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By Bernard Fisher, April 2, 2011
Pulaski County Marker (reverse)
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Virginia, Pulaski County, Radford — Z-80 — Montgomery County / Pulaski County —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 11) at Hazel Hollow Road (Virginia Route 626), on the right when traveling north on Lee Highway.
Montgomery County. Area 401 square miles. Formed in 1776 from Fincastle, and named for General Richard Montgomery, killed at Quebec, 1775. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute is in this county. Pulaski County. Area . . . — — Map (db m41416) HM
2 ► Virginia, Washington County, Abingdon — K-59 — Governor John B. Floyd —
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) north of Partington Place, on the right when traveling north.
John Buchanan Floyd, son of Governor John Floyd (1738-1837), was born in Montgomery County on 1 June 1806. He represented Washington County in the Virginia House of Delegates (1847-1849) and served as governor of Virginia (1849-1852). Floyd was . . . — — Map (db m45027) HM
3 ► Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — K-23 — Walter Crockett —
On East Main Street (U.S. 11) at Exit 73 (Interstate 81), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Walter Crockett was born in the 1730s. By 1760, he had joined the Augusta County militia. Rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, he subsequently served in the militias of Botentourt, Fincastle, and then Montgomery Counties, beginning in 1769. He . . . — — Map (db m44893) HM
4 ► West Virginia, Wyoming County, Oceana — John Cooke —
On Cook Parkway (West Virginia Route 10) 0.2 miles south of Kooperston Road (Route 85), on the left when traveling west.
First settler of Wyoming County. He was born in London, 1752, and kidnaped and sold to Virginia planter as an indentured servant. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and fought in battles of Point Pleasant, Monmouth and Stony Point. In lieu of army pay, . . . — — Map (db m138415) HM
5 ► Virginia, Staunton — A-64 — Dr. William Fleming —
On South New Street south of Greenville Avenue (Business U.S. 11), on the left when traveling south.
Physician, soldier, and statesman, Dr. William Fleming (1728–1795) studied medicine in his native Scotland before practicing in Staunton from 1763 to 1768. His home stood at the crossing of New Street and Lewis Creek. Dr. Fleming’s career included . . . — — Map (db m288937) HM
6 ► Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, South Nashville — Nashville: The World of Speculation —
Near Rep. John Lewis Way South.
Nashville was founded as part of the movement by British colonists from North Carolina and Virginia into the Cumberland Valley in the mid to late 18th century. Richard Henderson, a magistrate, judge, and land speculator from Granville County, . . . — — Map (db m207200) HM
7 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Downtown Eastside — Westview Cemetery — Confederate and Union Burial Ground —
Near Owens Street at East Roanoke Street, on the right when traveling west.
This cemetery is the final resting place for numerous Civil War veterans. It was originally the burial ground of the Black family, for whom the town is named. The cemetery later grew in size and eventually merged with the African American graveyard . . . — — Map (db m193950) HM
8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — Virginia Avenue Tunnel (1906-2015) / Navy Yard Tunnel (1872-1906) — Virginia Avenue Tunnel —
On H Street Southeast west of 2nd Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east.
Virginia Avenue Tunnel (1906-2015) Virginia Avenue Tunnel As automobile and streetcar use increased during the early 20th century, at-grade railroad crossings created safety hazards throughout the city. To address this issue, the newly . . . — — Map (db m136835) HM
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9 ► Virginia, Russell County, Hansonville — Z-91 — Russell County / Washington County —
On Porterfield Highway (U.S. 19) 0.5 miles south of Clinch Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south.
Russell County Russell County was formed from Washington County in 1786. The county is named for William Russell, a Clinch Valley pioneer and member of the Virginia House of Delegates who introduced the legislation forming the county. The Clinch . . . — — Map (db m234572) HM
10 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Pike Road — Georgia Washington School —
On Georgia Washington Road at Antioch Lane, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Washington Road.
Miss Georgia Washington founded the Peoples Village School for black students on this site in 1893. Georgia Washington was born a slave November 23, 1851 in Virginia. As a student at Hampton Institute, Virginia, she met Dr. Booker T. . . . — — Map (db m72010) HM
11 ► Ohio, Montgomery County, Dayton, Downtown — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients — State of Ohio, Montgomery County —
On East 1st Street (State Highway 4) at North St. Clair Street, on the right when traveling west on East 1st Street.
United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Montgomery County Civil War Downs, Henry W. Sgt. Winchester, Virginia 1864 James, Isaac, Pvt. Petersburg, Virginia 1865 James, John H. Capt. Mobile Bay, . . . — — Map (db m22239) HM
12 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — The Stroubles Creek Watershed and the Duck Pond —
Near Duckpond Drive near Smithfield Road.
Learn about your watershed A watershed or drainage basin, is the area of land where all the water that drains off it runs to a specific point on a watercourse, usually a confluence of stream or river. The Stroubles Creek watershed is . . . — — Map (db m41466) HM
13 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Newport — Z-83 — Giles County / Montgomery County —
On Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) at Forest Service Road (Road 269), in the median on Virginia Avenue.
Giles County. Area 369 Square Miles. Formed in 1806 from Montgomery, Tazewell, and Monroe, and named for William B. Giles, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia 1827-30. Mountain Lake is in this county. Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m34758) HM
14 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Riner — Z-81 — Floyd County / Montgomery County —
On Riner Road (County Route 8) just south of Homestead Road.
Floyd County. Floyd County was named for John Floyd, governor of Virginia from 1830 to 1834. The county was formed from Montgomery County in 1831, with a portion of Franklin County added later. The county seat is Floyd, formerly Jacksonville. . . . — — Map (db m104299) HM
15 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — The Georgetown Branch Railroad —
Near Bethesda Avenue at Woodmont Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of an old railroad line called the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). It's all that remains of an unrealized attempt by the B&O to construct a major rail link between the . . . — — Map (db m83) HM
16 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — The Georgetown Branch Railroad —
Near Capital Crescent Trail 1.9 miles south of River Road (Maryland Route 190), on the left when traveling south.
The Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of an old railroad line called the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). It's all that remains of an unrealized attempt by the B&O to construct a major rail link between the . . . — — Map (db m295745) HM
17 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — Native Stewardship / The Monacan Peoples —
Near West Campus Drive at Drillfield Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Native Stewardship – Into the 1700s, the region known today as Appalachian Virginia was a hub for long-distance trade routes, a dynamic setting for shifting alliances between Native peoples of different languages and nations. For thousands of . . . — — Map (db m228237) HM
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18 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Blacksburg, University — People and Place / Land Grant College —
On Alumni Mall (Business U.S. 460) west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
People and Place – Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus is situated on land long the domain of Monacan-Tutelo peoples. The university's other sites across Virginia, like schools everywhere in the US, are also on land once held by Native nations. . . . — — Map (db m228128) HM
19 ► Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Historic St. John Lutheran Church — 1799 — Wytheville, Virginia
Near North 4th Street (U.S. 52) at Holston Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged.
St. John Lutheran Church St. John Lutheran Church, formally organized in 1799, is an important Wythe County historical landmark located at the intersection of Interstate 81 and U.S. Routes 21/52. The congregation came into being as a result . . . — — Map (db m306230) HM
20 ► West Virginia, Wayne County, Wayne — Revolutionary War Soldier’s Grave — Samuel Ferguson —
On Central Avenue, also known as 5th Street Road (West Virginia Route 152) just north of 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Samuel Ferguson (1744-1825) and wife Mary Jameson (1746-1827) are buried nearby. Served in Montgomery County, Virginia, militia at battles of Alamance and King’s Mountain. An early sttler on Bluestone Creek, he gave land for Tazewell courthouse in . . . — — Map (db m178258) HM
21 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Knoxville — Frederick County / Washington County —
On U.S. 340, on the right when traveling north.
Frederick County. Named 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. Washington County. The first . . . — — Map (db m41770) HM
22 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Kensington — Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge Abutment —
Near Beach Drive 0.3 miles north of Knowles Avenue (Maryland Route 547), on the right when traveling north.
Across Beach Drive, three hundred yards from this recreation building is a stone abutment, all that remains of a Bollman truss bridge, originally 450 feet long and 70 feet high, used by America's first railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio. Chartered . . . — — Map (db m184470) HM
23 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Poolesville — Strategic Union Encampment — Gettysburg Campaign
Near Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
During the Civil War, more soldiers passed through Poolesville than any other Montgomery County town. Union forces occupied this bustling village throughout most of the war, protecting the strategic road network, lines of communication and . . . — — Map (db m275874) HM
24 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Seneca — A Veteran’s Life in Montgomery County — post-1865 —
Near Old River Road.
In 1890, one of the 252 Civil War veterans still living in Montgomery County was Elias Price. The Department of Census interviewed Price and other Civil War veterans living in the county, recording critical details including which side of the war . . . — — Map (db m306009) HM
25 ► Ohio, Shelby County, Anna — John W. Carey — Founder of Anna, Ohio —
On Main Street (Ohio Route 119), on the left when traveling west.
John W. Carey was born in 1805 in West Virginia [sic - Virginia] and came to Shelby County with his parents, Cephas and Jane Williamson Carey. Around 1833, J.W. Carey bought a thousand acres in Dinsmore Township, west of the present railroad in . . . — — Map (db m29873) HM
26 ► Texas, Madison County, Midway — 12042 — James and Calpernia Mitchell —
On State Highway 21 0.9 miles west of Farm to Market Road 2158, on the right when traveling south.
James (1795-1870) and Calpernia (Franklin) (1805-1865) Mitchell came to Texas from Virginia in 1833 and received a Mexican land grant. In 1837 James served as a member of the commission to locate the seat of the newly formed Montgomery County; in . . . — — Map (db m219460) HM
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27 ► Texas, Walker County, New Waverly — 8438 — Elijah Collard — (November 9, 1778 - March 13, 1847) —
Near Gourd Creek Cemetery Road 0.1 miles north of Farm to Market Road 1375.
Born in Virginia, Elijah Collard later settled on the frontier in Kentucky and in Missouri, where he fought in the War of 1812. Collard migrated to Texas in 1833. He was elected to the Consultation at San Felipe in 1835 and served on the General . . . — — Map (db m180242) HM
28 ► Virginia, Bedford County, Montvale — K-121 — Colonial Fort —
On West Lynchburg Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460) 0.3 miles west of Circle K Road (Virginia Route 751), in the median.
Near here stood a fortified dwelling used for shelter during periods of warfare between European colonists and Native Americans. To this fort in 1756 came Mary Draper Ingles (Mrs. William Ingles) for protection following her escape from captivity by . . . — — Map (db m42851) HM
29 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Shawsville — KG-3 — American Revolution on the Frontier —
On Alleghany Spring Road (Virginia Route 637) 0.5 miles south of Slusher Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Joseph and Jeanne de Vigné Crockett settled on this farm early in the 1760s. Three of their sons served as officers in the Revolutionary War. Col. Hugh Crockett, who lived here until his death in 1816, led militia during expeditions to North . . . — — Map (db m209254) HM
30 ► West Virginia, Wyoming County, Oceana — John Cooke —
On Cook Parkway (West Virginia Route 10) at Logan Street (Route 85), on the left when traveling west on Cook Parkway.
First settler of Wyoming County. He was born in London, 1752, and kidnaped and sold to Virginia planter as an indentured servant. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and fought in battles of Point Pleasant, Monmouth and Stony Point. In lieu . . . — — Map (db m138442) HM
31 ► Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Russell — 2581 — Samuel M. Plato, Architect / Buildings by Samuel M. Plato —
On West Broadway (U.S. 60) at 13th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway.
Samuel M. Plato, Architect. Samuel Plato was a prominent African American architect. He was born in 1882 in Montgomery County, AL. Attended schools in Waugh, AL, Winston-Salem, NC, & 1902 State Univ. Normal school, now Simmons College. Early . . . — — Map (db m161251) HM
32 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Darnestown — Confederate Visit — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 0.4 miles west of Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the right when traveling west.
On June 25-27, 1863, the Federal Army of the Potomac used two temporary pontoon bridges to cross the Potomac River from Virginia back into Maryland at Edwards Ferry. On the evening and morning of June 27-28, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led . . . — — Map (db m293881) HM
33 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Derwood — Newmantown —
On Rock Creek Park Road 0.6 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the left when traveling north.
Compared to areas further south, Maryland was welcoming to freed people who wished to purchase land. Such was the case for Albert and Mary Newman, who following their manumission left Virginia and settled "Newmantown" as a kinship-based . . . — — Map (db m197859) HM
34 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Gaithersburg — Supplying an Agricultural Community —
Near South Summit Avenue just south of East Diamond Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Gaithersburg began as an agricultural community. With the coming of the railroad in the late 1800's, markets in Washington, D. C. and Baltimore were opened to area farmers. Wheat, vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy products, and cider could be easily . . . — — Map (db m128821) HM
35 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Historic Sites Allegedly Connected to the Underground Railroad / Mamma Annie Matthews — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Historic Sites Allegedly Connected to the Underground Railroad Caleb Bentley and his son Richard Bentley owned and occupied Historic Bloomfield from the early 1800s until 1914. The Bentleys were Quaker farmers, entrepreneurs, and active . . . — — Map (db m188243) HM
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36 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Leatha Howard Holland Webster / William Howard Hill & Anna Virginia Carter Hill — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
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
37 ► Ohio, Darke County, Versailles — Original Plat of Jacksonville —
On North 2nd Street at East Main Street (State Route 47), on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Street.
Original Plat of (Jacksonville) Versailles by Silas Atchison - August 28, 1819 The history of the village passed through several name changes; from Jacksonville (1819-1837) to Versailles (1837-1854); then added North Jacksonville (1842-1854) . . . — — Map (db m252785) HM
38 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Montgomery County War Memorial —
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street.
Dedicated to the memory of these citizens of Mont- gomery County, Virginia, who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of our country in the world conflicts Sponsored and erected by the Montgomery County American . . . — — Map (db m41445) WM
39 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Elliston — Z-105 — Montgomery County / Roanoke County —
On Roanoke Road (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
Montgomery County. Area 401 Square Miles. Formed in 1776 from Fincastle, and named for General Richard Montgomery, killed at Quebec, 1775. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute is here. Roanoke County. Area 305 Square . . . — — Map (db m23827) HM
40 ► Virginia, Pulaski County, Radford — Z-261 — Montgomery County / Pulaski County —
On Riverhaven Drive (Virginia Route 114), on the right when traveling east on Riverhaven Drive.
Montgomery County. Area 401 Square Miles. Formed in 1776 from Fincastle, and named for General Richard Montgomery, killed at Quebec, 1775. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute is in this county. Pulaski County. Area . . . — — Map (db m50619) HM
41 ► Virginia, Wythe County, Fort Chiswell — Fort Chiswell —
Near East Lee Highway (Route F-044 Frontage Road) 0.9 miles east of Max Meadows Road ( Road 121), on the left when traveling east.
Built by Colonel William Byrd for his expedition against the Cherokees, military outpost of Southwest Virginia 1758-76, county-seat of old Montgomery County 1776-1790, strategic point in the defence of the lead mines during the Revolution. . . . — — Map (db m232956) HM
42 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Derwood — Agricultural History Farm Park —
On Rock Creek Park Road 0.3 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
Magruder-Bussard Farm In 1734, John Magruder established a tobacco plantation on this property. Tobacco cultivation continued with his son, Nathan and grandson, Isaac, both of whom were active patriots during the American revolution. Otho . . . — — Map (db m105112) HM
43 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Kensington — Edith Throckmorton — (1901-1982) —
On Hampden Street at Vaughn Street, on the right when traveling west on Hampden Street.
"I always wanted to help people…I believe in results and I always wanted to improve people's lots and their ways of living. 1974" "Siempre quise ayudar a la gente… Creo en los resultados y siempre . . . — — Map (db m295694) HM
44 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Redland — Education and Excellence / Educatión y excelencia — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories / Montgomery Extraordinario: Historias sin contrar —
On Washington Grove Lane at Mineral Springs Drive, on the left when traveling north on Washington Grove Lane.
"You were expected to do well. Every day." -Michael Johnson (b. 1947), 2024
If you were a Black elementary school student in Montgomery County before 1950, you likely attended a one or . . . — — Map (db m295163) HM
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45 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Warrick Hill / Cornelius Awkard, Tolbert Awkard and Offords / James Offord — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Warrick Hill: Author and Superstar Math Teacher from Holly Grove Warrick Hill was born in Baltimore in 1926. As a child he lived with his parents at Alloway and walked two and a half miles twice a day to and from Spencerville . . . — — Map (db m188214) HM
46 ► South Carolina, Cherokee County, Gaffney — Limestone — Φ Ω Σ Δ Ε — 1845
Near College Drive. Reported missing.
The Seven Branches Of Learning Quadrivium The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music Trivium The lower division of the seven liberal arts . . . — — Map (db m7253) HM
47 ► Texas, Montgomery County, Montgomery — 7906 — John M. Wade — (1815-1879) —
On Eva Street (State Highway 105) at Pond Street, on the right when traveling west on Eva Street.
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
48 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Montgomery County Bicentennial — 1776-1976 —
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) at North Franklin Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Montgomery County Bicentennial 1776 - 1976 Stone from bridge abutment Virginia-Tennessee Railroad 1848-1855 — — Map (db m253673) HM
49 ► Illinois, Union County, Mill Creek — Revolutionary War Veterans —
On Saint Johns Road 0.3 miles east of Jonesboro Quarry Road, on the right when traveling west.
St. John's Cemetery contains the graves of four Revolutionary War Soldiers. Jacob Hileman, born July 20, 1762 in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. As a private he served in the 4th company, 3rd battalion. Northampton County Militia in 1778 . . . — — Map (db m207797) HM WM
50 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — Women on the Homefront in Montgomery County — 1861 – 1865 —
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) 0.1 miles north of Prescott Road, on the right when traveling north.
During the Civil War, most women attempted to live “normally,” maintaining homes, attending to children, and even taking over traditional male responsibilities on the farm. Yet the war brought severe hardships to most absent family men, limited . . . — — Map (db m90435) HM
51 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson — The History of White's Ferry —
On Whites Ferry Road 0.1 miles west of River Road, on the left when traveling west.
The original ferry was probably a flat-bottomed-wooden craft guided across the river using poles and ropes. Its design was much like the ferry boat shown below: a long, low structure with a ramp at both ends for loading and unloading cargo. . . . — — Map (db m182685) HM
52 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Poolesville — Warm Reception — Antietam Campaign 1862
On Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107) at Elgin Road / Beallsville Road (Route 109), on the right on Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road. Reported missing.
Located at the intersection of the two main roads, mid-19th century Poolesville was Montgomery County’s second-largest town. Its residents had decidedly secessionist tendencies and many sons fighting for the South. In the fall of 1862, as the . . . — — Map (db m1729) HM
53 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Dr. Stonestreet's Office — Country Doctor and Army Surgeon —
Near West Montgomery Avenue west of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west.
This was the office of Dr. Edward E. Stonestreet, who practiced medicine from 1852 to 1903. He began his career here as a country doctor serving Montgomery County. During the Federal draft of 1862, he examined an estimated 800 draftees and . . . — — Map (db m174801) HM
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54 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Witness to History — Montgomery County Courthouse —
On Maryland Avenue south of East Montgomery Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Montgomery County Courthouse that stood here from 1840 to 1891 witnessed the turbulent antebellum and Civil War years in Rockville. It was the setting for legal transactions involving both the selling and emancipation of enslaved individuals. . . . — — Map (db m202643) HM
55 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Quakers Practicing their Faith in Montgomery County — 1861-1865 —
Near Norwood Road.
The Civil War profoundly affected county residents because of their proximity to Washington, D.C. —the Union Capital— and Virginia, the northern reach of the Confederate States of America. No community in Montgomery County was immune to the . . . — — Map (db m104229) HM
56 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Seneca — Rowser’s Ford — 5,000 Confederate Cavalrymen Crossed — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Rileys Lock Road south of River Road, on the right when traveling south.
On June 24, 1863, Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, leaving 3,000 cavalrymen in Rectortown, Virginia, to monitor Federal activity, led three Confederate cavalry brigades to Haymarket. Encountering Union Gen. Winfield S. Hancock’s corps marching north, Stuart . . . — — Map (db m306043) HM
57 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Silver Spring, Downtown Silver Spring — Silver Spring Experienced by a Mother and Child, 1861-1865 —
Near Jesup Blair Drive east of Georgia Avenue (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east.
6 August 1863: “Our weather continues intensely hot, so far Blair endures it well — cheerful as a bird — out under the trees all day about the Spring where it is cool from the dense shade & the cool waters, he makes mill dams, mud cakes & runs . . . — — Map (db m82236) HM
58 ► Texas, Montgomery County, Conroe — The Montgomery County Veterans Historical War Memorial Monument — Veterans Memorial Park, Montgomery County, Texas —
On Freedom Boulevard 0.1 miles north of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling north.
The first war memorial monument was located 5 blocks west of this location in downtown Conroe, Texas, before being moved to its present site. The first park and monument was conceived by a small group of Montgomery County citizens led by Rigby and . . . — — Map (db m301908) HM
59 ► West Virginia, Wayne County, Winslow — Revolutionary War Soldier’s Grave — Hezekiah Adkins —
On Beech Fork Road (Local Route 17/8) just west of Grassy Lick Rd (Local Route 13/4), on the right when traveling west.
Hezekiah Adkins (1759-1842) and his wife Mary Levon (1768- 1855) buried nearby. He served under Captain John Lucas as a private in Montgomery County militia. Claimed service on New River against Native Americans and in guarding wagons of . . . — — Map (db m178252) HM
60 ► Kentucky, Monroe County, Tompkinsville — Hannah Boone — (born August 24, 1746, Pennsylvania) —
Near Old Mulkey Park Road 0.2 miles west of Old Mulkey Road.
Hannah Boone was the youngest child born to Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan Boone. The Boones were members of the Friends Society (Quakers) and Squire served as first a trustee and then an overseer of the Oley Meeting. The Boones moved to the Yadkin . . . — — Map (db m184060) HM
61 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Derwood — Newmantown
Near Rock Creek Park Road 0.6 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
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
62 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson — White’s Ferry — Invasion or Liberation? — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
Near Whites Ferry Road 0.1 miles south of River Road, on the right when traveling west.
The serenity of the Maryland countryside was shattered on September 4-6, 1862, as 35,000 Confederate soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia waded across the Potomac River. Gen. Robert E. Lee, hoping to rally support in the divided state, . . . — — Map (db m173131) HM
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63 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Gaithersburg — Nike Missile Local Park —
Near Snouffer School Road 0.1 miles south of Calypso Lane, on the left when traveling south.
This park occupies seven parcels of land in Montgomery county used by the U. S. Army for the air defense of Washington D.C. from the mid-1950's to the mid-1970's In the early days of the Cold War, the Soviet Union produced high-speed . . . — — Map (db m61671) HM
64 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Welcome to Poolesville —
On Fyffe Road north of Fisher Avenue ( Route 107), on the left when traveling south.
Poolesville is a town of unique charm, a special place strategically located at a crossroads in western Montgomery County, not only one of geography but also where the past intersects the present, agriculture connects with commerce, and rural . . . — — Map (db m305915) HM
65 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Higgins House — Arresting Civilians — Gettysburg Campaign
On West Middle Lane at North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west on West Middle Lane. Reported missing.
Early Sunday morning, June 28, 1863, Confederate cavalrymen arrived at merchant John Higgins' house to arrest him, but he had already left for Christ Episcopal Church. Instead they captured Eblen, a 17 year-old Union soldier recuperating here. . . . — — Map (db m102790) HM
66 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Charles Gilbert Thomas, Sr. / William and Evan Budd Homestead / Sandy Spring School / Ross J. Boddy — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Charles Gilbert Thomas, Sr., One of the First African-American Entrepreneurs in Montgomery County An industrious and skilled man, Charles "Bub" Thomas owned and operated several successful businesses out of his home at Chandlee . . . — — Map (db m188202) HM
67 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Nina Honemond Clarke / The Richard Perry Budd House / The Budd, Williams, Butler Lineage — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Nina Honemond Clarke Was a Master Teacher at the Sandy Spring Elementary School She was born in Poolesville on November 13, 1917, grew up in Dickerson, graduated from Rockville Colored High School in 1934, and received her first . . . — — Map (db m188207) HM
68 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Seneca — Seneca Mill —
On Old River Road.
Sitting near the junction of the Potomac River and the Great Seneca Creek, the Seneca Mill had a long tradition at this pivotal location. By 1725, a grist mill functioned here as a commercial staple for the small village. Early proprietors . . . — — Map (db m96104) HM
69 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Seneca — Seneca Mills During the Civil War —
Near Old River Road north of River Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
70 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Silver Spring, Norwood — Children Growing Up in Montgomery County — 1861 - 1865 —
On Layhill Road (Maryland Route 182) at Norwood Road ( Route 182), on the right when traveling west on Layhill Road.
Mothers and fathers alike sought to ensure that their sons and daughters had continual access to education between 1861 and 1865. At the height of the Civil War, public primary schools in Montgomery County were closed due to deficient state . . . — — Map (db m306114) HM
71 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Community Life — African Americans in Montgomery County —
On East Main Street (U.S. 11) at North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
The African American Memory & Storyboard Project is a partnership of Christiansburg Institute Inc., Montgomery Museum of Art & History, and the community to memorialize the sometimes challenging, often joyful history of African Americans in . . . — — Map (db m209270) HM
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72 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Slavery — African Americans in Montgomery County —
On East Main Street (U.S. 11) at North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Slavery is one of the defining stories of America, impacting political, economic, and cultural life. Enslaved men and women, denied the basic right of freedom, made important contributions in Montgomery County. Almost from its earliest days, . . . — — Map (db m209259) HM
73 ► Virginia, Page County, Luray — 1901 A.B. Farquhar Company Threshing Steam Engine —
On Cave Hill Road west of Lee Highway (U.S. 211/340), on the right when traveling west.
Arthur Briggs Farquhar, American Industrialist Arthur Briggs Farquhar was born on September 28, 1838, in Montgomery County, Maryland. Arthur, known as A.B., was an ambitious young man who apired to a career in business. He had an early . . . — — Map (db m305357) HM
74 ► Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville — Home Site of Christopher (Stophel) Simmerman — 1746-1813 — Buried in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery —
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) west of Tazewell Street, on the right when traveling west.
A pioneer and soldier of the American Revolutionary War. Enlisted in Montgomery County and served in the companies of Captain Findlay and Captain James Kent. The first court held for Wythe County in the town of Wytheville was at the home of . . . — — Map (db m228344) HM
75 ► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville, Twickenham — Cabaniss Home / Dr. Francis Cabaniss Roberts (1916-2000) —
On Randolph Avenue Southeast near Calhoun Street SE, on the right when traveling west.
Septimus D. Cabaniss (1815-1889) purchased this home in 1843, upon his marriage to Virginia A. Shepherd (1824-1907). The couple had nine children, only four of whom survived to adulthood. Architect George Steele built the home, in the Greek . . . — — Map (db m235485) HM
76 ► Georgia, Montgomery County, Mt. Vernon — Montgomery County Confederate Monument —
On McEachin Street (U.S. 221).
(West face) [Confederate States of America Emblem] Dedicated to the glory and honor of the Montgomery County soldiers of the Confederate States of America for their unparalleled courage and gallantry in defense of their homeland and . . . — — Map (db m22220) WM
77 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Neal Potter Plaza — at the Capital Crescent Trail —
On Capital Crescent Trail 0.1 miles north of River Road ( Route 190), on the left.
Neal Potter Neal Potter was a model public citizen, an economist, and a lifelong advocate for world peace, human rights, and responsible government. As a Montgomery County citizen and Councilmember and Montgomery County Executive, he . . . — — Map (db m182165) HM
78 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Welcome to Poolesville — Crossroads of Montgomery County —
On Elgin Road just south of Fisher Avenue ( Route 107), on the right when traveling south.
Poolesville is a town of unique charm, a special place strategically located at a crossroads in western Montgomery County, not only one of geography but also where the past intersects the present, agriculture connects with commerce, and rural . . . — — Map (db m305969) HM
79 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Eliza Howard and Descendants / Remembering the Bells, Hopkins, Harriday Families — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Eliza Howard and Descendants The third of Jack and Poly's original eight children was Eliza (b. 1821), who married William Henry Pratt. Sarah Griffith freed Eliza in 1849. William Henry Pratt was freed in 1846 by Ann Hayes of . . . — — Map (db m188262) HM
80 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Sadie Matthews Budd and Family / The Bowens, Mitchells and Jacksons of Ashton and Baltimore, MD — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Sadie Matthews Budd and Family Kate Matthews of Sandy Spring was the mother of Sadie Matthews, who was married to Norman Budd. In 1888, Norman Edward Budd was born in Montgomery County, Maryland, to Samuel Waters and Emma Budd. . . . — — Map (db m188346) HM
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81 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park / The Hill's of Holly Grove / Lineage of the Hill Family — Sandy Spring African American Heritage Trail — [Sandy Spring Slave Museum & African Art Gallery] —
On Brooke Road 0.1 miles west of Chandlee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park The Underground Railroad Experience Trail & The Josiah Henson Museum and Park The Underground Railroad Experience Trail Located in Sandy Spring, Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park offers a glimpse into the . . . — — Map (db m188240) HM
82 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Silver Spring, Forest Glen — A Pioneering Woman Suffragist — Lavinia Margaret Engle (May 23, 1892 - May 29, 1979) — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories —
On Coleridge Drive 0.1 miles west of Belvedere Place, on the right when traveling west.
Lavinia Margaret Engle was a lifelong advocate for women's rights and social services. Born here in 1892, before women had the right to vote, she joined the women's suffrage movement, led the state's League of Women Voters, and became . . . — — Map (db m240327) HM
83 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Silver Spring, Glenmont — Conservation Landscaping — Project Summary —
Near Greenery Lane east of Layhill Road, on the left when traveling east.
In 2015, Glen Waye Gardens Condominiums and Bethesda Green undertook three major methods to reduce Glen Waye's stormwater runoff: • Reforestation Project: 60 native trees were planted. • Cisterns: 6 concrete pads and rainwater . . . — — Map (db m112543) HM
84 ► Missouri, Callaway County, Williamsburg — Gateway to the Boone's Lick — Missouri's Civil War —
On Old U.S. 40 west of Missouri Route D, on the right when traveling west.
Williamsburg and its rural neighborhood, including the Loutre River valley to the east, were home to several famous, even notorious Southern guerrillas. One such was Capt. Alvin Cobb of "Cobbstown," in western Montgomery County, Mo. A large, . . . — — Map (db m212623) HM
85 ► Virginia, Montgomery County, Christiansburg — Christiansburg Presbyterian Church —
On West Main Street (U.S. 11) west of Hickok Street NW, on the right when traveling west.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Christiansburg Presbyterian Church has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark . . . — — Map (db m209277) HM
86 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — The Confederate Monument
Near Courthouse Square. Reported permanently removed.
To Our Heroes of Montgomery Co. Maryland That We Through Life May Not Forget to Love The Thin Gray Line Erected A.D. 1913 1861 CSA 1865 — — Map (db m106402) WM
 
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