Major General
Richard Montgomery
*
Born In Ireland Dec. 2, 1736
Entered British Army 1756
Served In North America 1757-1765
Returned to New York, Married
Jane Livingston and Settled
At Rhinebeck 1773
In 1775 Made Brigadier General . . . — — Map (db m59766) HM
Tryon County 1772-1784 Montgomery County 1784 *Tryon County set off from Albany County 1772 Name changed to Montgomery County in honor of Major General Richard Montgomery 1784 County Seat moved from Johnstown to Fonda, 1836, and Present court house . . . — — Map (db m59764) HM
Side A:
A Shaker village called Watervliet, Ohio, was located here from 1806-1900. The Shakers, originally called the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, were followers of Mother Ann Lee who came from Manchester, England . . . — — Map (db m26345) HM
The 1843 Howard County Courthouse, Located on Court Avenue in the Historic District of Ellicott City, Maryland, was the location for judicial proceedings related to legal cases involving those charged with encouraging enslaved persons to run away. . . . — — Map (db m111703) HM
Born 4 June 1886 in Montgomery County, Walter Joseph Biggs was raised here on Second Street at Roanoke Boulevard. His New York School of Art instructors included Robert Henri. Edward Hopper and George Bellows were classmates. Praised by Norman . . . — — Map (db m297312) HM
With only the Potomac River between Montgomery County and the Confederate South, Seneca Mills residents were always close to impending troop activity.
At the beginning of the war, the Seneca Mill community was worthy of consideration by the . . . — — Map (db m306050) HM
This monument commemorates two wagon routes used by the Searles brothers to haul borax from their plant on Borax Lake (now Searles Lake) to the railhead at Mojave. The southern route traveled west of the Trona Pinnacles to Searles' freight station . . . — — Map (db m78554) HM
Borax was discovered on the nearby surface of Searles Lake by John Searles in 1862. With his bother, Dennis he formed the San Bernardino Borax Mining Company in 1873 and operated it until 1897. These chemicals in Searles Lake which include borax, . . . — — Map (db m50241) HM
By the summer of 1861, the Union recognized Darnestown as an ideal location for establishing a major division headquarters. The town was strategically situated at the intersection of roads leading to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and to . . . — — Map (db m295676) HM
In 1797, the merchants of Georgetown built here the first bridge over the Potomac River in order to compete with the Virginia port of Alexandria. The Falls Bridge allowed trade from the "upper country" of Virginia to move directly to Georgetown over . . . — — Map (db m3339) HM
From his home, E. Barrett Prettyman, a prominent Rockville citizen and educator, watched approximately 5,000 Confederate cavalrymen ride into Rockville in three columns on Sunday, June 28, 1863. Like many other Montgomery County residents, . . . — — Map (db m306001) HM
Burtonville, one of the first settlements in Montgomery County was originally part of the Stone Heap Patent. Judah Burton settled here shortly after the Revolutionary War, building a dam and mills on the creek calling it Burton Dam. The community's . . . — — Map (db m71989) HM
Gregg and the 8th Pennsylvania fought in the Peninsula Campaign, where he distinguished himself in the Seven Days Battles, expertly screening retreating Union Infantry. The Battle of Antietam was his next engagement, but cavalry played little . . . — — Map (db m203742) HM
Born in New York City, John Marshall Wade left his home as a youth. On the advice of Sam Houston, he came to Texas in 1835 from the Western Creek Nation in present-day Oklahoma. He joined the Texas army during the War for Independence. At the Battle . . . — — Map (db m128624) HM
Troops stationed in Montgomery County did not sit idle while waiting to fight. In addition to preparing for battle, they also had to combat many deprivations, including proper food, clothing and shelter. Life as a soldier was difficult on all counts . . . — — Map (db m74711) HM
If you were a marching soldier, what would have been your impression of Montgomery County during the Civil War?
While the built environment may not have impressed travelers, the variety of natural resources in this area garnered admiration. . . . — — Map (db m74879) HM
Lineage of Leatha Howard Holland Webster and the Canadian Connection
The Howard-Holland traces its roots to the Montgomery County plantations of the Gaithers, Howse and Griffith families. From census records and manumission . . . — — Map (db m188339) HM
Designed in 1946 by New York City architect Walter Monroe Cory, the Canada Dry Bottling Plant is the most architecturally significant Streamline Moderne industrial structure in Montgomery County and a landmark in downtown Silver Spring. The . . . — — Map (db m75058) HM
Silver Spring's heyday as a commercial center began in 1938 with the opening of the Silver Theatre and Shopping complex, designed by John Eberson. These streamlined buildings housed a wide variety of shops, as well as a 1,100 seat movie theatre, and . . . — — Map (db m76002) HM
Fort Johnson
Built by Sir William Johnson, Bart. in 1742. Occupied by him from 1742 to 1763, and by his son Sir John Johnson (who was, himself knighted in 1735 end became baronet at his fathers death July 11th, 1774) from 1763 to 1774.
In Memory . . . — — Map (db m162358) HM
Clarksville, a communication and transportation center was strategically significant because of the Cumberland River and the Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville Railroad. The area’s rich agricultural produce—grain, livestock, tobacco, and . . . — — Map (db m68639) HM
Russell Cemetery AKA Pines Cemetery. Pvt. E. Thompson served in Revolutionary War 1776-1778. Fought at Germantown & White Plains. — — Map (db m285502) HM
This old stone grist mill, completed in 1853, was among the first businesses to flourish in Montgomery, then known as Graystown. It was erected by one of Montgomery's founding fathers, Daniel S. Gray, and his son-in-law, Vine A. Watkins. — — Map (db m271417) HM
A small grouping of houses and outbuildings near this spot became a kinship-based community known as Newmantown. There were numerous post Civil-War African American communities in Montgomery County similar to Newmantown. There were also several . . . — — Map (db m295953) HM
Little League® Baseball and Softball in Gloversville was the brainchild of local businessmen James Del Negro & John Kline back in 1954. At that time, Little League® Baseball was only 15 years old and had approximately 300 chartered leagues across . . . — — Map (db m189216) HM
Traditionally, healing properties
of mineral water of a spring here
discovered by owner when treating
her pet dog for mange. Its use by
humans spread and by 1895 three
hotels and many boarding houses
were hosts to people from all . . . — — Map (db m146572) HM
The Scott Family: A Legacy of Education
Lena Scott Phoenix
Born in Sandy Spring in April 3, 1886 Lena was a pillar of the community. While raising eight children with her husband James Scott, Lena assisted Dr. Jacob Byrd as a mid-wife . . . — — Map (db m188226) HM
Preserved as Farmland
for future generations through the conservation efforts of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy and the Open Space Institute in partnership with owner Peter G. Ten Eyck II.
Founded in 1915 by Peter G. Ten Eyck, Indian . . . — — Map (db m276340) HM
In memory of
Zachariah C. Neahr
December 9, 1830-July 21, 1903
A carpenter by trade who lived in Canajoharie
recipient of the
Congressional Medal of Honor
Civil War - private
September 11, 1890
Frank Schubert
Born in . . . — — Map (db m247287) HM
Born on July 7, 1937, in Calhoun, Alabama, Richard C. Boone
devoted his life to the causes of civil and human rights. He joined the Air Force at the age of sixteen and following his service received a degree in political science and history from . . . — — Map (db m155066) HM
Mysteries of the Hopkins House
Set back from the main road at the end of a gravel driveway, stands the Hopkins House at 18465 Brooke Road. The oldest part of this house, of log construction, is a two-story, gable-roofed structure that runs . . . — — Map (db m188281) HM
The 1938 Silver Theatre and Silver Spring Shopping Center complex is a landmark of early 20th-century commercial architecture. It profoundly affected the development of suburban Silver Spring as well as helped shape the growth of the region. It . . . — — Map (db m113018) HM
The Memorial of Montgomery County to her Soldiers. Dedicated July 31, 1884.
"The Federal Union must and shall be preserved" The Republic rests on the virtue, intelligence and patriotism of its citizens. "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one . . . — — Map (db m17511) WM
Historical Background of the Canning Industry:
In 1812, Thomas Kensett introduced the canning process to America with a small plant in New York, which canned oysters, meats, fruits, and vegetables. However, historians generally agree that . . . — — Map (db m245543) HM
Countee Cullen: Poet, Anthropologist, Novelist, Translator, Children's Author, and Playwright
Countee Cullen died in 1946; he was only 42 years. In the centuries of the 20s and 30s he along with his friends Arna Bontemps, . . . — — Map (db m188351) HM
Green Hill Cemetery
Established 1857
Victorian Rural Cemetery
Designed by Burton A. Thomas
N.Y.S. & National Registers
of Historical Places 2005 — — Map (db m88511) HM
[The marker features a set of panels that are sections of a mural:]
European map of this geographic area, attributed to John Smith, 1608. People lived here for ten thousand years or more before the European . . . — — Map (db m174783) HM
Home of Enoch Ambler
Inventor of First
Mowing Machine
Patent Signed by Pres.
Andrew Jackson in 1834
Heritage & Genealogical Soc. of Montg. Co
— — Map (db m68671) HM
To Honor the Memory of
Henry J. Kaiser
The famous industrialist and philanthropist
who operated a studio and photo shop on this
site from 1901 to 1905
Brownell and Kaiser
"Meet The Man with a Smile"
He returned in June 1949 . . . — — Map (db m46295) HM
