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Maryland, Montgomery Parks Historical Markers

These markers are erected by Montgomery Parks, the Parks and Recreation Department for Maryland's most populous county in the DC suburbs - Montgomery County.
 
By Allen C. Browne, July 26, 2015
African American Soldiers from Montgomery County Marker
1 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Beallsville — African American Soldiers from Montgomery County — 1861-1865 —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1 mile north of Beallsville Road (Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
2 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Beallsville — The Country Store —
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) north of Darnestown Road ( Route 28), on the right when traveling south.
3 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Beallsville — The Darby Family —
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) north of Darnestown Road ( Route 28), on the right when traveling south.
4 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Beallsville — The Darby Store —
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) just north of Darnestown Road ( Route 28), on the right when traveling south.
5 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Artist's Conception of Battery Bailey, Circa 1862 —
Near Elliott Road 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
6 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Battery Bailey —
On Elliott Road 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
7 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Caroline Freeland — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories / Montgomery Extraordinario: Historias sin contrar —
On Arlington Road at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on Arlington Road.
8 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Col. Guilford Dudley Bailey — The Fallen Union Officer for Whom the Battery Was Named —
On Elliott Road 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
9 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Defending the City of Washington —
Near Elliott Road 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
10 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Loughborough Mill —
On Capital Crescent Trail 0.4 miles south of River Road ( Route 190), on the left when traveling south.
11 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Loughborough Mill —
On Capital Crescent Trail 0.4 miles south of River Road ( Route 190), on the left when traveling south.
12 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Native American Veterans / Veteranos indígenas americanos — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories / Montgomery Extraordinario: Historias Sin Contrar —
On Rock Creek Trail west of Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling west.
13 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — The Dalecarlia Tunnel —
On Capital Crescent Trail 1.7 miles south of River Road ( Route 190), on the right when traveling south.
14 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — The District of Columbia Boundary Stones — [Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Northwest 6] —
On Western Avenue east of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
15 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — The Washington and Glen Echo Railroad —
Near River Road (Maryland Route 190) west of Willard Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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16 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — We Are Still Here / Seguimos aquí — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories / Montgomery Extraordinario: Historias Sin Contrar —
On Capital Crescent Trail south of Bethesda Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
17 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — We Drivers! —
On Bethesda Avenue just west of Woodmont Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
18 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — What is a Battery? —
Near Elliott Road 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
19 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — "The Linden Oak" — - 1976 - —
On Grosvenor Lane at Rockville Pike ( Road 355), on the right when traveling north on Grosvenor Lane.
20 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Boyds — Black Hill Gold Mine —
Near Lake Ridge Drive 0.1 miles north of Lake Ridge Drive, on the left when traveling north.
21 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Boyds — Edward U. Taylor School — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories —
On White Ground Road west of Hoyles Mill Road when traveling west.
22 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Boyds — To Honor the Memory of George A, (Jay) Chadwick Jr. — November 20, 1911 - July 20, 2001 —
On Lake Ridge Drive just north of Lake Ridge Drive, on the left when traveling north.
23 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Boyds — Welcome to our Earthbench —
On Lake Ridge Drive 0.7 miles south of Black Hills Road, on the right when traveling south.
24 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Brookeville — Mills in the Upcounty —
Near Zion Road south of Sundown Road, on the right when traveling north.
25 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Brookeville — Newlin’s Mill —
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Brookeville Road, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
26 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Brookeville — Oakley Cabin —
On Brookeville Road 0.3 miles east of Grayhaven Manor Road, on the right when traveling east.
27 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Brookeville — Our Agricultural Heritage —
Near Zion Road south of Sundown Road, on the right when traveling north.
28 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Brookeville — The Rachel Carson Greenway —
Near Zion Road south of Sundown Road, on the right when traveling north.
29 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Chevy Chase — Meadowbrook Stables —
On Meadowbrook Lane 0.2 miles south of East-West Highway ( Route 410), on the right when traveling south.
30 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Chevy Chase — Reforestation — Trees For Our Future —
On Jones Mill Road at East-West Highway ( Route 410), on the right when traveling north on Jones Mill Road.
31 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — A Real Field of Dreams —
Near Western Piedmont Trail 4.9 miles west of Clarksburg Road, on the left when traveling west.
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32 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — Archaeology at Dowden's Ordinary —
Near North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) just south of Stringtown Road.
33 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — Dowden's Ordinary: A French & Indian War Site —
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) south of Stringtown Road, on the right when traveling south.
34 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — Dowden's Ordinary: The Elephant Comes to Clarksburg —
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) just south of Stringtown Road, on the right when traveling south.
35 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — Our Daily Bread — The Hyattstown Mill —
Near Hyattstown Mill Road 0.2 miles east of Frederick Road ( Route 355), on the right when traveling east.
36 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — Tavern Life at Dowden's Ordinary —
On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) near Stringtown Road.
37 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Clarksburg — Welcome to Froggy Hollow —
Near Kingsley Road.
38 ► 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.
39 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Colesville — The Commonwealth Farm — "Everything We Put Our Hand To Prospered" — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories —
Near Piping Rock Drive at Eastway Drive, on the right when traveling east.
40 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — A 19th Century Crossroads — Darnestown —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) just east of Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the left when traveling east.
41 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Andrew Small Academy — Darnestown —
Near Darnestown Road.
42 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Civil War Troops & Darnestown Residents — The Civil War —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) east of Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the left when traveling east.
43 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Clues to the Past: Oral History and Archaeology — The Graveyard — Darnestown —
Near Darnestown Road close to Seneca Road.
44 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Darnestown: A Strategic Point of Defense — The Civil War —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) at Seneca Road (Route 112), on the right when traveling west.
45 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Disease, Death, and Medical Discoveries During the Civil War — The Graveyard — Darnestown —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) east of Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the left when traveling east.
46 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Life During Encampment in Montgomery County — 1861 - 1865 —
Near River Road (Maryland Route 190) 0.4 miles east of Petit Way, on the right when traveling east.
47 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — The Civil War in Darnestown — The Civil War —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) at Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the left when traveling east.
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48 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — The Cliff Bland Recreation Area — Dedicated May 19, 1991 —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 0.4 miles west of Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the right when traveling west.
49 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — The Origins of Darnestown — Darnestown —
Near Darnestown Road (Route 28) just east of Seneca Road (Route 112), on the left when traveling east.
50 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — The Signal Corps and Wartime Communications — The Civil War —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) east of Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the left when traveling east.
51 ► 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.
52 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Derwood — Native Farming / Agricultura nativa — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories / Montgomery Extraordinario: Historias sin contrar —
Near Rock Creek Park Road north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
53 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Derwood — Needwood —
Near Needwood Road 0.1 miles north of Jousting Terrace, on the right when traveling east.
54 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Derwood — Newmantown —
On Rock Creek Park Road 0.6 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the left when traveling north.
55 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Derwood — Sustaining a Family —
On Rock Creek Park Road 0.6 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the left when traveling north.
56 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson, Beallsville — Brewer Farmstead —
On Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1.1 miles north of Beallsville Road ( Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
57 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson, Beallsville — Equestrian Heritage —
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1.1 miles north of Beallsville Road ( Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
58 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson, Beallsville — Seneca Stone Barn —
Near Wasche Road 0.3 miles north of Farm Road Trail, on the right when traveling north.
59 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Gaithersburg — Childhood and Slavery in Maryland —
On Rock Creek Park Road 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Gaithersburg — Goshen Mills —
On Brink Road 0.1 miles east of Goshen Road, on the right when traveling west.
61 ► 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.
62 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Germantown — Waters' Mill —
Near Lake Ridge Drive.
63 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Hyattstown — Hyattstown Mill —
On Hyattstown Mill Road.
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64 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Kensington — Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bridge Abutment —
Near Beach Drive 0.3 miles north of Knowles Avenue ( Route 547), on the right when traveling north.
65 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Kensington — Edith Throckmorton — (1901-1982) —
On Hampden Street at Vaughn Street, on the right when traveling west on Hampden Street.
66 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Kensington — Kensington Cabin — It Takes a Community — …The oldest Commission-constructed park activity in Montgomery County. —
On Kensington Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
67 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Kensington — Newport Mills —
Near Rock Creek Trail south of Ken-Gar Palisades Park, on the left when traveling south.
68 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Montgomery Village — Middlebrook Mills —
Near North Frederick Avenue (Maryland Route 355) north of Game Preserve Road, on the right when traveling north.
69 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Montgomery Village — Watkins Mill —
On Watkins Mill Road north of Apple Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north.
70 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — A Royal Audience — President Obama and Henson's Legacy —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
71 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Agriculture on the Riley Plantation —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
72 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Archaeology at Josiah Henson Park —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
73 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Farm Road Bed —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
74 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — How Did Josiah Henson Help Free Enslaved People? —
Near Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road ( Route 187), on the right when traveling west.
75 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Josiah Henson —
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
76 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Life in the Slave Quarters —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
77 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Maryland: Confederate or Union State? —
Near Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road ( Route 187), on the right when traveling west.
78 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Preserving the Riley-Bolten House —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
79 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Return to the Riley Farm —
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
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80 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — The Meathouse: A Food Vault —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
81 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — The Riley Plantation —
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
82 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Who Was Josiah Henson? —
On Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road ( Route 187), on the right when traveling west on Nicholson Lane.
83 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, North Bethesda — Whose House Was This? —
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
84 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Olney — Freedmen during Reconstruction in Montgomery County — post-1865 —
On Brookeville Road 0.2 miles east of Grayheaven Manor Road, on the right when traveling east.
85 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Potomac — Traveler's Impressions of Montgomery County — 1861 - 1865 —
Near River Road (Maryland Route 190) 1.6 miles east of Seneca Road ( Route 112), on the right when traveling east.
86 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Redland — Agricultural Crops and Labor —
Near Rock Creek Park Road 0.3 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
87 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Redland — Bussard Family —
Near Rock Creek Park Road 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
88 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Redland — Camp Meeting / Encuentro religioso al aire libre — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories / Montgomery Extraordinario: Historias sin contrar —
On Washington Grove Lane south of Mineral Springs Drive, on the left when traveling north.
89 ► 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.
90 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Redland — Evolution of a House —
Near Rock Creek Park Road 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
91 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Redland — Farming and Labor in Montgomery County — 1861-1865 —
Near Rock Creek Park Road 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
92 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Redland — Johnson's Park / Un parque adorado — Remarkable Montgomery: Untold Stories / Montgomery Extraordinario: Historias sin contrar — ⚾ —
On Washington Grove Lane south of Mineral Springs Drive, on the right when traveling south.
93 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville, Aspen Hill — Veirs Mill —
On Viers Mill Road (Maryland Route 586) near Twinbrook Parkway, on the right when traveling west.
94 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville, Norbeck — Norbeck Rosenwald School —
Near Muncaster Mill Road (Maryland Route 115) west of Norbeck Road, on the right when traveling west.
95 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Quakers Practicing their Faith in Montgomery County — 1861-1865 —
Near Norwood Road.
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96 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — The Rachel Carson Greenway —
Near Norwood Road (Maryland Route 182) 0.1 miles north of Ednor Road, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Welcome to the Woodlawn Stone Barn Visitor Center —
Near Norwood Road (Maryland Route 182) 0.1 miles north of Ednor Road, on the right when traveling north.
98 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring, Norwood — African Americans and Quakers in Sandy Spring —
On Park Police Drive near Ednor Road, on the left when traveling east.
99 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Sandy Spring — Woodlawn —
On Park Police / Woodlawn Drive, on the right when traveling north.
100 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Seneca — A Veteran’s Life in Montgomery County — post-1865 —
Near Old River Road.

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