . . . — — Map (db m194543) HM
** Revolutionary Patriot ** Bosom Friend of Washington **** Diligent worker for independence and nominator of Washington for commander in chief of Continental Army ** Member of Council of Safety, Continental Congress and of Maryland Convention . . . — — Map (db m103773) HM
In Memorium
Thomas Johnson
Son of
Thomas Johnson
and
Dorcas Sedwick
Born Calvert Co.
November 4, 1732
Died in Frederick Co.
October 25 1819
First Governor of Maryland
1777 - 1779
Erected by some of his descendants
. . . — — Map (db m106019) HM
** Revolutionary Patriot **
Bosom Friend of Washington
**** Diligent worker for
independence and nominator
of Washington for commander
in chief of Continental Army
** Member of Council of Safety,
Continental Congress and of . . . — — Map (db m106718) HM
On the morning of July 9, six-year-old Glenn Worthington was ushered into the farmhouse cellar with his family and their slaves. The windows had been boarded with thick oak boards and tubs of drinking water were placed in the cellar. Young Glenn . . . — — Map (db m89981) HM
112 West Church St. Has been placed on the National Register Of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1814 — — Map (db m2724) HM
In this Property
at 30 West All Saints Street
Ulysses Grant Bourne
(March 17, 1873 - July 15, 1958)
practiced medicine from
1903 to 1953.
Founder & first President of
the Maryland Negro Medical Society;
co-founder Frederick . . . — — Map (db m107200) HM
“It is the unanimous resolution and opinion of this court that all the business thereof shall and ought to be transacted in the usual and accustomed manner, without any inconvenience or delay to be occasioned from the want of stamped paper, . . . — — Map (db m103840) HM
This site marks important advances in the history of military medicine. Here Army doctors, nurses, and Daughters of Charity shaped its practice in modern form. Caregivers treated at this 18 acre complex over 30,000 sick and wounded soldiers, Union . . . — — Map (db m103419) HM
Front: The first ship of the fleet named for Francis Scott Key, Author of the National Anthem. Born 1 August 1773, Died 11 January 1843. Wrote the verse for our National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" during the British Fleet's bombardment of . . . — — Map (db m75756) HM WM
Veterans Buried In This Cemetery
French and Indian War
1754 - 1763
Revolutionary War
1775 - 1783
Whiskey Rebellion
1791 - 1794
War of 1812
1812 - 1815
Mexican War
1846 - 1848
Civil War
1861 - 1865
Indian Wars
1800's
Spanish . . . — — Map (db m103215) WM
Ship's bell from the
USS Frederick
Commissioned 1906 as the USS Maryland
Dedicated November 11, 1998
in fond memory of
J. Alfred Cutsail — — Map (db m103284) HM WM
From 1911, sisters Florence & Bertha Trail promoted woman suffrage through the Just Government League of Frederick. Both buried here. — — Map (db m213565) HM
Born: October 26, 1950
Place of Birth: Frederick County, Maryland
Graduated from Frederick High School in 1969
Attended the University of Miami from 1969 to 1972 where he played defensive back, wide receiver, and running back. . . . — — Map (db m137814) HM
"In all my years, I've never seen so much water in Carroll Creek."
-George Birely Delaplaine
October 9, 1976
Water Level of the
1976 Flood — — Map (db m129732) HM
William Tyler Page
Though born in marked house
One-half block south
Lived his boyhood days
in this house
Placed by
Frederick Chapter, N.S.D.A.R.
October 18, 1955
— — Map (db m89034) HM
We honor our men and women
who served in World War II
Killed in Action
Frank W. Albaugh • Garfield H. Ambrose • Benjamin W. Anderson • Charles W. Andrews • Sherman E. Axline • John S. Baer • Franklin E. Baker • Gerald L. Baker • Melvin L. . . . — — Map (db m103365) WM
Fields of wheat and corn surrounded the hilltop farmhouse of John T. Worthington. Few trees obstructed his views of the meandering Monocacy River and Thomas farm to the east. In the two years since buying the 300-acre farm, Worthington had seen . . . — — Map (db m194132) HM
Confederate troops succeeded in finding their way across the Monocacy River at the foot of this hill. Brig. Gen. John McCausland's 350 cavalrymen came up over the hill and assembled on the front yard of the Worthington farm. Maj. Gen. John B. . . . — — Map (db m194133) HM
Originally erected 1932 by the Federation of Rural Women's Clubs of Frederick County, MD., as part of a national movement to commemorate the bicentennial of Washington's birth through recognizing places noted in his diary.
Replaced 2016 . . . — — Map (db m102966) HM
Veteran of French and Indian War, early settler, head of family of Revolutionary patriots buried in the cemetery of homestead near here. At outset of the Revolution he and his sons Abraham, Basil, Daniel, John and his nephew Samuel were listed with . . . — — Map (db m203247) HM
In honor and memory of the brave men and women in the armed forced of the United States from the Jefferson area who have so faithfully served out country. Your courage, devotion, and sacrifice in providing us protection and our many freedoms will . . . — — Map (db m103443) WM
In June 1863, Federal troops marched through Jefferson as the Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, a menacing force to the west—but where was it headed? Fearing that Lee would push through the gaps in South . . . — — Map (db m2100) HM
In Memory of Those Journalists Who Gave Their Lives
Reporting on the War on Terrorism
Daniel Pearl
The Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan - February 2002
David Bloom
NBC News
Iraq - April 2003
Michael . . . — — Map (db m86942) WM
The device in front of you is the actual water pump used by Jefferson residents to draw water from the town well. During the 1800's and until 1960, residents obtained water from the well located in the center of town. The well offered tremendous . . . — — Map (db m124446) HM
This stone Arch, the culmination of Townsend's architectural endeavors, was built in 1896 as a permanent memorial to newspaper correspondents, artists, and photographers of the Civil War. Standing 50 feet tall and 40 feet wide, the Arch's unusual . . . — — Map (db m65351) HM
[ South Facing Side: ]Frederick CountyNamed for Frederick 5th and last Lord Baltimore. Erected out of Prince George’s County in 1748. It then included Montgomery County and all of Maryland west to the West Virginia boundary. [ North . . . — — Map (db m41770) HM
When the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Invaded Maryland in June 1863, the Army of the Potomac headed north in pursuit. On Monday, June 29, a “rainy, miserable day,” the 15,000 men, 2,900 horses and mules and 475 wagons of Gen. John F. . . . — — Map (db m105250) HM
On June 29, 1863, the Army of the Potomac's II Corps, commanded by Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, broke camp south of Frederick near the Monocacy River, marched into Frederick, and turned eastward on the road to Liberty (Libertytown). The men . . . — — Map (db m4017) HM
"Lot No. 1" on Jesserong's plat of Middletown as he laid it out in the year 1767. The Lutheran Parsonage and the two story "Lecture Hall Building" which was located to the front right of the parsonage and the little brick "Pastors Study" located . . . — — Map (db m5301) HM
The original frame house that was constructed on this site appears to have been constructed around 1850. Since about 1885, the first floor of the building was used for a variety of Businesses, including a confectionary, a clothing store, a harness . . . — — Map (db m71439) HM
This house (ca. 1830) was the birthplace of Thomas C. Harbaugh (1849-1924); One of the most popular American writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His family moved to Ohio when he was 2 years old. Harbaugh wrote thousands of "Dime . . . — — Map (db m5302) HM
The first building on this corner was a two story, frame dwelling, built in the early 1800s. The property was purchased by the Middletown Savings Bank in 1907, and the house was soon moved to the rear of the lot. The current building was built in . . . — — Map (db m1870) HM
The dwelling located here at #8 West Main Street is significant as an early 19th century vernacular log building that was modified in the ca. 1930's with the application of a simulated Flemish bond brick veneer facade. It reflects the development of . . . — — Map (db m5299) HM
As the Civil War approached, the citizens of Middletown read about the coming conflict in the town newspaper, The Valley Register. Some attended patriotic rallies, while others found it safer to conceal their allegiances. Soldiers from many . . . — — Map (db m143918) HM
From 1790 to 1862, Philip Appleman (1755-1830) and his son John (1793-1862) operated a tannery and harness shop on the land that included this property and the four properties to your right, and extended back to South Street (now Washington . . . — — Map (db m5312) HM
Charles E. “Charlie” Keller Jr.
Sept. 12, 1916 -May 23, 1990 "
American League Player 1939-1952 … New York Yankee star 19391949, 1952… played with Detroit Tigers 1950 and 51. Career stats.…286 Ba… 189 HR…760 RBI Graduate of . . . — — Map (db m107470) HM
Eight thousand Confederates under Gen. Lafayette McLaws marched by this church on September 10-11, 1862, heading south to Harper’s Ferry. Since no Federals were in the area, McLaws expected no encounters with the enemy. Unknown to him, however, . . . — — Map (db m166869) HM
Civil War Hospital Site
The Henry Shoemaker House was used as a hospital site during the Maryland Campaign 1862.
Private Property courtesy of S.H.A.F — — Map (db m4953) HM
Presumably built by Philip Clovinger, 10 West Main began as a one-story log dwelling constructed in the early 1800's. In 1821 Thomas Powell, described as Middletown's first blacksmith, acquired the property and improved the building for commercial . . . — — Map (db m5300) HM
In Commemoration of that period in Civil War history from September 14, 1862 through January, 1863 when this building was commandeered and used by the United States Federal Government as an army hospital to care for casualties resulting from the . . . — — Map (db m1869) HM
On June 10, 1966, shortly after graduating from Middletown High School, James entered the U.S. Air Force. He received specialized training at the Flight Line Aircraft Mechanic School, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. On March 29, 1972, while . . . — — Map (db m145970) HM WM
This property (Lot 11-East Half) and one to the left were one lot when platted in 1768. They were separated in 1866.
During the battle of South Mountain in 1862, this site was used to triage casualties for care in the former Wesley Methodist . . . — — Map (db m68968) HM
This structure which replaced a smaller dwelling, was expanded in the early 1900s to house Dr. Austin Lamar's hospital where he practiced medicine from 1907 until his death in 1932. The hospital consisted of 21 rooms including a parlor, reception . . . — — Map (db m143921) HM
This lot began as a log structure blacksmith shop owned by Thomas Powell in the early 1800's. In 1882, Calvin Coblentz and Millard Cook took, ownership, adding the Coblentz and Cook Meat Market to the existing structure. In 1899, the blacksmith shop . . . — — Map (db m107326) HM
In 1919, a joint meeting of the Middletown Defense League and a group appointed by Governor Harrington, met to organize the community to build a permanent and suitable memorial honoring servicemen in World War I. The memorial was designed by Edward . . . — — Map (db m145969) HM
Noted for the tall white spire of the Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown has been framed by its picturesque valley for over two centuries. German Protestants, fleeing persecution in Europe, founded the community before the American Revolution. . . . — — Map (db m415) HM
Late in June 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it invaded the North for the second time. The Federal left flank under Gen. John F. Reynolds occupied the Middletown Valley, June 25–27, . . . — — Map (db m418) HM
When Gen. Robert E. Lee and part of the Army of Northern Virginia passes through Middletown on September 10–11, 1862, they encountered a chilly reception. The inhabitants of this single-street hamlet on the National Road loved the Union, and . . . — — Map (db m21911) HM
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In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early’s corps from Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter’s army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . — — Map (db m76668) HM
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m203059) HM
This candid view of downtown Middletown shows the street corner where you are now standing. At the time, this was the town square. The shuttered brick building (right) still stands directly behind you. The log building under construction (center) is . . . — — Map (db m219991) HM
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