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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Carroll County, Maryland
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| On North Center Street west of Court Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
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Until this or future
generations shall provide
a more fitting tribute,
this simple gateway
is erected as a memorial
for the dead
and testimonial to
the living soldiers and
others from Carroll County
who served in the . . . — — Map (db m114402) WM |
| On Poole Road north of Beacon Mews Court, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This building is dedicated to the memory of our departed comrades — — Map (db m114396) WM |
| | This house built in 1795, by
Col. Joshua Gist on land granted to him
in 1782 and occupied by him until 1839.
Willed to Harriet Gist 1839,
occupied by her until 1865.
Willed to Mordecai Gist 1865
by whom occupied until 1903.
Purchased . . . — — Map (db m103300) HM |
| On East Main Street north of Longwell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Site of Abner Neal home. His sons, Henry and Frank, were arrested on Aug.28, 1862 as Southern supporters. Released, they joined the Army of Virginia and returned with Stuart's advance guard on June 29, 1863, en route to Gettysburg.
Here, Brig. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m103746) HM |
| Near Gist Road west of South Center Street. |
| | When Maryland's legislature approved the formation of Carroll County in 1837, it required the residents to build a courthouse, jail, register's office, clerk's office and a poorhouse.
In 1852, the County Commissioners purchased 307 acres on the . . . — — Map (db m114411) HM |
| Near Emerald Hill Lane just north of Longwell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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In memory of
Pvt. Jerome L. Day
KIA, WW I. Oct. 8, 1918
— — Map (db m155344) WM |
| On Main Street (Maryland Route 32) at Longwell Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | In the United States was inaugurated by the post office department on December 20, 1899 covering the whole of Carroll County and small parts of adjacent counties with Westminster as the central distributing point. — — Map (db m3023) HM |
| On East Main Street at Lincoln Road, on the left when traveling north on East Main Street. |
| | Built in 1854 as an Odd Fellows Hall and served as an "Opera House" and community center for nearly a century. Reported to have been used by Union troops during the Civil War.
Opera House printing company located here in 1976 by its owner, . . . — — Map (db m103704) HM |
| On West Main Street at Carroll Street, on the left when traveling north on West Main Street. |
| | After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's smashing victory over Union Gen. John Pope at the Second Battle of Manassas, Lee decided to invade Maryland to reap the fall harvest, gain Confederate recruits, earn foreign recognition of the . . . — — Map (db m114405) HM |
| On East Main Street south of Manchester Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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The Trumbo-Chrest House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m114397) HM |
| On Littlestown Pike (Maryland Route 97) 0.1 miles south of Old Hanover Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On June 29, 1863 General J. E. B. Stuart and his cavalry camped here. On June 30, 1863 General James Barnes of the 5th Corps U. S. Army spent the night on his way to Gettysburg. — — Map (db m2991) HM |
| Near Emerald Hill Lane just north of Longwell Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In dedication to the men and women who served during the Vietnam War. The City of Westminster remembers those who fought and those who sacrificed their lives to defend our freedom and ideals. — — Map (db m155341) WM |
| On North Center Street south of North Court Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | County seat of Carroll County, founded 1764 first called Winchester for its founder William Winchester (1710-1790), who was born in Westminster, England (now a part of Greater London) Westminster Academy incorporated 1839 (later absorbed into the . . . — — Map (db m75698) HM |
| On Liberty Street (Maryland Route 27) at West Main Street (Maryland Route 32), on the right when traveling north on Liberty Street. |
| | During the Civil War, railroads for the first time attained strategic importance for transporting troops and equipment. On July 1, 1863, Gen. Herman Haupt, chief of U.S. Military Railroads, assumed control here of the Western Maryland Railroad to . . . — — Map (db m13828) HM |
| On E. Main Street at Manchester Avenue, on the right when traveling west on E. Main Street. |
| | At the rear of this property there is a green stone marking the starting point for the patent of White's Level of September 27, 1738, and for the survey of the town of Westminster made by William Winchester in 1764, and shown on the plat recorded by . . . — — Map (db m148316) HM |
| On W. Main Street at Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling north on W. Main Street. |
| | Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of the men and women of Westminster who served in the armed forces of the United States in all wars. — — Map (db m103826) WM |
| On Gist Road east of South Center Street. |
| | This building erected in honor of the men and women of Carroll County who served in World War I and World War II
1952 — — Map (db m114409) WM |
| On Gist Road east of South Center Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m114410) WM |
| On Emerald Hill Lane just north of Longwell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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This tablet is erected in loving memory of our sons who made the Supreme Sacrifice while serving our country
1917 · World War I · 1918
John A. Alexander Burton J. Asper Carl W. Beasman Charles C. Billingslea Herman E. Brown . . . — — Map (db m155343) WM |
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