The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, chartered in 1853, inaugurated train service on July 2, 1872 with a line to Washington, and on January 1, 1873 opened the Pope's Creek line to southern Maryland. At the junction of the two lines the town of . . . — — Map (db m646) HM
Oldest historically black institution of higher education in Maryland. Established in 1865 in Baltimore as a school for freed slaves. In 1867 became Baltimore Normal School for the education of colored teachers. Relocated in 1911 to Prince George’s . . . — — Map (db m96371) HM
Very little is known about the history of the Belair gardens. In the early 1750s Col. Benjamin Tasker, Jr. (1720-1760) "inclosed a large garden at a very large expense" probably in the formal French-style of planned beds. His nephew and heir Gov. . . . — — Map (db m207073) HM
The Dr. John Peach House stood on the site from 1869 through 1989. Dr. John Peach (1835-1935) was the fifth generation of his family in this area. He constructed the house on his 247 acre farm, named Forest Place. The house was a good example of . . . — — Map (db m207081) HM
Originally called Huntington, Bowie developed as a result of the railroad junction at this location and is now a thriving city.
In 1853, Col. Wm. D. Bowie convinced the Maryland legislature to charter the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad . . . — — Map (db m71902) HM
Abolition of slavery after the Civil War brought change to labor practices and subdivision of tobacco plantations, such as 108-acre “Collington Meadows”. R.C. Duval built a general store and post office ca. 1877 on part of the former plantation. It . . . — — Map (db m95821) HM
The majestic pin oak (quercus palustris) has graced this spot for over 150 years. It is almost 17 feet in circumference, over 100 feet tall and has a crow of over 90 feet. In the late 1800's this tree as well as others were part of the landscape of . . . — — Map (db m207083) HM
The original house of worship on this site, part of "Martha's Choice", was a chapel of ease. It was donated by the Queen Anne's Parish by the Reverend Jacob Henderson and his wife Mary, widow of Mareen Duvall, Esq. In 1844 it became Holy Trinity . . . — — Map (db m3582) HM
Built in 1840s, Melford is a two-and-one-half-story brick plantation house of side-hall and double parlor plan. It is distinguished by a two-story semi-circular bay and a parapetted double chimney at one gable end. It was built for Richard Duckett . . . — — Map (db m61614) HM
Sacred Heart Chapel was built about 1741 by Jesuit Priests on the property known as White Marsh. The priests turned their 2,000 acre bequest into a thriving plantation. During the 1780's the American clergy met several times at White Marsh, and here . . . — — Map (db m31215) HM
Colonial Manor where breeding for the turf was carried on for three centuries. Laying the foundation of American thoroughbred racing. Samuel Ogle original owner, imported the stallion "Spark", the filly "Queen Mab" and other prize horses. His . . . — — Map (db m64743) HM
A caboose was the accustomed conclusion to any freight train, and served many roles. It allowed crewmen to keep a lookout for how the freight cars were functioning as the train moved along. It provided a place to rest and eat for the crew working on . . . — — Map (db m65393) HM
This is the former Norfolk and Western Railroad's CF Class Caboose #518-303. It was built at the N&W East End Shops in Roanoke, Virginia, in April 1922. The N&W did not serve Bowie but did enter Maryland at Hagerstown. After nearly fifty years of . . . — — Map (db m65394) HM
With the development of Belair At Bowie by Levitt and Sons, it is difficult, today, to imagine Belair Stable long ago — situated in the middle of rolling fields filled with horses, cattle and sheep.
[Captions:]
When first . . . — — Map (db m207077) HM
The Levitt family revolutionized the building industry beginning in the 1920s. During World War II they created an efficient production-line assembly of houses establishing the post-war look of American suburbs. The first Levittown of Long Island . . . — — Map (db m64777) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1813 — — Map (db m137924) HM
John Wilkes Booth
and his companion David Herold
entered Charles County near this spot after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln in Washington on April 14, 1865. — — Map (db m24211) HM
Parish Church of St. Paul's Parish, one of the thirty original parishes established in 1692 in the Province of Maryland. The present structure was built in 1733 to replace the earlier church at Mt. Calvert that was in existence prior to 1692. . . . — — Map (db m3568) HM
A 19th Century crossroads community named for a boundary stone with a “T” on the west side and “B” on the east to mark the division of acreage of William Townshend and Thomas Brooke. Established at the intersection of pre-revolutionary roads linking . . . — — Map (db m39520) HM
Initials on a boundary stone which stood near this point and marked the corner of
“Brookefield”
a tract of 2530 acres patented in 1664 to
Thomas Brooke, 1632–1676,
member of the Maryland Assembly 1633–76
Presiding Justice County . . . — — Map (db m39527) HM
Tobacco was a target along the Patuxent in 1814. The British raided places stocked with hogsheads of tobacco ready for shipment. Filled with dried tobacco leaves, the wooden barrels burned easily. Imagine the spectacle on June 17 when 1,100 . . . — — Map (db m75418) HM
This is the site of the Battle of Bladensburg . It was here that Commodore Barney and his marines were defeated in the war of 1812. The British moved on to burn the Capitol and White House. — — Map (db m61435) HM
Erected and dedicated to the men and women of Brentwood as a token of appreciation for the service and sacrifice rendered in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam Conflict, Persian Gulf
Presented by
Brentwood Citizens . . . — — Map (db m181870) WM
Near this site, more than fifty duels were fought during the first half of the 19th century. This is where gentlemen of Washington settled their political and personal differences, on what became known as "The Dark and Bloody Grounds". One of the . . . — — Map (db m73141) HM
The finest Community Mausoleum in the world, Embellished with cathedral-type, art stained glass windows of breath-taking beauty. A great memorial dedicated and perpetually endowed for all those entombed within its marble halls. Its interior . . . — — Map (db m69730) HM
This church considered a gem of design and construction, won the architectural award presented by the Washington Board of Trade, in competition with over 400 other buildings in the Washington area, the year it was built. It is laid out in the form . . . — — Map (db m69270) HM
This unusual feature was created by the famous sculptor, Enrico Cerrachio. Should you walk across the arm of the cross, formed by the walkway, you will observe the that the eyes and entire head appear to turn and look directly at the beholder at all . . . — — Map (db m69515) HM
Placed in 1791-1792, this is one of forty Aquia Creek sandstone markers outlining the original boundaries of the Federal District as commissioned by President Washington. In 1916, The District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution . . . — — Map (db m154783) HM
Welcome to the Town of Brentwood
Brentwood derives its name from an estate house built near Florida Avenue in Washington, D.C. in 1817 by Robert Brent, the first mayor of Washington, D.C.; which was a wedding present for his daughter. In . . . — — Map (db m202754) HM
Welcome to the Town of Brentwood
Brentwood derives its name from an estate house built near Florida Avenue in Washington, D.C. in 1817 by Robert Brent, the first mayor of Washington, D.C.; which was a wedding present for his daughter. In . . . — — Map (db m214695) HM
Welcome to the Town of Brentwood
Brentwood derives its name from an estate house built near Florida Avenue in Washington, D.C. in 1817 by Robert Brent, the first mayor of Washington, D.C.; which was a wedding present for his daughter. In . . . — — Map (db m214776) HM
In the stifling heat on August 24, 1814, British soldiers struggled to keep up their march. They rested at Addison Chapel prior to that afternoon’s battle at Bladensburg.
Despite an altered roofline, chapel resembles the 1809 structure seen by . . . — — Map (db m80059) HM
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Sarah Franklin Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154788) HM
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Marcia Burns Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154789) HM
A post-Civil War African American farming community established on former plantation land. Named for the Digges family chapel. A Freedman's Bureau School established in 1868 and a meetinghouse of ca. 1880 became focal points of the community. A . . . — — Map (db m79942) HM
Founded in 1873 at Westwood Farm, home of Julius H. Pyles. The cornerstone was laid on October 30, 1879 and the church constructed by the congregation. Enoch Pratt, Baltimore City philanthropist, attended the dedication. The pulpit was handmade from . . . — — Map (db m3608) HM
Here a "Carpenter Gothic" church was consecrate July 1875 by Bishop William Pinkney of Maryland. Built on land purchased by Enoch Pratt, formerly Thomas F. Bowie's estate "Cheltenham" and William Talbert's "Finches Discovery". Bell tower constructed . . . — — Map (db m17427) HM
According to tradition, this spring was used by British troops marching along the Bladensburg-Marlboro Road returning to their ships in August 1814 after routing American troops at the Battle of Bladensburg and burning the U.S. Capitol and the White . . . — — Map (db m184995) HM
According to tradition, the Magruder Spring was used by British troops marching along the river road toward Washington, D.C. on August 24, 1814 before the battle of Bladensburg. The Spring is located about 500 yard south of Mount Hope, the Fielder . . . — — Map (db m61019) HM
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Our Flag Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154779) HM
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Elizabeth Jackson Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154780) HM
Erected by friends and relatives of Reverend Father Horstkamp to commemorate the tragic death of his mother Mary Eve Horstkamp on August 28, 1931. — — Map (db m6235) HM
Name derives from 7000-acre grant by Lord Baltimore in 1703. Although present house, known as Poplar Hill for many years, may date from latter part of 18th century, it was believed built c. 1728 for Anne Talbot, niece of 14th Earl of Shrewsbury upon . . . — — Map (db m72052) HM
The assassin of Lincoln stopped here at the house of Mrs. Surratt to secure ammunition on the night of April 14, 1865. He rode on to "T.B." and then to Dr. Mudd's who set his broken leg. — — Map (db m3612) HM
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders’ hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . — — Map (db m60164) HM
Miocene Period (20-10 Million Years Ago)
You are standing on an ancient seabed. During the Miocene period. 20 to 10 million years ago, all of Southern Maryland was a warm shallow ocean called the Miocene Sea that reached as far north as . . . — — Map (db m199450) HM
The brick portion of this building, probably constructed in the early 1800s, is believed to have served as an infirmary for the enslaved population. Here, African-American women often served as midwives and healers, delivering babies or attending to . . . — — Map (db m4166) HM
Owned and operated by the ardently pro-Southern Surratt family, this building was used by Confederate agents as a safe house during the Civil War. Built in 1852, the structure was a tavern, hostelry and post office.
Surratt's son, John, Jr., a . . . — — Map (db m4188) HM
Owned and operated by the ardently pro-Southern Surratt family, this building was used by Confederate agents as a safe house during the Civil War. Built in 1852, the structure was a tavern, hostelry, and post office.
Surratt's son, John, . . . — — Map (db m154461) HM
Built in 1852 for the family of John and Mary Surratt. Restored in 1975 in recognition of the buildings national historical significance relating to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. — — Map (db m141912) HM
One of the oldest surviving one-room schoolhouses in Prince George’s County, Thrift School was built in 1884. It replaced an earlier school from 1869 located on the same site. The School Commissioners, having acquired the one-acre tract from the . . . — — Map (db m6084) HM
College Park was incorporated by referendum in 1945. However, the city’s origin goes back much further. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, College Park began to emerge from farmland both as a transportation hub and as a center . . . — — Map (db m71860) HM
Spoken in the many languages of the University of Maryland, this was our collective prayer on September 12, 2001 when thousands gathered with flowers on McKeldin Mall to mourn the loss of innocent lives at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, . . . — — Map (db m65179) WM
From its pre-Civil War roots as the state’s first agricultural college and one of America’s original land grant institutions, the University of Maryland has emerged as a public research university of national stature, highly regarded for its . . . — — Map (db m13160) HM
This memorial garden was commissioned the 14th of April, 1998 and is dedicated to our African American ancestors who have constructed, educated, served and contributed to the University of Maryland. African Americans – both enslaved and free – . . . — — Map (db m55043) HM
Today's Campus Drive, once known as Paint Branch Parkway, was previously named for the nearby "Paint Branch," a seventeen mile long tributary of the Anacostia River. The Parkway was built to replace Calvert Road which ran from Baltimore . . . — — Map (db m218421) HM
First headquarters
of
The University of Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station
placed here on the occasion
of the station's centennial
March 3, 1988 — — Map (db m115096) HM
In May 1918, the first U.S. Airmail was inaugurated using Army pilots and planes. Three months later, the Post Office Department took over the operations and started the first postal airmail service from College Park on August 12, 1918. Max Miller . . . — — Map (db m115073) HM
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
The College Park Campus began on this hilltop. In 1856, Charles Benedict Calvert of Riversdale gave 420 acres for the founding of Maryland Agricultural College. The original College building was the Barracks, a beautiful six-story gothic . . . — — Map (db m9772) HM
The first Army Aviation School set up operations at the airfield in 1911, with 5 new aeroplanes (2 Wrights, 2 Curtiss, 1 Burgess-Wright) and 4 hangars adjacent to the road.
Several of the civilian hangars had to be relocated to be in line . . . — — Map (db m115071) HM
The extraordinary life of the first American Jewish aviator began as a typical Jewish immigrant story. Laibel Willcher was born on August 14, 1881, in Russia. In 1890 the family immigrated to Philadelphia and two years later moved to Washington, . . . — — Map (db m190456) HM
Acting Governor, State of Maryland, 1977-1979
Member of the University of Maryland Board of Regents, 1980-1985
A public servant of unrivaled integrity, dedication, and sound judgment, Blair Lee III served the people of the State of . . . — — Map (db m48145) HM
This plaque and garden commemorate the site of Brown’s Tavern, a Prince George’s County Historic Site that served travelers on the former Baltimore-Washington turnpike from the early 1830’s to the early 1990’s. It was constructed and owned by the . . . — — Map (db m2983) HM
In honor of
Charles B. Calvert
Born August 20, 1808
Died May 12, 1864
through whose efforts was established the Maryland Agricultural College, the first college in America chartered expressly for agricultural experimentation and . . . — — Map (db m14610) HM
On the occasion of his retirement, the development of this courtyard is dedicated to Mr. Kevin Brown and the men and women of the Department of Building and Landscape Services who helped it grow.
For more than 30 years Mr. Brown played a key . . . — — Map (db m115255) HM
Welcome to the City of College Park
The city is perhaps best known as home to the flagship campus of the University of Maryland. More surprising is that a significant chapter in early aviation history began here in 1909 at the world's . . . — — Map (db m5740) HM
Affectionately known as the "101st Senator" of the United States of America, Clarence Mitchell, Jr. was an effective proponent of civil rights. A shrewd political strategist and an artful orator and parliamentarian. His contributions to the state . . . — — Map (db m23360) HM
Class of 2002
Senior Class Gift
University of Maryland
1856
Moments In Time:
A Milestone Year
"If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can fill the unforgiving . . . — — Map (db m132904) HM
The following notable events occurred on this airfield:
• 1907 – Early aeronautical experiments by Rex Smith and others
• 1908 – Oct. 8, Wilbur Wright instructed first flying officers of the Signal Corps, U.S. Army
• 1909 – . . . — — Map (db m61870) HM
The following notable events occurred on this airfield
1909 - Wilbur Wright instructed first flying officers of Signal Corps, U. S. Army
1911 - First Army flying school established here
First bombsite tested from an aircraft
1912 - . . . — — Map (db m115074) HM
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the United States of America - Veterans and Volunteers - who gave of themselves so that the principles of Justice, Freedom, and Democracy might be preserved 30 May 1993
In memory of the men . . . — — Map (db m65665) WM
The Cory House, built in 1891, was one of the first houses built in the 1889 Johnson and Curriden's subdivision of College Park. A rear addition was built in 1925. The structure is a two-and-a-half story frame house with well-defined pediments . . . — — Map (db m115077) HM
On this site was the boyhood home of Dervey Augusta Lomax, first Mayor of African American ancestry in the City of College Park from 1973-1975. This site was part of the residential/business Lakeland community prior to the creation of Lake . . . — — Map (db m115132) HM
To all men and women who have served in our armed forces past, present, and future Detachment 330 and Arnold Air Society dedicate this site. — — Map (db m151098) WM
A closely knit all-black community of 150 families, Lakelanders developed strong familial, community and religious structures. Clubs and organizations provided avenues for social interaction and expressions of community.
Lakeland's churches . . . — — Map (db m115133) HM
On August 12, 1918, a typical warm and muggy summer day, the Post Office Department began regular U.S. Air Mail Service from College Park Airfield to New York City using civilian pilots and aircraft. The airmail route consisted of College Park, . . . — — Map (db m190461) HM
(Right Tablet) Erected in honor of those through whose contributions was established The Maryland Agricultural College (list of names)
(Left Tablet) The University of Maryland The Maryland Agricultural College was founded on this campus . . . — — Map (db m167) HM
Frederick
Douglass
1818-1895
Abolitionist,
Suffragist,
Labor Leader
Statesman, Diplomat,
Founding Father
of the Second
American Republic
Orator,
Journalist, . . . — — Map (db m115285) HM
In 1910, civilian aviator and inventor Rex Smith came to the airfield. He started the Rex Smith Aeroplane Company and built a hangar on the field.
In 1911, they were joined by the National Aeroplane Company (NACO), which was formed to give . . . — — Map (db m115072) HM
This garden celebrates the life of Professor Robert L. Gluckstern (1924-2008), renowned educator and scientist. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland at College Park in 1975, he held faculty and administrative positions at Yale University . . . — — Map (db m189897) HM
Built circa 1963, the Graham Cracker is a group of seven sorority buildings constructed on the block bounded by Knox Road, Princeton Avenue, College Avenue, and Yale Avenue with a common landscaped courtyard and parking in the center. These . . . — — Map (db m115082) HM
These two structures, built circa 1910 in the Colonial Revival style, represent the first commercial resources in the neighborhood. Both buildings were apartments with ground floor commercial space. The store drew its customers from riders of the . . . — — Map (db m115078) HM
The Holbrook House was built in 1927. It is a two-story, stucco-covered frame dwelling in the Spanish Mission style with a hip roof, decorative-shaped parapets, projecting bays and an open porch. It is an excellent example of a mail-order house . . . — — Map (db m115081) HM
The garden's three masonry benches and fountain pedestal were originally part of a Remembrance Garden located near St. Mary's Hall. Formerly named Margaret Brent Hall, St. Mary's Hall was the first campus residence hall planned and constructed . . . — — Map (db m151099) HM
You are looking out over College Park Airport, the oldest continuously operating airport in the world! The story begins in 1909 when Wilbur Wright, of the Wright Brothers fame, taught two U.S. Army officers how to fly here. The Army selected this . . . — — Map (db m179463) HM
Spanish Poet, 1956 Nobel Laureate
Member of
the former Department of Foreign Languages
of the
University of Maryland (1943-1951)
“This is my liberty: smelling the rose,
Cutting the cold water with my crazy hand, . . . — — Map (db m61308) HM
Land developer Edwin Newman surveyed, mapped and developed what is now known as the community of Lakeland. The town was built on the banks of Lake Artemesia, a man made "beautiful lake which is to form a delightful feature of its [Lakeland's] . . . — — Map (db m115134) HM
Leo Van Munching, Jr. was born on April 7, 1926 in Rotterdam, Holland. Following his military career from 1944-1946, Mr. Van Munching enrolled at the University of Maryland at College Park, and graduated in 1950 from the College of Business and . . . — — Map (db m54385) HM
Life Member Program History
The university's first alumni organization was created in 1892 at what was then known as the Maryland Agricultural College. A similar group formed at the professional schools in Baltimore. In 1948, the alumni . . . — — Map (db m240934) HM
The McDonnell House was built in 1896 by Henry B. McDonnell as a 2½-story, cross-gabled frame house with wraparound porch, ornamental gable shingles and slate roof. It is a good example of simplified Queen Anne-style domestic architecture. A . . . — — Map (db m115076) HM
The Healing Garden consists of a series of low granite walls, benches and water elements set within the landscape of the building's courtyard. One of the water elements integrates a series of textured granite and bronze runnels that vary the sound . . . — — Map (db m115068) HM
This Building is Named in Memory of Millard E. Tydings 1890 - 1961 Distinguished Public Servant and Friend of Education Alumnus of the University Decorated Officer, World War I Speaker of the House of Delegates State Senator Member of the House . . . — — Map (db m37315) HM
Built in 1898, Morrill Hall is named for Senator Justin Morrill who introduced legislation (in 1861) leading to the creation of a system of land grant colleges, of which the University of Maryland is a member. The building survived a devastating . . . — — Map (db m21915) HM
Built in 1817, the Old Parish House originally served the Calvert Mansion as a dairy barn and is one of only two surviving outbuildings from the Riversdale Estate. It is one-story high with a gable roof, segmentally arched windows and side walls . . . — — Map (db m115075) HM
[West end, left plaque:]
Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, was founded at Washington and Lee University in 1914. Sigma Circle at the University of Maryland College Park was founded in 1927. Its purpose is to . . . — — Map (db m115089) HM
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