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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick is the county seat for Frederick County
Adjacent to Frederick County, Maryland
Carroll County(210) ► Howard County(143) ► Montgomery County(747) ► Washington County(875) ► Adams County, Pennsylvania(1436) ► Franklin County, Pennsylvania(228) ► Loudoun County, Virginia(345) ►
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On Pleasant View Road at Doubs Road, on the right when traveling east on Pleasant View Road.
Stone structure nearby was flour mill built in 1812 by Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), wealthy landowner and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Site was within his 17,000-acre wilderness tract called "Carrollton Manor." He deeded . . . — — Map (db m10449) HM
On Buckeystown Pike (Maryland Route 85), on the right when traveling north.
On Saturday, September 6, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia was spread along the entire length of Buckeystown Turnpike all the way to Frederick. The soldiers camped in the fields on either side of the road on the evenings of September 5-6, and by . . . — — Map (db m152272) HM
On Smoketown Road at Dunker Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Smoketown Road.
C.S.A. Jackson's Command Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, Commanding. (September 15-16, 1862.) Gen. Jackson, with Ewell's and Jackson's Divisions, left Harpers Ferry late in the afternoon of September 15th, reached Sharpsburg on the morning of the . . . — — Map (db m185586) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.5 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling north.
In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia. Lee saw an opportunity to capture undefended Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. . . . — — Map (db m213594) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 1.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling north.
Roads are a record of those who have gone before.
—Rebecca Solnit
Monocacy has always served as an important crossroads. Here, you'll travel along the same routes used by Civil War soldiers and . . . — — Map (db m213596) HM
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Edgemont Road, on the right when traveling west on Old National Pike.
The National Road has borne witness to many notorious comings and goings. The quiet atmosphere you’ll find at Hagan’s Tavern today is quite different from the raucous bawdiness of yesteryear. This tavern was a “place where the old bloats of . . . — — Map (db m167094) HM
On The Old National Pike (U.S. 40-Alt), on the right when traveling east.
In April 1755, Frederick Town was a planning center for a major campaign in the French and Indian War (175-1763). General Edward Braddock arrived from England and later 1,400 British Troops joined him to stop the French from taking land claimed . . . — — Map (db m242001) HM
The Catoctin Mountain Range is the eastern most mountain range of the Blue Ridge Mountains - a part of the Appalachian Mountain Range. The geological structure of the mountain primarily consists of metabasaltic greenstone with rock samples that date . . . — — Map (db m211945) HM
Because so many aqueduct stones were lost over the years, replacement stones were needed for the restoration in 2010-11. Beside this panel are an original stone and a new stone to be seen and touched. Note the tooled finish on the stone faces. . . . — — Map (db m101015) HM
On South Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
First called Berlin, later Barry, and finally named Brunswick in 1890, the town's fortunes fluctuated with the times. The canal was built here in 1834 and a large gristmill, powered by canal water, was built on the canal across from the towpath. . . . — — Map (db m4333) HM
On Railroad Square, on the right when traveling east.
Union troops pursuing the Confederate army to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 crossed the Potomac River here. Called Berlin at the time of the Civil War, this town truly experienced the challenges of life on the border. Both . . . — — Map (db m1863) HM
On South Maple Avenue south of East Potomac Street, on the right when traveling south.
The area now known as Brunswick was prime for growth for over a century before the C&O Canal reached this location in 1834. Originally the site of a trading post and ferry, the water crossing here provided a route for settlers heading west into . . . — — Map (db m61864) HM
On Maple Avenue at Railroad Square, on the right when traveling south on Maple Avenue.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
The Railroad… Past and Present
The railroad arrived in 1834, but its major impact on the town of Berlin (as it was then known) occurred fifty years later when the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) . . . — — Map (db m103428) HM
On Maple Avenue at Potomac Street, on the left when traveling south on Maple Avenue.
Brunswick Incorporated – April 8, 1890
The Brunswick River mural celebrates 125 years of hard work and perseverance by citizens of our community in order to maintain and advance the City of Brunswick. Originally known to the Susquehannock . . . — — Map (db m103431) HM
Today towpath hikers and bikers need a bridge to cross the Catoctin Creek here. Many decades ago canal boats needed a bridge too. The Catoctin Aqueduct, completed in 1834, served the canal until 1924. Imagine the scene here in the late 1800s - . . . — — Map (db m101305) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, 0.3 miles west of South Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Hike and bike from Pittsburgh to the Chesapeake Bay. You are standing on the part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. Explore the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay, and the Allegheny Highlands on this trail network that includes both land . . . — — Map (db m197955) HM
In 1834, the Catoctin Creek Aqueduct at Mile 51.5 opened a critical link in one of America's pioneering transportation corridors. One of eleven aqueducts, it was often called the most beautiful aqueduct on the line. After the C&O Canal ceased . . . — — Map (db m101028) HM
On Maple Avenue at Potomac Street, on the left when traveling south on Maple Avenue.
By 1787, Leonard Smith laid out the town of Berlin in 96 lots, most of which were half acre in size. Geographic location made this locale a natural transportation crossroads. Settlers and merchants traveled to and through the new town to utilize . . . — — Map (db m103437) HM
In 1921, a group of Veterans built and dedicated this park to honor WWI Veterans. Originally, a WWI Howitzer Cannon was located on this concrete pedestal. The citizens of Brunswick were called upon to donate the cannon for the WWII scrap drive. The . . . — — Map (db m26716) HM
Near North Delaware Avenue at Brunswick Street, on the right when traveling north.
This is the earliest known cemetery in the city of Brunswick. Historical records indicate burials here from 1799 or earlier. The oldest standing gravestone is marked "M.C. 1810." Most of the recorded burials took place between 1890 and 1910. The . . . — — Map (db m173616) HM
The Brunswick Railroad Museum and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Visitor Center exist side by side today, just as the transportation modes did when first arriving here in 1834. However, the early relationship between canal . . . — — Map (db m60881) HM
Most of the Catoctin Creek Aqueduct collapsed in 1973. For decades it had endured erosion, winter freezing, the battering of floating logs, and the sheer force of floodwaters. Some stones washed downstream and were lost.
This outstanding . . . — — Map (db m101303) HM
The Catoctin Aqueduct, or "Aqueduct No. 3," ranks as one of the premiere stone structures on the C&O Canal. Aqueducts carried the canal's waters over creeks and rivers, allowing boats to float safely above the sometimes turbulent waters below. . . . — — Map (db m101016) HM
On Railroad Square near Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
(below the window) Preserve the memory of train crew by ringing this bell for Ricky, Jimmy and Jim.
(above the window) The bricks which make up the base of the bell memorial came from the B & O roundhouse that once stood in . . . — — Map (db m1981) HM
Near South Maple Avenue, on the right. Reported damaged.
Canal water was an important ingredient in the production of "C.F. Wenner's Choice Family Flour." Brunswick businessman Charles F. Wenner drew surplus water from the canal near Lock 30 to power the wheels and turbines of his flour mill. Wenner . . . — — Map (db m4334) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, 0.2 miles west of South Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Things to Know Before You Go
The Brunswick TRACK Trail is 0.8 miles one way (1.6 miles round trip) from this kiosk to milepost 56. The trail follows the path of the original towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Along the . . . — — Map (db m197953) HM
On Buckeystown Pike (Maryland Route 85), on the left when traveling north.
Patented for 10,000 acres to Charles and Daniel Carroll, Mary and Ellinor Carroll 1st April 1724. It was from this tract that Charles Carroll assumed the title “Charles Carroll of Carrollton” when signing the Declaration of Independence. — — Map (db m213046) HM
On Buckeystown Pike (State Highway 85) at Manor Woods Road, on the right when traveling south on Buckeystown Pike.
This street scene photo taken on the bridge crossing Rocky Fountain Creek around 1870, clearly shows the three white tannery buildings on the east side of Buckeystown Pike. The tanning of animal hides was the town's earliest industry. The red brick . . . — — Map (db m19385) HM
On Michael's Mill Road (Maryland Route 880) at Fingerboard Road (Maryland Route 80), on the right on Michael's Mill Road.
On the south end of this park, the road from Urbana to Buckeystown crossed the Monocacy River over a stone bridge. Some of the Confederate troops camped here on September 6, 1862, while some crossed the bridge to bivouac on a knoll overlooking the . . . — — Map (db m1737) HM
On Buckeystown Pike (Maryland Route 80), on the right when traveling west.
To your left is a street scene of the intersection in Buckeystown around 1899. The house immediately on your left was built around 1898 as the residence for the superintendent of the Buckingham School for Boys, located south of town (now . . . — — Map (db m90488) HM
On Gapland Road, on the right when traveling south.
Just before the Confederate line along Mountain Church Road gave way, Brigadier General Howell Cobb arrived in Crampton’s Gap with his Georgia and North Carolina troops. After meeting with Colonel Thomas Munford, who had been directing the battle, . . . — — Map (db m2060) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George . . . — — Map (db m1958) HM
On Gapland Raod at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Raod.
Colonel Joseph J. Bartlett, the Commander of the Second Brigade of Franklin’s First Division, found himself in a curious position. As a brigade commander, Bartlett chose both the field across which Franklin’s Corps would attack and the formation . . . — — Map (db m2151) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
The Battle of South Mountain struck Crampton’s Gap late in the afternoon of September 14, 1862, when Union Gen. William B. Franklin finally ordered an attack against Confederate Gen. Lafayette McLaws’s force here. As the Confederate defensive line . . . — — Map (db m1909) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Road.
General Robert E. Lee directed Major General Lafayette McLaws to close in on the Federal garrison at Harper’s Ferry via Elk Ridge, west of South Mountain. McLaws’ route from Frederick took him through Middletown, where he turned southwest on the . . . — — Map (db m153126) HM
On Gapland Raod at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Raod.
The treatment of soldiers killed in action depended on which army held the battlefield after the guns fell silent. At South Mountain a few men from each Union regiment were assigned to burial details. To prevent the spread of disease, they lined up . . . — — Map (db m2145) HM
On East Main Street at Potomac Street (Maryland Route 17), on the right on East Main Street.
Union surgeons turned Burkittsville, a quiet rural village of some 200 people, into a hospital complex after the September 14, 1862, Battle of Crampton’s Gap. The building in front of you, the German Reformed Church, was Hospital D. . . . — — Map (db m190155) HM
On Gapland Road, on the right when traveling south.
The first settlers in this area cleared their farm land and raised their families along two Indian trails that crossed here. Joshua Harley, one of these pioneers and a veteran of the American Revolution, started the settlement’s first dry goods . . . — — Map (db m190153) HM
On Gapland Road, on the right when traveling south.
Captain R. Preston Chew organized Chew’s Ashby Artillery, the first “horse artillery” in the Confederate army, in November 1861. He named it for Colonel Turner Ashby. Chew’s battery boasted a 3 in ordinance rifle, a 12-pounder smoothbore . . . — — Map (db m168571) HM
On Gapland Road at Townsend Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
Cobb’s Brigade McLaw’s Division C.S.A. ——•••—— At 1 P.M. on September 14, 1862, Cobb’s Brigade under Gen. Howell Cobb of Athens, GA. marched from Sandy Hook to Brownsville at the west foot of . . . — — Map (db m1964) HM
On West Main Street just north of Burkittsville Road (Maryland Route 17), on the right when traveling north.
This cobbled stagecoach stop is a reconstruction of the original 19th century feature discovered during streetscape improvements by the Maryland State Highway Administration in 2000. It is a reminder of Burkittsville's important history as an early . . . — — Map (db m143949) HM
Near Arnoldtown Road at Gapland Road, on the left when traveling south.
"It was here that so many of the Legion were killed and taken prisoners. When once over the fence there was no escape. Surrender or utter annihilation were the only alternatives."
Southern Confederacy, Atlanta GA, September 30, 1862 . . . — — Map (db m158629) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
Between September 4th and 7th, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, Commanding, crossed the Potomac near Leesburg, and occupied Frederick, Maryland. On the 10th a movement was made to surround and capture the Union forces at . . . — — Map (db m2020) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
(September 14, 1862) Upon the approach of the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac, from Jefferson, Col. T. T. Munford, Commanding Cavalry Brigade, prepared to dispute its advance through this Pass. Mahone’s Brigade, Lt. Col. Parham, Commanding, was . . . — — Map (db m2023) HM
Near Arnoldtown Road at Gapland Road, on the left when traveling south.
“I fired into the head of the column. I cut their colors down and I think I must have killed several of them. They come very nigh getting me several times.” Edgar Richardson, Troup Artillery
September 14, 1862 was not a good day for . . . — — Map (db m158560) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right on Gapland Road.
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Infantry and Hexamer’s Battery
September 14, 1862
Late in the afternoon the brigade advanced from the fields north and west of Burkittsville, charged up the mountain, carried this point and followed the enemy to the . . . — — Map (db m2061) HM
On Burkittsville Road (State Highway 17) at Lees Lane, on the right when traveling south on Burkittsville Road.
Member Maryland Convention 1775
Signer Association of Freemen
Governor of Maryland 1779-82, 1792-4
Delegate Continental Congress 1783-4
Member state convention which ratified the Constitution 1788. — — Map (db m58776) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Road.
George Alfred Townsend, known by his pen name of “GATH,” was born in Georgetown, Delaware, in 1841. One of the youngest and most renowned special correspondents of his time, he reported on politics and war in both the . . . — — Map (db m2038) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road on Gapland Road.
During the 19th century few people bought burial lots in public cemeteries as we do today. Instead, a small parcel of their own land was usually set aside as a private cemetery. If enough money was available, a mausoleum (tomb) was often built for . . . — — Map (db m60905) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
None of the structures you see here in Crampton’s Gap existed during the battle on September 14, 1862. George Alfred Townsend constructed all the stone buildings and walls, as well as the Correspondents’ Arch, between 1884 and 1896. Townsend, . . . — — Map (db m1931) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
C. S. A. Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws' Command (September 12-13, 1862) McLaws’ Command consisted of Kershaw’s, Barksdale’s, Semmes’ and Cobb’s Brigades of his own Division and R. H. Anderson’s Division of six Brigades-Wilcox’s, Mahone’s, . . . — — Map (db m2021) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Road.
(Left Side) On September 4, 1862, General Robert E. Lee, hoping to shorten the war by winning a decisive victory on Northern soil, crossed the Potomac River into Maryland. Lee planned to draw the Army of the Potomac through South Mountain into . . . — — Map (db m2039) HM
Townsend regarded Gapland as a lasting monument to himself and his craft and wanted to rest here for all time. Townsend designed and erected his Mausoleum in 1895. Its four vaults were intended to house his remains and those of his wife and parents. . . . — — Map (db m65854) HM
On Gapland Raod at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Raod.
In July 1862 Congress authorized the president to present medals to soldiers of the United States Army for gallant and meritorious service. On September 14, 1862, two soldiers so distinguished themselves during the fighting at Crampton’s Gap that . . . — — Map (db m2152) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Road.
(Front Side): The Mell Rifles, Co. D, Cobb’s Legion Infantry, was raised in Athens, GA. in July 1861, by Patrick Hues Mell, Baptist minster and Vice Chancellor of the University of Georgia. After Mell resigned due to his wife’s death, . . . — — Map (db m2044) HM
On Gapland Raod at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Raod.
On September 14, 1862, this area was an open field belonging to George W. Padgett. A wooden, rail fence lined the road on the east. A low, stone wall bordered the field to the west. As the shattered remnants of Brigadier General Howell Cobb’s force . . . — — Map (db m2144) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
U. S. A. Sixth Army Corps. Major Gen. W. B. Franklin, Commanding (September 14, 1862) The Sixth Corps consisted of two Divisions commanded by Major Generals H. W. Slocum and W. F. Smith. On the march of the Army of the Potomac through Maryland, . . . — — Map (db m2024) HM
Near Arnoldtown Road at Gapland Road, on the left when traveling south.
“As the enemy pressed on the right the Fifteenth took position behind a rock fence, with instructions to hold it, which they did until the enemy succeeded in forcing the Georgia regiments (which formed the right of the brigade) back and . . . — — Map (db m159933) HM
Near Arnoldtown Road at Gapland Road, on the left when traveling south.
"At about ten o'clock we saw the first of the Yankee host about three miles away, approaching our gap cautiously and slowly. As they drew near the whole country seemed to be full of bluecoats. They were so numerous that it looked as if they were . . . — — Map (db m158440) HM
On Gapland Road at Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west on Gapland Road.
In September, 1862, after the second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led his victorious Confederates on their first invasion of the North. At Frederick, Md. he boldly divided his army. Three columns (No. 1) were to surround and capture the . . . — — Map (db m2032) HM
Near Arnoldtown Road at Gapland Road, on the left when traveling south.
"The charge was maintained to the top of the mountain, up an almost perpendicular steep, over rocks and ledges, through the underbrush and timber, until the crest, overlooking the valley beyond, was gained."
Colonel Joseph J. . . . — — Map (db m204508) HM
On Gapland Road just east of Catholic Church Road, on the right when traveling west.
The house served as Union Gen. William B. Franklin's 6th Corps Headquarters on the afternoon of September 14th, 1862 during the Battle of Crampton's Gap. Owned by the Burkittsville Preservation Association, Inc. a 501c3 non-profit, 2 West . . . — — Map (db m173630) HM
On Gapland Raod near Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west.
On the evening of September 13, 1862, Confederate cavalry under Brigadier General Wade Hampton and Colonel Thomas Munford occupied the Crampton’s Gap/Burkittsville vicinity. Early on the 14th, Major General J.E.B. Stuart, en route to Harpers Ferry, . . . — — Map (db m2150) HM
On Gapland Raod at Arnoldstown Road, on the left when traveling west on Gapland Raod.
Organized in 1858 as the National Artillery, this unit changed its name to the Troup Light Artillery in honor of the former Georgia governor George W. Troup. It became a part of Cobb’s Legion when the war began. During the Maryland Campaign, the . . . — — Map (db m2143) HM
On Gapland Road near Arnoldstown Road, on the right when traveling west.
Speed - Heed
Sept. 14 - 62 - 96
To the Army Correspondents
and Artists 1861-65
Whose toils cheered the fireside
Educated provinces of rustics into
a bright nation of readers
and gave incentive to narrate
distant wars and . . . — — Map (db m13977) HM
On Dickerson Road (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling west.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4–6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. . . . — — Map (db m4028) HM
On Dickerson Road (State Highway 28), on the right when traveling west.
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m4033) HM
On Comus Road (Maryland Route 95) at Sugarloaf Mountain Road, on the right on Comus Road.
You are at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain, where on September 5-6, 1862, Union observers watched the Army of Northern Virginia cross the Potomac River to invade Maryland. A signal station had been established here in the summer of 1861, one in a . . . — — Map (db m147010) HM
Near Seton Avenue, 0.6 miles south of Main Street (Maryland Route 140) when traveling south.
Three firemen raised a flag at ground zero in silent tribute to those brave firefighters who answered the call. This noble flag is raised permanently in honor of those heroes and all who serve this great nation. May God continue to bless America! . . . — — Map (db m19023)
In Memoriam
Amleto Cardinal Cicognani
Apostolic delegate to the United States 1933-1958
Cardinal Secretary of State 1958-1973
Under Pope John XXIII - Paul VI
While serving as apostolic delegate to the United States Amleto . . . — — Map (db m166875) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
First Corps Marched from Marsh Run. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg. Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg. Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the Field of Gettysburg. Fifth Corps from Union Mills via . . . — — Map (db m19296) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
First and Second Brigades, First Cavalry Division marched from Westminster and the Reserve Cavalry, First Cavalry Division from Gettysburg en route to Frederick. Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Westminster via Emmitsburg to Monterey. . . . — — Map (db m19298) HM
Universitas Sanctae Mariae Ad Montes Marylandia Fundata Ab Joanne DuBois
This boulder honors Coaches James G. Deegan and James J. Phelan for their combined century of dedicated service to Mount St. Mary's University. For over five decades . . . — — Map (db m7743) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton founded the Roman Catholic community of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph's here in 1809 (after 1850, called Daughters of Charity). The sisters played a prominent role during the Civil War as nurses and human service . . . — — Map (db m9483) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 1.7 miles north of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton founded the Roman Catholic community of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph's here in 1809 (in1 1850, merged with the Daughters of Charity). The sisters played a prominent role during the Civil War as nurses and . . . — — Map (db m147294) HM
Near Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right. Reported permanently removed.
President Abraham Lincoln replaced Army of the Potomac commander Gen. Joseph Hooker with Gen. George G. Meade on June 28, 1863, as the army pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Meade placed Gen. John F. Reynolds, I Corps . . . — — Map (db m1546) HM
On West Main Street (Maryland Route 140) at South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
After playing host to native peoples for centuries, Catoctin Mountain has served home to European settlers since the 1730's. Among the first to come to what was considered "the backlands of the province," were descendants of English Catholics who . . . — — Map (db m130244) HM
Emmitsburg has become known as “Firetown U.S.A.” because of its unique position in the world of fire and emergency services. Thousands of fire and emergency service personnel visit Emmitsburg every year to learn for the future and to pay tribute to . . . — — Map (db m137491) HM
Near Catocin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), in the median.
After playing host to native peoples for centuries, Catoctin Mountain has served home to European settlers since the 1730’s. Among the first to come to what was considered “the backlands of the province” were descendants of English Catholics who . . . — — Map (db m203969) HM
Near Catoctin Mountain Highway (Route 15) south of North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Located at the intersection of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Scenic Byway and the famed Mason-Dixon Line, Emmitsburg remains a popular pilgrimage site and gateway to regional recreational and heritage attractions. Boasting two . . . — — Map (db m217370) HM
The longrifle was a distinctly American weapon developed on the frontier for accuracy and distance. Produced mainly in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, it became known as the “Kentucky” rifle after a popular song commemorated its use by a . . . — — Map (db m1532) HM
On North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) at West N Avenue on North Seton Avenue.
Died in the Service of Our Country
James S. Bowers •
John F. Eyler •
Habbard Gladhill •
Joseph E. Hemler •
William C. Myers •
John W. Little •
Wilbur R. Long •
Charles L. Sharrer •
Fred R. Timmerman, Jr. •
Lester . . . — — Map (db m130249) WM
On North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) north of West Main Street (Maryland Route 140), on the left when traveling north.
Dedicated to the Memory of the Men from Emmitsburg and Vicinity Who Gave Their Lives in the Service of Our Country
★ World War I ★
Arthur H. Bentzel
Francis X. Elder
Charles F. Gelwicks
Luther M. Hahn
Vernon R. Ohler . . . — — Map (db m130246) WM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
1809 - 1984 Dedicated to Emmitsburg Sisters of Charity The community of Sisters of Charity was founded in this valley on July 31, 1809, by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. The Sisters served the citizens of Emmitsburg and the environs both . . . — — Map (db m9618) HM
Near Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 0.6 miles south of Main Street (U.S. 140), on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated October 4, 1981. National Emergency Training Center. Emmitsburg, Maryland.
"Dedicated to the thousands of Firefighters who have lost their lives in the very act of saving others."
Ronald Reagan, President.
United States of . . . — — Map (db m19021) HM
On North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) at West N Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Seton Avenue.
In loving remembrance of
Francis Xavier Elder
Son of
James B. & Sarah B. Elder
Born June 30, 1893
Killed in action Oct 11, 1918
Belleau Woods, Alcaise Argonne Forest
He was the first volunteer from Emmitsburg and a third . . . — — Map (db m130250) WM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
On the last day of June 1863, Emmitsburg became a Union army supply base. Union Gen. John F. Reynolds, commanding the left wing of the Army of the Potomac (I, III, and XI Corps), arrived as I Corps came into Emmitsburg to obtain needed supplies, . . . — — Map (db m9489) HM
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 1.7 miles north of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
On the last day of June 1863, Emmitsburg became a Union army supply base. Union Gen. John F. Reynolds, commanding the left wing of the Army of the Potomac (I, III and XI Corps), arrived as I Corps came into Emmitsburg to obtain needed supplies, . . . — — Map (db m147296) HM
Near Catoctin Mountain Highway south of North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south.
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert e. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason-Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m217372) HM
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 0.1 miles north of Old Emmitsburg Road, on the right when traveling north.
The first US Army Transcontinental Motor Convoy departed Washington DC for San Francisco on July 7, 1919, to survey roads and test vehicles for military purposes. On the second day, the convoy was forced to detour around a wooden covered bridge on . . . — — Map (db m8488) HM
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