May God Have Mercy on the Holy Souls of all men that fought & died in our nations first war of independence we honor these great heros for their sacrifice in history. God bless the United States of America. Amen
This stone column, a lone . . . — — Map (db m180165) HM
Jewish citizenry in Cumberland can be documented back to 1816. By 1853 twelve Jewish families had taken residence in this growing city of 6150 people. It was this small group which applied to the Maryland General Assembly for an Act incorporating . . . — — Map (db m134329) HM
The Cumberland Roman Catholic Parish was established in 1790 by Father Dennis Cahill, a missionary working in Western Maryland. A log church dedicated to Mary the Mother of God was soon erected in 1791 at the front of the parish property. . . . — — Map (db m134395) HM
A log chapel dedicated to St. Mary was built on this site in 1791. The first parishioners were mostly English Catholics from Southern Maryland. A brick church replaced the log building in 1939. Cumberland became a major center of transportation and . . . — — Map (db m134394) HM
About this sign
The outline drawing above represents the heritage-themed mural to your right. The mural is organized chronologically into sections. Each section is described here, with accompanying historic images..
. . . — — Map (db m140048) HM
1745 - 1816
Francis Asbury Hall
Centre Street
Methodist Church
Dedicated to the glory of God and the
promotion of Christian Education and
In memory of
Francis Asbury
Pioneer, Preacher and First Bishop
of the Methodist Church in . . . — — Map (db m204093) HM
The Light the Steeples Committee of the Allegany
County Chamber of Commerce extends gratefully
to the Cumberland community and local schools
for participating in lighting the steepled sky in
Cumberland, Maryland
November 10, 1995 — — Map (db m204087) HM
Lynching in America
Racial terror lynching between 1865 and 1950 claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. Following the Civil War and the premature end of . . . — — Map (db m236875) HM
The De La Salle Christian brothers came to Cumberland in 1851 and opened an
elementary school as one of the very early establishments of the Christian brothers in the
United States in the first Carroll Hall on this property at the request of . . . — — Map (db m219218) HM
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of St. Mary's Parish Cumberland, Maryland
A.D. 1900-2000
In praise of Mary of the Immaculate
Conception honoring all members of St. Mary's Parish-past, present, and future
This pin oak was planted near the . . . — — Map (db m178116) HM
Built by Old German Lutherians
now owned by
First Christian Congregation
Clock awarded by town in contest
National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m219219) HM
Near this spot, a vibrant African American neighborhood existed prior to the construction of the Frostburg State University campus.
The name and spirit of Brownsville emerged in the late 19th century largely due to the courage and dedication . . . — — Map (db m199904) HM
Erected in 1912, the St. Michaels' Parish Hall served the members of St. Michaels' Church and the Frostburg Community for the past 100 years. As the St. Michael parish continued to grow at the end of the 19th century, a school was added in 1891. . . . — — Map (db m199917) HM
1917 • 1918
The Memorial Window above the doorway and this tablet are here placed in honor of the boys of this church who served their country in the Great World War for liberty and justice
Roll of Honor
Victor W. Bennett • Stanley . . . — — Map (db m176073) WM
Mass was first celebrated in Mt. Savage on this spot in 1793 by Rev. Stephen Theodore Badin, at the home of Archibald Arnold. Father Badin was the first Priest to be ordained in the United States.
About 1825 St. Ignatius Church was built on . . . — — Map (db m176406) HM
This stone is a remaining part of the first catholic church in Mt. Savage. St. Ignatius Church, built in the late 1700's was located in what is now St. Patrick cemetery.
Stone donated by Jim and Margaret Robison — — Map (db m177377) HM
1984
Banneker-Douglass Museum
As the official museum of African-American history and culture for the State of Maryland, the Banneker-Douglass Museum is dedicated to discovering documenting, preserving and promoting . . . — — Map (db m114557) HM
Site of the oldest and most prominent African American congregation in Annapolis, MD. In 1803, seven free African Americans bought the land and established the First African Methodist Episcopal Church. It was closed in 1832 in a local reaction to . . . — — Map (db m6191) HM
As a Redemptorist, Father Seelos was stationed in Baltimore, Pittsburg, Annapolis, Cumberland Detroit and New Orleans. He preached missions and retreats throughout the country.
Father Seelos served here as Pastor of St. Mary's Parish in 1857 . . . — — Map (db m200103) HM
This montage is the collaborative effort of George "Lassie" Belt, children from the Stanton Community Center (listed below), and Artwalk curator, Sally Wern Comport. This artwork, part of the Annapolis 300 celebration, is at the entrance to the . . . — — Map (db m130944) HM
Built in 1828 as the Hallam Theatre Reconstructed in 1847 for use by the church Enlarged in 1948 and 1959 Designated May 25, 1947 as the National Naval Memorial of the Presbyterian Church This plaque given in memory of Agnes Myers Zorn . . . — — Map (db m6197) HM
Kneseth Israel (Assembly of Israel), chartered in 1906, purchased this home in 1910 for use as the first synagogue in Annapolis.
The congregation used the building as a synagogue
until 1912, when it moved to larger quarters on
Prince George . . . — — Map (db m6310) HM
This granite block was dedicated as the cornerstone of a proposed fountain on 22 November 1908, the 200th anniversary of the Annapolis City Charter. The fountain was planned to commemorate the 1649 "Act Concerning Religion," known as the "Act of . . . — — Map (db m6386) HM
Francis Asbury, Father of American Methodism, founded a Methodist Society in Annapolis in 1777. They built a meeting house in 1785 within the present grounds of the Naval Academy. In 1789, the “Old Blue Church” moved to this site and . . . — — Map (db m2909) HM
To the memory of Rev. William Scott Southgate, for thirty years rector of Saint Anne's Parish in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Born April 10, 1831. Died May 21, 1899.
Reverse side: Erected by the citizens of Annapolis and by his old . . . — — Map (db m9289) HM
Born: March 28, 1811
Ordained: June 25, 1836
Professed as a Redemptorist: January 16, 1842
Consecrated Bishop: March 28, 1852
Died: January 5, 1860
Canonized: June 19, 1977
— — Map (db m114536) HM
Birthplace of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832), the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence and the last of the signers to die.
Charles Carroll of Annapolis (1702 – 1782), . . . — — Map (db m55298) HM
Church and surrounding buildings are on land once owned by Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 – 1832) only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence and last signer to die. At rear is Carroll Manor, built c.1730, his birthplace where . . . — — Map (db m55489) HM
The 1718 Stoddert survey map indicates William Bladen as the first recorded owner of lot 42. Charles Carroll purchased the property in 1725 and may have been responsible for the construction of the original side hall, double parlor plan when he and . . . — — Map (db m75719) HM
"This is a Community Built on Brotherhood"
Janice Hayes Williams, Historian
This intersection of West and West Washington Streets is the gateway to the "Old Fourth Ward," Annapolis' historic African American . . . — — Map (db m114537) HM
Our First Church
On July 16, 1925 (at Parole, Maryland) Reverend J.J. Cecil, a retired minister of the former Washington Conference and a member of Asbury Quarterly Conference-Annapolis, conceived for a Methodist Church in Parole.
Not . . . — — Map (db m232506) HM
[Unfortunately, much of the text is illegible.]
As the Church moves into a new millennium, it moves with a new vision. The current pastor, The Reverend Johnny R. Calhoun, leads this great vision for church and community growth. Plans for . . . — — Map (db m232504) HM
"Every child has the right to be born a healthy child." This sincere belief, expressed by the principal of Parole Elementary School, Walter S. Mills, in 1936, motivated the P.T.A. of that school to begin a campaign to establish a health care . . . — — Map (db m232507) HM
[Unfortunately, the marker has significantly weathered and is mostly illegible. Very little text could be interpreted:]
Renovated added new wing - 2001 — — Map (db m232741) HM
Upon this spot stood the "Chapel of Ease," erected in 1730 for the ease and convenience of families living in distant parts of St. Anne's Parish. Permission to build this church was granted to a party of churchmen by Charles Lord Baltimore upon the . . . — — Map (db m131386) HM
A rural suburban congregation linking our past and future. Established 1858 as Mt. Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church. This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m3412) HM
At this site, anonymously buried slaves were found during road construction in 1960. These unclaimed individuals were associated with the Locust Grove plantation founded by 1848. The remains were reburied at Mt. Tabor Church in nearby Chesterfield. . . . — — Map (db m114877) HM
Many African-American families settled here more than a century ago. these families, who have lived here for four generations, are the heart and soul of this neighborhood. Their religious, educational and cultural institutions are pillars of . . . — — Map (db m5653) HM
Surveyed, 1663, as Holland’s Hills for Francis Holland; bought 1665, by Richard Harrison, Quaker planter and shipowner, who owned about 6,000 acres. The house, built in three stages between 1665 and 1733 by Richard Harrison and his son Samuel, is . . . — — Map (db m2938) HM
Site of
First Quaker Regional Gathering
In Maryland
By George Fox in 1672
Ann of Arundell Chapter, MD.
National Society of Colonial
Dames XVII Century
1999 — — Map (db m65888) HM
Erected, 1731, near this site, Marley Chapel served as a chapel of ease for the northern parish area of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. After its abandonment bricks from the chapel were used in constructing St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Glen . . . — — Map (db m2868) HM
Consecrated Sunday, November 4, 1951, by the joint congregations of Friendship and Ridge Methodist Churches.
Timber Ridge and Friendship Methodist Churches
Timber Ridge Church was built c.1840 two miles to the east. It . . . — — Map (db m3036) HM
Came here to the home of Col. Thomas Tailler on “the ridge” December 13, 1682 for his first conference with Charles Lord Baltimore as to the location of the boundary line between Maryland and Pennsylvania. — — Map (db m3042) HM
Built circa 1820, the Benson-Hammond House is the headquarters of the Ann Arundell County Historical Society and is open to the public.
Annapolis and Baltimore Short Line
Organized in 1880, the Annapolis and Baltimore Short Line ran its . . . — — Map (db m3161) HM
The first church on this site was built, 1695, and the present structure was completed 1765. The Reverend Henry Hall (1675–1722) served as the first rector, 1698-1722. From 1786–1792 Saint James’ was the home parish of Thomas John . . . — — Map (db m3143) HM
Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church, 1777–1977. This congregation met as a Methodist Society in 1777 at the John Sewell home, Brooksby’s Point, where circuit rider Bishop Francis Asbury often preached. Present site deeded in 1817. This . . . — — Map (db m2882) HM
Constructed 1861 Relocated 1895 Enlarged 1935 * Relocated to this site 2 June 1981 Rededicated 21 May 1983 By the Severn Cross Roads Foundation — — Map (db m6188) HM
Built as a Methodist Church in 1861 and used as the Church Sanctuary & Sunday School for fifty years. Moved in 1896 from SE to NE corner of General’s Highway and Indian Landing roads, and dedicated in 1935 to Charles W. Baldwin, its pastor for 71 . . . — — Map (db m2884) HM
Only known World War I chapel in the United States. Consecrated in 1918 to minister to the soldiers at Camp Meade and serve as permanent mission in the village of Odenton. Designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Riggin Buckler. Used by all . . . — — Map (db m3162) HM
One of the first Methodist societies in Anne Arundel County. Log church originally erected on tract acquired in 1764, now the cemetery. Bishop Francis Asbury preached here August 27, 1777. Church built on present site in 1859 was destroyed by fire . . . — — Map (db m2863) HM
The Patapsco Park area, widely known as Pumphrey, is an historic African American enclave with roots dating to well before the American Civil War. The largely Black community remained homogeneous for many years and prided itself with . . . — — Map (db m240357) HM
The story of the Captain Salem Avery House mirrors that of Shady Side and the larger history of the Chesapeake Bay region.
1860-1921 The Avery Family Home
In the mid-19th century, a young man came to Shady Side from New York to . . . — — Map (db m130026) HM
The house Salem Avery built for his family in 1860 still exists today, but you have to look closely to see it.
The original home was modest and had only one room with a loft. Imagine the building in front of you reduced to just the colored . . . — — Map (db m130002) HM
All Hallows Parish, South River, one of the original thirty parishes created by law in 1692 when the Anglican Church was established in Maryland. The present Georgian church was built c. 1730. Several prominent London Town merchants are buried in . . . — — Map (db m2941) HM
Here April, 1672, George Fox, founder of Quakerism, opened the first General Meeting of Friends in Maryland, marking the beginning of West River Yearly Meeting and its successor, Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends. Site of West River Quaker Meeting . . . — — Map (db m3038) HM
Visited his Quaker friend William Richardson near this spot after the conference at Col. Thomas Tailler’s December 13, 1682. Lord Baltimore and the members of his Council accompanied him to this place. — — Map (db m3039) HM
Attended a meeting of the Friends (Quakers) at Thomas Hooker’s December 1682 on this tract called “Brownton” (patented in 1652 for 660 acres). Penn sailed from here across the Bay to the Choptank River to a General Meeting of the Friends. — — Map (db m3041) HM
Housing and civil rights advocate. Field Secretary of the Citizens Planning and Housing Association. Director of Christian Social Relations for the Maryland Council of Churches — — Map (db m154845) HM
"The Md. Prince Hall Masons acquired this Temple from the congregation of Oheb Shalom, November 1960, built by them in 1891." Williard W. Allen, Grand Master Emeritus Samuel T. Daniels, Grand Master — — Map (db m6551) HM
Thomas J. O’Neill 1849-1919-Founder of O’Neill & Company Department Store. He left the business to his employees. He bequeathed the funds that built Good Samaritan Hospital and the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. — — Map (db m142861) HM
Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours, a nursing order founded in France in 1824, sent three members to Baltimore in May, 1881, at the request of Cardinal Gibbons. Their first U.S. convent opened at West Baltimore and Payson Streets the . . . — — Map (db m2451) HM
In 1791, at the invitation of Bishop John Carroll, the first bishop in the United States, Sulpician priests came to Baltimore from France to found St. Mary's Seminary, the nation's oldest Catholic seminary. After establishing the seminary in a . . . — — Map (db m219570) HM
"We here highly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain."
1941 World War II 1945
Michael P. Angelonga U.S.A.
Joseph Balek U.S.A.
Jess Barton U.S.A.
Andrew Baumer U.S.A.
Kilian J. Buettner U.S.A.
Carroll L. Caples . . . — — Map (db m145466) WM
The burial place of Methodist pioneers including Bishops Francis Asbury, Enoch George, John Emory and Beverly Waugh, also Robert Strawbridge, first preacher in Maryland and Jesse Lee, founder in New England. Site of 1966 Methodist Bicentennial time . . . — — Map (db m33697) HM
“Ruscombe” (meaning brown hill) was built in 1866 by James Wood Tyson, the younger brother of Jesse Tyson who built the nearby Cylburn Mansion. By the 1860’s, the Tyson dynasty, long one of Baltimore’s pre-eminent Quaker and . . . — — Map (db m114587) HM
On this site was erected Patapsco Friends Meeting House 6th Mo. 12th, 1681 is the earliest record of this meeting. Removed to Aisquith & Fayette Sts. Baltimore Town 2nd Mo. 22nd, 1781. — — Map (db m65715) HM
Recalling the elaborate rail system used during the Holocaust to transport millions of people to their deaths, the concrete monoliths symbolize two abandoned rail cars. Haunting messages, written by a survivor, are the only freight these rail . . . — — Map (db m183360) HM WM
Has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m5787) HM
When leaders of First Presbyterian Church decided to build an new church atop their 18th-century burying ground, they hoped to serve Baltimore’s growing west end and protect their burial place from being diverted to other uses.
Construction . . . — — Map (db m2413) HM
During the early 19th century, Baltimore became, for a brief time, America’s second largest and fastest growing city. Baltimore led the world in shipbuilding, sail-cloth production, and flour milling. On Cathedral Hill, Baltimore’s business leaders . . . — — Map (db m107314) HM
Holliday Street was Baltimore’s original entertainment and cultural center. The Holliday Street Theater ...
[The rest of the inscription on the main text is not legible.]
[The inscriptions under the images on the right] 1st . . . — — Map (db m168771) HM
This elm has watched the growth of "Baltimore Towne" for over 100 years, on former estate of John Eager Howard, Revolutionary and 1812 Officer and fifth governor of Maryland. Here, in "Howard's Woods", Count De Rochambeau's troops camped, 1782, . . . — — Map (db m209470) HM
At this site, on July 23, 1834, was born America’s first Prince of the Church,
James Cardinal Gibbons.
Although world-renowned for the influence and profoundness of his thought he was always the parish priest striving for the salvation of . . . — — Map (db m208811) HM
James Cardinal Gibbons Archbishop of Baltimore Devoted Churchman Exemplary Citizen Friend of Humanity July 23, 1834 March 24, 1921 Citizens of many faiths hereby honor a great American — — Map (db m208812) HM
St. Paul's Church (Episcopal) stands on the only property that has remained under the same ownership since the original survey of Baltimore Town in 1730. In that year, Lot. No. 19, the highest point in the new town, was granted to St. Paul's . . . — — Map (db m92305) HM
St. Paul's Church (Episcopal) stands on the only property that has remained under the same ownership since the original survey of Baltimore Town in 1730. In that year, Lot. No. 19, the highest point in the new town, was granted to St. Paul's . . . — — Map (db m166953) HM
Pope John Paul II on the occasion of his visit to Baltimore October 8 1995 Maryland holds a special place in the history of American Catholicism, indeed in the religious history of the nation. It was here that religious freedom and . . . — — Map (db m102379) HM
Incorporated 1692, 37 years before Baltimore Town itself, St. Paul’s moved to this vicinity in 1731. It was City’s first place of public worship. this rectory, the “parsonage on the hill” built 1788–1791 on half acre lot given by . . . — — Map (db m2538) HM
To the glory of God and in honor of the 581 men and women from St. Alphonsus Parish who served their country in the Second World War 1941-1945.
(Listing of the men and women)
“Eternal rest grant unto them; O Lord, and let perpetual light . . . — — Map (db m103778) WM
Upon this site stood from 1774 to 1786 The Lovely Lane Meeting House in which was organized December 1784 The Methodist Episcopal Church in The United States of America — — Map (db m7039) HM
Founder in 1755, Zion Church is the oldest Lutheran congregation in Maryland. German Lutherans began settling in Baltimore Town shortly after it was laid out in 1730. Relying on itinerant preachers from Pennsylvania, the small struggling community . . . — — Map (db m2714) HM
Dedicated in memory of: St. Katherine's Sisters of All Saints; the Sisters of St. Mary's; the Sisters of Mt. Calvary; and all residents of the former St. Katherine's Home for Little Girls, operated on this site, 1896 - 1935. — — Map (db m212886) HM
First Baptist Church, the oldest Black Baptist church in Maryland, was founded amidst turmoil in 1836, five years after Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia. Alarmed at the Rebellion, Maryland and other slave states passed laws restricting the . . . — — Map (db m7564) HM
Founded on this site and dedicated to the greater Glory of God • Loyola College and High School.
Erected in honor of our Loyola War Dead and to commemorate one hundred years of growth.
[Captions:]
Holliday St 1852 • . . . — — Map (db m237123) HM WM
A Path to Healthier Streams
Take note of the next 200 feet of trail you're enjoying! This new section of Stony Run Path was designed for the benefit and enjoyment of our community and to help us restore our streams, the Baltimore Harbor, . . . — — Map (db m212248) HM
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