Historical Markers and War Memorials in Glen Burnie, Maryland
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On Governor Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2) 0.1 miles north of Furnace Branch Road (Maryland Route 270), on the right when traveling north.
The Curtis Creek Furnace, located on the south side of Furnace Creek, one-half mile east of Ritchie Highway, was established in 1759 and with a foundry built in 1829, continued to turn out high grade charcoal pig iron until abandoned in 1851. — — Map (db m2867) HM
On Crain Highway (Business Maryland Route 3) 0.1 miles south of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard (Maryland Route 648), on the right when traveling north.
The Curtis Creek Iron Furnace (also calle Aetna or Etna Furnace), established c. 1759, stood on the south side of Furnace Branch Creek in Glen Burnie, where Rte. 10 now crosses. The location ensured access to local iron ore deposits, wood from . . . — — Map (db m98379) HM
On Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard (Maryland Route 648) at Ferndale Road, on the right when traveling south on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard.
Named in 1921, formerly Wellham. Railroads have long been part of Ferndale’s history. The WB&A Railroad steamed through the neighborhood from 1888 to 1950, carrying as many as 1,750,000 passengers a year. With the historic spike pulling ceremony on . . . — — Map (db m3235) HM
On Freetown Road, on the right when traveling east.
Freetown is one of the largest and oldest African American communities in Anne Arundel County, founded sixteen years before the start of the Civil War. The founders included free-born Blacks, formerly enslaved persons and run-aways, and indentured . . . — — Map (db m246452) HM
Near Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2) at Aquahart Road when traveling south.
This site was originally settled in 1649 and was known as the Westminster parish. About 1780 it was the property of Francis Cromwell, a cousin of the monarch of England. It was obtained by the Curtis Creek Mining Co. in 1850 from the estate of John . . . — — Map (db m14158) HM
On Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard (Maryland Route 648) at Furnace Branch Road (Maryland Route 270), on the right when traveling south on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard.
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
On Solley Road, 1.6 miles south of Fort Smallwood Road (Maryland Route 173), on the right when traveling south.
This historic school is a significant example of a Rosenwald School design and represents a landmark era in black education in the period before federal support of local education. The school was built in 1927 with funds raised by the local . . . — — Map (db m9035) HM
On Greenway Road at Griffith Lane, on the right when traveling south on Greenway Road.
This area of 4.97 acres was purchased on August 1, 1961 by the Glen Burnie Recreation Association Inc. through the foresight and effort of the member of this organization, and the cooperation and support of many people, it is dedicated forever to . . . — — Map (db m9820) HM
On Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard (Maryland Route 648) at Governor Ritchie Highway (Maryland Route 2), on the right when traveling west on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard.
So we do not forget to honor Sgt. Ronald M. Randazzo and the men and women of Desert Storm 1991.
Give not one inch of our most sacred land to the enemies of freedom, but give all of lifes precious blood if need be to preserve it. - . . . — — Map (db m8802) WM
On Greenway Road at 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Greenway Road.
To all who served our nation in the name of freedom.
Dedicated by American Leagion Post 40, Glen Burnie, MD, Memorial Day - 1991. — — Map (db m9818) HM
On Crain Highway South (Business Maryland Route 3) at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Crain Highway South.
This monument and fountain erected by Glen Burnie Post No. 40, Inc., The American Legion, in memory of our departed comrades, World War 1917. — — Map (db m3890) WM
On Central Avenue at Platzer Lane, on the right when traveling west on Central Avenue.
Dedicated to the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice and in honor of those who served in the Armed Forces of our country in World War II. — — Map (db m3889) HM