On Hotel Road east of Deer Park Hotel Road, on the left when traveling east.
President Grover Cleveland and his bride, the former Frances Folsom, arrived here the day following their White House wedding on June 2, 1886. They spent their honeymoon at this Deer Park Hotel cottage. — — Map (db m470) HM
On Hotel Drive south of Hotel Road, on the right when traveling south.
Built by the B&O Railroad, opened July 4, 1873 and operated until 1929. Razed 1942. This was one of the most exclusive mountain resorts in the east. Many nationally prominent people, including four United States Presidents, were guests here. — — Map (db m5413) HM
On Chestnut Street at 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Chestnut Street.
The Confluence and Oakland Railroad (C&O) was completed between Confluence, PA and Friendsville. Upon completion, it was leased to the B&O Railroad for 99 years. In Confluence it connected with the B&O Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railways. . . . — — Map (db m134353) HM
On Miller Street west of Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Nemacolin’s Path
In 1753, when freight was carried primarily by packhorses, the Ohio Company enlisted the Delaware Indian Nemacolin to mark and improve a freight route through this area.
Braddock’s Road
Braddock’s Road was built . . . — — Map (db m310836) HM
On Mosser Road 0.2 miles east of Garrett Highway (U.S. 219), on the right when traveling east.
Delaware, Algonquian, and Shawnee migrated spring through fall in camps on paths worn by migrating game Fur traders followed, then settlers. Garrett County, Maryland was officially established in 1872 from Allegany County, with the town of . . . — — Map (db m275654) HM
On West 1st Avenue west of Paull Street (Maryland Route 560), on the right when traveling west.
Absolutely crucial to the success of the unique town of Mountain Lake Park was without question its B&O Railroad station, the point at which hundreds of summer residents and visitors, after departing the extreme heat and humidity of . . . — — Map (db m252251) HM
On G Street south of Maryland Highway (Maryland Route 135), on the left when traveling south.
No long farewell embraces,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it.
And no matter how we try,
Our tears can’t build a stairway,
Nor our memories a lane,
That reaches up to Heaven,
To bring you home . . . — — Map (db m274533) HM
On East Liberty Street west of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Given the architectural design term "Queen Ann Style" by its architect E. Francis Baldwin, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's "1884 Oakland Train Station" is the third building to occupy this location. The first station was a small, square two-story . . . — — Map (db m399) HM
Near East Liberty Street at South 1st Street, on the right when traveling east.
This 1955 B&O Railroad Caboose was donated to the Town of Oakland by the B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Md. In 2013/2014 it was fully restored, inside and out, by Alexander Jacob Savopoulos, a member of Boy Scout Troop #22, as his Eagle Scout . . . — — Map (db m153142) HM
On South Second Street at Alder Street, on the right when traveling south on South Second Street.
The large stone fireplace that now stands like a sentinel along the railroad tracks is a solitary reminder of Oakland's colorful hey-day. In the late 1800’s the area from here to the B&O station was a virtual beehive of activity. With twelve . . . — — Map (db m204239) HM
Near West Liberty Street south of Liberty Square Drive, on the left when traveling north.
In March 1863, Major-General Robert Schenk, Commander of the Middle Department, ordered the construction of Blockhouses to protect vital bridges and structures along the line of the B&O Railroad. This included blockhouse protection of the bridge . . . — — Map (db m256767) HM
On Herrington Manor Road east of Fingerboard Road, on the left when traveling north.
On April 26, 1863, during the Confederate occupation of Oakland, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill's partisan rangers attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge here over the Youghiogheny River. They were part of a larger . . . — — Map (db m255277) HM
On West Liberty Street near South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Directly behind you, John W. Garrett built Garrett Memorial Church in 1869 as a memorial to his brother Henry S. Garrett who died in 1867. The site was originally chosen by his brother for a church, but he died before steps could be taken to build . . . — — Map (db m467) HM
Near West Liberty Street south of Liberty Square Drive, on the left when traveling north.
When the B&O Railroad was completed in this area, the course of the Little Youghiogheny River was diverted to allow for the building of one bridge rather than two. The wet land immediately in front of where you are standing is the original course . . . — — Map (db m256785) HM
On East Green Street west of South 3rd Street (U.S. 219), on the left when traveling west.
Oakland's Main Street Maryland program and its Design Committee spent several years looking for a way to beautify the town's barren walls while informing its residents and visitors about town history. A review of other small towns around the . . . — — Map (db m234244) HM
On East Liberty Street west of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
On April 20, 1863, Confederate Gens. William E. "Grumble" Jones and John D. Imboden began a raid from Virginia through present-day West Virginia on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Taking separate routes, they later reported that they . . . — — Map (db m252219) HM
On East Liberty Street west of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
On Sunday, April 26, 1863, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill's partisan rangers under Col. A. W. Harman attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad facilities here in Oakland. They were part of Confederate Gen. William E. “Grumble” . . . — — Map (db m252220) HM
On West Liberty Street just south of Liberty Square Drive, on the left when traveling west.
In many ways the Town of Oakland owes its early development as one of Garrett County's largest towns and as the county seat to the arrival of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In 1851 the railroad meandered through the Youghiogheny Glades on its way . . . — — Map (db m252035) HM
Near East Liberty Street 0.1 miles north of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
When the Oakland B&O Museum was established in 2013 the organizers hoped some day to acquire an authentic steam locomotive for display in front of the 1884 Oakland Train Station. This dream came to fruition in 2017/2018, beginning with a surprise . . . — — Map (db m153139) HM
In the late 1800's there were twelve passenger trains a day stopping at the Oakland train station, and hordes of vacationers flooding the town. Perhaps the busiest section of Oakland was Railroad Street, which ran parallel to the tracks between . . . — — Map (db m252214) HM
On Alder Street at Second Street, on the right when traveling west on Alder Street.
On this site in 1851 stood the blacksmith shop operated by Henry August Rasche, then in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The B & O line was at the time being extended through Oakland, Allegany County, Maryland, westward into Preston . . . — — Map (db m68878) HM
Near West Liberty Street south of Liberty Square Drive, on the left when traveling north.
When the B&O railroad finally arrived in Cumberland on November 5, 1842, there was cause for celebration. The railroad would soon reap big rewards from the valuable coal reserve of the Cumberland basin. The ultimate goal at that time was to . . . — — Map (db m256766) HM
Near West Liberty Street south of Liberty Square Drive, on the left when traveling north.
You are standing on the mound which was the site of the large blockhouse built for protection of the B&O Railroad bridge over the Youghiogheny River. It was built between May of 1863 and April of 1864. After the war, it was sold and torn down. . . . — — Map (db m256784) HM
On West Liberty Street near South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
Facing the railroad tracks directly in front of you was the Glades Hotel. Deriving its name from the nearby area called “Youghiogheny Glades,” the Glades Hotel was built in the mid-1850’s by Perry Lyle directly across the tracks from the 1851 . . . — — Map (db m468) HM
Early in the 1870's, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad realized an asset to its passenger train service would be having a resort hotel in this area. First, it built the Deer Park Hotel in 1873, which proved so successful that in 1875 they started . . . — — Map (db m68876) HM
The flat land beside the little Youghiogheny River on the western edge of Oakland has two items of historic interest. First, it contains a spring, and according to tradition, George Washington stopped at the spring on the morning of September 26, . . . — — Map (db m68806) HM
On Maryland Highway (Maryland Route 135) west of Altamont Road, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
On April 26, 1863, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill’s partisan rangers attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad facilities here at Altamont. They were part of a larger group that entered Oakland that Sunday as Confederate Gen. . . . — — Map (db m37544) HM
On Furnace Avenue 0.1 miles west of Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
On May 5, 1861, U.S. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler occupied Relay, Maryland, with the 8th New York and 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments and Cook's Boston Battery of light artillery. Their mission was to prevent Confederate sympathizers from . . . — — Map (db m5876) HM
On Furnace Avenue at Riverwatch Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Furnace Avenue.
Elkridge During the Nineteenth Century
The nineteenth century began with economic decline before years of rapid growth and prosperity transformed Elkridge. During the eighteenth century, the Patapsco River served as the economic lifeblood of . . . — — Map (db m150571) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
One of the first railroads in the country, constructed in 1830 of wooden rails that carried horse-drawn cars, extended from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills. This station was built the next year, and soon steel rails replaced wooden ones as the . . . — — Map (db m29961) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
When the Civil War began, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became a vital transportation route for the Federal armies, with men and supplies passing by this station day and night. To protect the line, local businessman Thomas McGowan raised the . . . — — Map (db m144727) HM
Near Maryland Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
The Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad's Ellicott City complex was the heart and soul of a bustling industrial and agricultural community once known as Ellicott’s Mills. The railroad built several structures on or near the site, including Oliver . . . — — Map (db m112255) HM
On Church Road 0.1 miles north of Sylvan Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Patapsco Female Institute—served the young ladies of the North and South from 1837 to 1890. Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, a renowned author and educator was Principal between 1841 and 1856. Concerned with the increasing division of the country . . . — — Map (db m204716) HM
Near Maryland Avenue at Main Street ( Route 144). Reported permanently removed.
Ellicott City’s Main Street is the National Pike, part of the road system that moved Americans west. Only two decades after the road was constructed, a new transportation rival appeared. In 1831, America’s first railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, . . . — — Map (db m720) HM
On Main Street just east of Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Ellicott City’s Main Street is the National Pike, part of the road system that moved Americans west. Only two decades after the road was constructed, a new transportation rival appeared. In 1831, America’s first railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, . . . — — Map (db m243568) HM
Near Maryland Avenue just south of Main Street ( Route 144), on the left when traveling south.
Designed by noted architect E. Francis Baldwin and constructed in 1885, the Freight House served as a loading platform and storage room for freight. Materials were transferred in and out of the building on Maryland Avenue using a wooden platform. . . . — — Map (db m144728) HM
On Maryland Avenue just south of Main Street ( Route 144), on the left when traveling south.
The single set of tracks outside the museum's fence was the original right-of-way for the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Now owned by CSX Transportation, this right-of-way has been in continuous use since 1830. A second set of tracks was added in . . . — — Map (db m144726) HM
Near Maryland Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
The single set of tracks outside the museum’s fence was the original right-of-way of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Now owned by CSX Transportation, this right-of-way has been in continuous use since 1830. For many years there were two sets . . . — — Map (db m112291) HM
On Foundry Street near Gorman Road, on the left when traveling north.
Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving example of the bridging system invented, 1850, by Wendel Bollman, Baltimore engineer. It was the first system, entirely of iron, used by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the first in . . . — — Map (db m123610) HM
Near Foundry Street north of Gorman Road when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
The mill town of Savage served a vital need for the United States Army after the Civil War began in 1861. William Baldwin who had purchased the mills in 1859 manufactured canvas for cannon covers and tents. Although cotton was in short supply, . . . — — Map (db m294206) HM
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
On South Summit Avenue south of East Diamond Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The Gaithersburg Railroad Station and freight house were built in 1884 as handsome replacements for the adjacent small frame structure which served as a freight depot when the Metropolitan Branch of the B & O Railroad was extended to Gaithersburg . . . — — Map (db m1039) HM
On Chestnut Street at Meem Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Chestnut Street.
Martha Meem's 200 Acres, part of the 1793 Zoar Land Grant, was further subdivided as Meem's subdivision in 1896. The district preserves late 19th and 20th century structures, along with the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad, which drove town . . . — — Map (db m101847) HM
On Olde Towne Avenue close to Fulks Corner Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
You are standing on the historic site of The Gaithersburg Wye, situated on 2.25 acres adjacent to the Metropolitan Branch of the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This railroad is currently known as the CSX.
The Gaithersburg Wye . . . — — Map (db m141319) HM
In 1989, this passenger waiting room was taken down from its location in Landover, MD., and brought to this site and re-assembled by the Montgomery County Conservation Corps. On behalf of the citizens of Garrett Park, the Mayor and Town Council . . . — — Map (db m219) HM
On Waverly Avenue at Rokeby Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Waverly Avenue.
In 1887, the Metropolitan Investment and Building Company laid out the town, named after Robert W. Garrett, President of the B. & O. Railroad. It was to be primarily residential, a short commuter train ride to Washington, D.C. Now, over one hundred . . . — — Map (db m218) HM
On Walter Johnson Road at Wisteria Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Walter Johnson Road.
This lane of trees once led to the Madeline Waters House, built by Lloyd Dorsey in 1902 (see historic marker on Wisteria Drive north of Maryland Route 118). This house was typical of villa-style homes built on the outskirts of rural railroad towns . . . — — Map (db m69348) HM
Near Beach Drive 0.3 miles north of Knowles Avenue ( 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
Near Rock Creek Trail south of Ken-Gar Palisades Park, on the left when traveling south.
Originally built in 1774 by Thomas Johns, a colonel during the American Revolution, and Thomas Richardson, a prominent Georgetown merchant, large flour mills continued to exist on this site along Rock Creek until the 1870s. Richardson, appointed . . . — — Map (db m305905) HM
Human habitation in the Potomac River Basin has existed for 9,000 years, according to archeological evidence. The name "Potomac" derives from the Algonquian word "patawomeke," which means "trading place." The first English settlement, St. Mary's . . . — — Map (db m61574) HM
On Courthouse Squre near Washington Street and West Montgomery Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
There have been four court houses in Rockville since it was established as the County seat in 1776. Court was originally held at Hungerford Tavern. A frame court house existed in the late 18th century but was sufficiently outgrown by 1810 to . . . — — Map (db m101964) HM
On Courthouse Square just west of Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The red brick and sandstone courthouse on this site is believed to be the fourth location of courts since Rockville was selected as the county seat in 1776. Court was originally held at Hungerford Tavern. A frame courthouse existed in the late . . . — — Map (db m174765) HM
On Park Police / Woodlawn Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Built by the Thomas Family in the early 1800s,this property, formerly known as Woodlawn, has national significance. In 1816, Samuel and Anna Thomas established a Friends Boarding School here. Francis Scott Key frequently visited his daughters who . . . — — Map (db m67596) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Wayne Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
With a burst of new development in 1927, downtown Silver Spring's commercial center -- originally located around the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station (8100 Georgia Avenue at Sligo Avenue) -- firmly re-established itself three blocks to the north. . . . — — Map (db m62161) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Sligo Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue.
The Establishment of Silver Spring's first bank and Newspaper, traditional institutions required for a community to grow and prosper, occurred on this corner with the opening of the Silver Spring National Bank in 1910 and publication of The . . . — — Map (db m62165) HM
Near East-West Highway near 1201 East-West Highway ( Route 410).
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
One of the most significant reasons for Silver Spring's growth was its location along the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad. The railroad line stimulated the development of outlying commuter suburbs. It also allowed the County's agriculture . . . — — Map (db m75802) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Wayne Avenue on Georgia Avenue.
At three stories, this was Silver Springs tallest building. Occupying the prime corner lot at 8435 Georgia Avenue was the Masonic Temple, home of the Silver Spring Lodge No. 215 A.F. & A.M. of Maryland. (Ancient and Free Accepted Mason). About three . . . — — Map (db m62102) HM
On Laurel Avenue at Carroll Avenue, in the median on Laurel Avenue.
In 1888 B. F. Gilbert, the founder of Takoma Park, built a log cabin to celebrate the presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison. The cabin stood on the east side of Laurel at Carroll Avenue until it burned to the ground on Halloween in 1915. It . . . — — Map (db m64507) HM
On Takoma Avenue just south of Albany Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Geology
This section of the Metropolitan Branch Trail is on the border of two physiographic provinces, the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont Region, displaying traces of two very different times on Earth.
The Coastal Plain stretches south . . . — — Map (db m174049) HM
On Takoma Avenue just south of Albany Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Geology
This section of the trail is on the border of two physiographic provinces, the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont Region, display traces of two different times on Earth.
The Coastal Plain stretches south and east from where you are . . . — — Map (db m58425) HM
Near Old Muirkirk Road. Reported permanently removed.
The Snowden family owned Patuxent Ironworks until 1847 when Andrew and Elias Ellicott purchased land from the Snowdens and erected the Muirkirk Furnace. The Ellicotts operated the Furnace until 1860 when it was purchased by one of Boston’s . . . — — Map (db m18796) HM
On Charlton Avenue at Goucher Drive, on the right when traveling south on Charlton Avenue.
Benjamin Charlton (c. 1820-1894) was a prominent member of the Washington, D.C. business and social community. He was director at the Central National Bank and served on the Committee for the Inauguration of President Grover Cleveland. Charlton . . . — — Map (db m52049) HM
On Greenbelt Road (Maryland Route 193) at 57th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Greenbelt Road.
Welcome to the Town of Berwyn Heights
Established in 1888 as a commuter suburb on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, this approximately 1-square mile, residential community was first named Charlton Heights and became Berwyn Heights when . . . — — Map (db m216722) HM
On Berwyn Road at 58th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Berwyn Road.
The Washington Spa Spring & Gretta Railroad (WSSGRR) was a streetcar that served Berwyn Heights, 1912 – 1921. Incorporated in Maryland in 1905, WSSGRR started running from 15th and H Street, NE to Bladensburg in 1910. An extension to Riverdale . . . — — Map (db m95141) HM
On Cpl Frank Scott Drive 0.3 miles west of College Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
On this field, the U.S. Army Signal Corps opened America's first official military flight school in 1911. Congress showed their support of America's fledgling aviation industry by approving funds specifically for new heavier-than-air machines, or . . . — — Map (db m190457) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue (U.S. 1) at Charles Armentrout Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rhode Island Avenue.
the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail is one of the last remnants of the streetcar line that ran from the Treasury Building in downtown Washington, D.C. all the way to Laurel. Riders can again experience the trip from Hyattsville to Branchville . . . — — Map (db m238369) HM
On Main Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Built by The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1884, this "American Queen Anne" structure continues in daily use. The architect, Francis H. Baldwin, also designed the rear wing of the State House in Annapolis.
The building was placed on the National . . . — — Map (db m99) HM
On Main St at 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on Main St.
The first telegram “WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT” was sent from the Capitol in Washington to Baltimore May 24, 1844 over wires laid along the right of way of the B&O Railroad adjacent to this highway. The telegraph was invented by Samuel . . . — — Map (db m92328) HM
On Queensbury Road at Rhode Island Avenue on Queensbury Road.
A key factor in the initial development
of Riverdale Park in 1887 was its proximity
to Washington, D.C. By the end of the
19th century, transportation between
Riverdale Park and Washington was
extremely convenient by either the
Baltimore . . . — — Map (db m984) HM
On Riverdale Road at 49th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Riverdale Road.
Welcome to the Town of Riverdale Park
Formally incorporated in 1920, the Town of Riverdale Park derives its name from historic Riversdale Plantation. Riversdale Mansion still stands today, surrounded by the community that grew up around it. . . . — — Map (db m13628) HM
On Queensbury Road at Rhode Island Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Queensbury Road.
Welcome to the Town of Riverdale Park
Formally incorporated in 1920, the town of Riverdale Park derives its name fom historic Riversdale plantation. Riversdale Mansion still stands today, surrounded by the community that grew up around . . . — — Map (db m2548) HM
On Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) just south of East-West Highway ( Route 410), on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to the Town of Riverdale Park
Formally incorporated in 1920, the Town of Riverdale Park derives its name from historic Riversdale plantation. Riversdale mansion still stands today, surrounded by the community that grew up around it. . . . — — Map (db m187360) HM
On West Memorial Boulevard just west of South Potomac Street ( Route 65), on the right when traveling west.
1838
Hagerstown appoints Richard Sheaby and Allen Barber as police constables. Two additional posts are filled in 1842.
1841
The Franklin Railroad begins service between Hagerstown and Harrisburg. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . . . — — Map (db m146001) HM
On The Hagerstown Cultural Trail north of West Lee Street, on the left when traveling north.
Hagerstown was once served by four rail lines. Whether transporting passengers or freight, the railroad industry fed local commerce and became the major driver of the "hub city" economy. Part of the Hagerstown Cultural Trail now follows the former . . . — — Map (db m291601) HM
On West Baltimore Street (Alternate U.S. 40) at The Hagerstown Cultural Trail, on the right when traveling east on West Baltimore Street. Reported permanently removed.
The development and use of this area was heavily influenced by the presence of two rail yard areas owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Western Maryland Railroad. Hood Street was named after John Mifflin Hood, a former Confederate . . . — — Map (db m108046) HM
On East Baltimore Street (Alternate U.S. 40) at The Hagerstown Cultural Trail, on the right when traveling east on East Baltimore Street.
The development and use of this area was heavily influenced by the presence of two rail yard areas owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Western Maryland Railway. Hood Street was named after John Mifflin Hood, a former Confederate army . . . — — Map (db m291605) HM
Near Canal Street east of Taney Street South, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
1. Big Pool Junction
The Big Pool Train Station was constructed in 1892 to make a connection with the B&O Railroad across the river at Cherry Run, WV. The Western Maryland Railroad was in a boom stage of growth with the 18 miles of rail . . . — — Map (db m96131) HM
On Church Street south of Main Street ( Route 144), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Before you, at the top of Church Street, stands St. Thomas Episcopal Church, which became an unintended target of Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s artillery on January 5-6, 1862. Jackson had led his force from Winchester, Virginia to destroy as . . . — — Map (db m832) HM
On North Church Street at Western Maryland Rail Trail, on the left when traveling south on North Church Street.
On January 5, 1862, artillery shells screamed overhead from hills across the Potomac River behind you and crashed into an idyllic scene: this snow-covered town on a hilly riverbank. Up the street, Union troops took cover behind St. Thomas Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m199827) HM
On East Cross Street, on the right when traveling west.
The railroad came to Ypsilanti in 1838. The inaugural ride was truly a distinguished party that included the 19 year old "Boy Governor," Stevens T. Mason and John D. Pierce, the first State Superintendent of Education. Their arrival on a cold . . . — — Map (db m103371) HM
Near Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east.
Built by General Motors/ General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania, this 1,800 h.p. locomotive was the first non-articulated, high speed, mainline passenger locomotive on the American railroads. Originally powering the B&O's "Royal Blue" passenger . . . — — Map (db m304581) HM
On East Main Street (Ohio Route 147) at Arch Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street.
You are standing over a 423 foot man-made sandstone tunnel built by the railroad between 1864 and 1870. Located on the Pittsburgh-Columbus main line, up to 37 trains a day passed under East Main Street during the railroad’s heyday.
The station, . . . — — Map (db m21012) HM
On Greenway Drive at South Street ( Route 44), on the right when traveling west on Greenway Drive.
This is the trestle of the Cleveland & Eastern electric railroad as it passes over the tracks of the B&O railroad at the southwest corner of Chardon Village. The car on the trestle is headed east, toward South Street. A short siding located west . . . — — Map (db m299764) HM
On Old National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.
Cambridge was platted in 1806 and became Guernsey County seat just four years later. The
town flourished with the construction of the National Road, and by 1834 Cambridge was served
daily by four stagecoach lines. Manufacturing boomed after the . . . — — Map (db m98595) HM
Near Southwest Street south of Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north.
This Baltimore & Ohio "Wagon Top” caboose was donated by the Chessie System, Willard, Ohio in April 1983. It debuted in 1934 and was so named because of the round roof outside ribbed edges resembling a conestoga wagon. — — Map (db m199641) HM
On South 2nd Street at East Market Street, on the right when traveling north on South 2nd Street.
James Birkey could clearly see that the importance of the Ohio and Erie Canal was being eclipsed elsewhere by newly-built railroad lines. His foresight led him to recognize that without a railroad connection of its own, Newark would cease to be . . . — — Map (db m206032) HM
On South 2nd Street at East Market Street, on the left when traveling south on South 2nd Street.
Welcome to the Streetscape & History Walk In 1881, Reinhard Scheidler built a new factory building at SS S. 1st Street for his business, the Scheidler Machine Works. Today, that building houses our museum. Scheidler built many types of machinery, . . . — — Map (db m206025) HM
During World War II, forty of Troy's teenage girls, their mothers, and volunteers operated a free canteen service for troops on the platform of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station. The group began as a few neighborhood girls providing magazines to . . . — — Map (db m19746) HM
On Front Street just west of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west.
Portsmouth Railroads, 1950's
From the late 1800's through most of the 20th century, the Portsmouth area was served
by the N&W (Norfolk and Western), the B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) and the C&O
(Chesapeake and Ohio).
From the late 1800's . . . — — Map (db m166261) HM WM
On Front Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street. Reported permanently removed.
Tenth Street Station
The pagoda-style train station at the northwest corner of Tenth and Waller Streets is shown as it appeared in the 1890's. The N&W (Norfolk & Western) and B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) tracks continued west on Tenth St. in . . . — — Map (db m165690) HM
On Front Street west of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Portsmouth Railroads, 1950's
From the late 1800's through most of the 20th century, the Portsmouth area was served by the N&W (Norfolk & Western), the B&O (Baltimore and Ohio), and the C&O (Chesapeake and Ohio). The N&W's vast train . . . — — Map (db m165695) HM
On Front Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
Tenth Street Station
The pagoda-style train station at the northwest comer of Tenth and Waler Streets is shown as it appeared in the 1890's. The N&W (Norfolk and Western and B40
(Baltimore and Ohio) tracks continued west on Tenth Street in . . . — — Map (db m166252) HM
On West Butler Street at Post Street, on the right when traveling west on West Butler Street.
History Of The Harmar Bridge
Initially built as a covered bridge in 1856, the Harmar Bridge was converted to a railroad bridge in the 1860s, making it one of the first iron bridges during the Civil War, the oldest swinging railroad bridge . . . — — Map (db m209333) HM
On Maple Street at Fort Street, on the right when traveling east on Maple Street.
Built on the existing piers as a covered bridge in 1856, converted to railroad use in 1873, back to foot traffic in 1962, it was rebuilt after floods four times. — — Map (db m210090) HM
On Centerville Road 0.1 miles south of Nave Road, on the right when traveling south.
Mail was delivered here on foot over Wills Mtn. from the B&O Railroad in Hyndman, PA. The 4 mile Mail Path was used from 1871 until 1923. Mail was also delivered 4 more miles over Evitts Mtn. to Bean's Cove. After 1923, mail arrived here via Blue . . . — — Map (db m84288) HM
