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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Frederick County, Maryland

 
Clickable Map of Frederick County, Maryland and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Frederick County, MD (458) Carroll County, MD (119) Howard County, MD (116) Montgomery County, MD (529) Washington County, MD (835) Adams County, PA (1331) Franklin County, PA (182) Loudoun County, VA (252)  FrederickCounty(458) Frederick County (458)  CarrollCounty(119) Carroll County (119)  HowardCounty(116) Howard County (116)  MontgomeryCounty(529) Montgomery County (529)  WashingtonCounty(835) Washington County (835)  AdamsCountyPennsylvania(1331) Adams County (1331)  FranklinCounty(182) Franklin County (182)  LoudounCountyVirginia(252) Loudoun County (252)
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101Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
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.
. . . — Map (db m147289) HM
102Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of New York
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.
. . . — Map (db m147286) HM
103Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
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.
. . . — Map (db m147291) HM
104Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Site of Father Dubois House
On Grotto Road 0.6 miles north of St. Anthony's Road, on the right when traveling north.
This cross marks the site of Father Dubois house in which Mother Seton and her associates lived from Jun 21, to July 31, 1809. "Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints." — Map (db m19033) HM
105Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Site of St. Joseph's College
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
On this site St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first U.S. native to be canonized, founded an academy for girls in 1809. A high school was later added and in 1902 St. Joseph's College was chartered as a three year institution for women. In 1914 the . . . — Map (db m9474) HM
106Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — St. Elizabeth Ann SetonFounder of the Sisters of Charity
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
Born Aug. 28, 1774, in New York, she came to Emmitsburg from Baltimore June 24, 1809, occupying stone house on these grounds July 31. The following year, in White House visible from here, she organized nation's first Roman Catholic Parochial School. . . . — Map (db m9473) HM
107Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — St. Joseph's Valley Camp"I did not see it multiplied, but saw it there!" — Gettysburg Campaign —
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
About 80,000 Union troops settled here in Saint Joseph's Valley as June 1863 drew to a close, "until the grounds around were actually covered with Soldiers." Emmitsburg was placed under martial law, and the Vincentian priests at Saint Joseph's . . . — Map (db m9485) HM
108Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — St. Joseph's Valley Camp"The poor fellows looked half-starved" — Gettysburg Campaign —
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.
About 38,000 Union troops from three corps passed through Saint Joseph's Valley during the five days before the Battle of Gettysburg, until it seemed to the sisters that "the grounds around were actually covered with Soldiers." Emmitsburg was . . . — Map (db m147295) HM
109Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The Bells of St. Joseph's Valley
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.
Bells pealed throughout Saint Joseph's Valley with the joyful news of Mother Seton's beatification March 17, 1963 The Academy Bell, cast by George Harley of Philadelphia (n.d.), summoned boarding and day pupils of Saint Joseph's Academy to . . . — Map (db m147288) HM
110Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The Carriage House Inn
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) at South School Lane, on the right when traveling south on South Seton Avenue.
The Carriage House Inn has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior circa 1857 — Map (db m147282) HM
111Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The Emmit House1879
On West Main Street (Maryland Route 140) at Frailey Road, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
The Emmit House 1879 The present architectural configuration Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Previously known as: Black's Tavern circa - 1850 Old Farmer's Inn circa - 1863 . . . — Map (db m130248) HM
112Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The First Statue of Mother Seton Erected in the United States
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.
This is the first statue of Mother Seton erected in the United States. It was blessed on September 27, 1950, by Bishop John M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, and unveiled by Francesca Senese - Santoponte of Leghorn, great-great . . . — Map (db m147293) HM
113Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The John Hughes Cabin
On Grotto Road, on the right when traveling north.
John Hughes, class of 1826, fourth bishop (1838) and first archbishop of New York (1850-1864), born in County Tyrone Ireland (1797), immigrated in 1817. A gardener and mason, Hughes was employed the 10th of November, 1819, by Fr. John DuBois . . . — Map (db m9621) HM
114Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The Spirit of the American Doughboy
On North Main Street near Lincoln Avenue & Frailey Road, on the left when traveling north.
1917 1918 Emmitsburg In The Great War This memorial erected and dedicated in honor of those from Emmitsburg District who served in The World War The Supreme Sacrifice Made By Bentzel, Arthur H*         Hahn, Martin . . . — Map (db m44058) HM WM
115Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The Stone House
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 1.8 miles from Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
June 21, 1809 Mother Seton and her companions removed from Baltimore to Emmitsburg. For a few weeks the little company were domiciled in the mountain house placed at their disposal by · Rev. John Dubois, S. S. · President . . . — Map (db m147284) HM
116Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — The White House
Near South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
This reconstruction log building, faced with clapboard and painted white, was occupied by Mother Seton and her little community in February 1810. At the close of the year the school numbered thirty boarders and forty day pupils. In 1817 this . . . — Map (db m9617) HM
117Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — This Cavalry Group
On Grotto Road 0.6 miles north of St. Anthony's Road when traveling north.
This calvary group replaces the "old wooden cross" erected by John Dubois of which Mother Seton writes in her journal for the year 1815 --- "Quiet dinner at the Grotto before the old cross, yet standing after winter storms", memorializes forever the . . . — Map (db m19036) HM
118Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — ThurmontGateway to the Mountain — Catoctin Mountain Towns & Communities —
Near Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15) 0.5 miles south of Welty Road, on the right when traveling south.
Beginning in the 1730's, German and Swiss immigrants would traverse this area, coming from the eastern Pennsylvania en-route to the Shenandoah Valley. Many would settle on, and beside, Catoctin Mountain. Family farms were quick to sprout up . . . — Map (db m159915) HM
119Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — ThurmontVisitor Services — Catoctin Mountain Towns & Communities —
On Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15) 0.5 miles south of Business U.S. 15, on the right when traveling south.
Each year, thousands of visitors come to the Thurmont area to enjoy the Great Outdoors. Uniquely positioned amidst a cavalcade of authentic recreational experiences, the Maryland Main Street designee of over 6,000 residents proudly caters to . . . — Map (db m159918) HM
120Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Town of Emmitsburg, Maryland
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.
For more than 200 years, people have journeyed to Emmitsburg for inspiration, enlightenment, and remembrance. Located just south of the Mason-Dixon Line on one of America's Scenic Byways, the town is the site of two internationally-recognized . . . — Map (db m147281) HM
121Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Town Square
On South Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) at East Main Street (Maryland Route 140), on the right when traveling north on South Seton Avenue.
Emmitsburg's Town Square has been the center of commercial and social activity since William Emmit laid out the town in 1785 on a grid of lots and divided by a four-way intersection. Originally the site of the town water pump, the Town Square was . . . — Map (db m147279) HM
122Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — Viet Nam Conflict Memorial
On North Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) north of West N Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
In honor of the men and women of Emmitsburg who served in the Viet Nam Conflict — Map (db m130253) WM
123Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — White Ash Tree
Near Seton Avenue (Business U.S. 15) 0.6 miles from Main Street (Maryland Route 140) when traveling south.
The tree was a Maryland State Champion White Ash approximately 175 years old when on July 10, 2001 a storm with tornado-like winds took off one of the major limbs and decay was discovered inside the remaining limbs. The Maryland Department of . . . — Map (db m19025) HM
124Maryland (Frederick County), Emmitsburg — William Elder, Sr.
Near Grotto Road 0 miles from St. Anthony Rd.
William Elder, Sr., named this land Mount Saint Mary's & established (ca. 1743) his home "Pleasant Level" and the Elder Cemetery on the plain below. His family deeded (October 24, 1793) this mountain land for a church. In respect for the living God . . . — Map (db m17389) HM
125Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — “Frederick's Other City”
When Frederick Town was laid out in 1745, founder Daniel Dulany provided lots to different faith denominations to build churches. These would serve as centers of religious, educational and social life for the new settlers in Maryland's colonial . . . — Map (db m104185) HM
126Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — “South Magnetic”
On West Church Street near North Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
The compass Meridian Stones of Frederick County. One of two stones set in 1896 by USC&GS to establish a true meridian line. Used by surveyors to check compass variations pursuant to Article 25, Code of MD ──── . . . — Map (db m89631) HM
127Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — “The Great Baby Waker”
Near Clarke Place, on the right when traveling west.
On April 22, 1783, this historic cannon announced the end of the American Revolution here on the western frontier of the new nation Cast at the Mount Aetna forge near Hagerstown, this iron fortification gun entered service at the New Frederick . . . — Map (db m103370) HM
128Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — 14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
(Upper Plaque):Erected by the State of New Jersey to commemorate the heroic services of the 14th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps Army of the Potomac, at the Battle of Monocacy, MD July 9th . . . — Map (db m13301) HM
129Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — 173 West All Saints Street
Near West All Saints Street.
In this property At 173 West All Saints Street Dr. Ulysses G. Bourne and Dr. Charles Brooks Operated a 15-Bed Hospital for African Americans from 1919 to 1928 This Plaque Erected By The Kiwanis Club of Frederick June . . . — Map (db m107230) HM
130Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — 1862 Antietam CampaignLee Invades Maryland
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left 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 m2708) HM
131Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — 1862 Antietam CampaignLee Invades Maryland
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
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 m18382) HM
132Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — 1862 Antietam CampaignLee Invades Maryland
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left 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 m97907) HM
133Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — A Bold Plan
Near New Technology Way 0.1 miles east of Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east.
In June 1864, with Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, Lee developed a bold plan to capture Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early with 15,000 troops to invade . . . — Map (db m78623) HM
134Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — A Bold Plan
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
In June 1864, with Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, Lee developed a bold plan to capture Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early with 15,000 troops to invade . . . — Map (db m104162) HM
135Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — A Crossroads of American HistoryThe Frederick Square Corner
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144) at Market Street (State Highway 355), on the left when traveling west on East Patrick Street.
The Square Corner, at the intersection of Patrick and Market Streets, has long been the commercial and financial heart of Frederick. It is here that the National Road meets several important north-south roads that lead to Pennsylvania, Virginia, and . . . — Map (db m2748) HM
136Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — A Good Night's RestFrederick's Hotel Block
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144) at South Court Street, on the left when traveling west on West Patrick Street.
This part of downtown Frederick has long been a place of lodging and hospitality for travelers along the National Road. Kimball's Inn, Talbott's Tavern, the City Hotel and the Francis Scott Key Hotel have occupied this site for over two hundred . . . — Map (db m104243) HM
137Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Ambush
Near Baker Valley Road 0.6 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the morning of July 9, 1864, John T. Worthington sent his family to safety in the cellar. From an upstairs window he watched Confederate General McCausland lead his cavalry brigade of 1,400 men into an ambush. Concealed behind a fence and waist . . . — Map (db m89982) HM
138Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Arts & Entertainment
On South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) at West Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling south on South Market Street.
Learn to paint at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center or catch outrageous improve and other stage productions at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre. Dance on your toes at the Cultural Arts Center or ponder the trompe l'oeil elements of the . . . — Map (db m129735) HM
139Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — B & O Railroad Station"No malice in my heart" — Antietam Campaign —
On South Market Street at All Saints Street on South Market Street.
At this intersection, President Abraham Lincoln spoke from a railroad car platform to Frederick residents assembled in the street on October 4, 1862. He had just returned from viewing the battlefields of South Mountain and Antietam and had called on . . . — Map (db m60166) HM
140Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Barbara Fritchie Cabins & Tea Room
On West Patrick Street.
Site of Barbara Fritchie Cabins 1933 - 1987 erected by Charles A. Faust Barbara Fritchie Tea Room 1938 - 1987 — Map (db m107063) HM
141Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Barbara Fritchie House“Shoot if you must this old gray head, but spare your country’s flag.” — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west.
As the Confederate army marched through Frederick on September 10, 1862, feisty local Unionists—mostly women—showed their defiance by waving the Stars and Stripes. The poet John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized one of them in “The . . . — Map (db m2693) HM
142Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Barbara Fritchie: Civil War Heroine
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
"Over Barbara Frietchie's grave, Flag of Freedom and Union, wave!" John Greenleaf Whittier From the poem, entitled “Barbara Frietchie,” Atlantic Monthly magazine, October, 1863 Barbara . . . — Map (db m127719) HM
143Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Battle BeginsMonocacy National Battlefield
On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at New Technology Way on Urbana Pike.
About 8 o'clock a dash was made by the enemy under cover of artillery fire, to drive us from out position, hoping to gain the pike, and proceed on their way to Washington. — Private Daniel B. Freeman, Company G, 10th Vermont Infantry . . . — Map (db m78507) HM
144Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Battle of Frederick"Best little battle of the war" — Early's 1864 Washington Raid —
Near West Patrick Street (U.S. 40) at Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
(preface) Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early drove Union Gen. David Hunter into West Virginia after the Battle of Lynchburg, Va., clearing the Shenandoah Valley of Federal forces. To draw Union troops from Petersburg, Early launched a raid . . . — Map (db m76651) HM
145Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Battle of MonocacyThe Battle that saved Washington
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
Here along the Monocacy River on July 9, 1864, was fought the battle between Union forces under General Lew Wallace and Confederate forces under General Jubal A. Early. The battle, although a temporary victory for the Confederates, delayed their . . . — Map (db m3218) HM
146Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Best Family Farm8:30 a.m. July 9, 1864 — Monocacy National Battlefield, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
The John T. Best family was going about its chores of tending cows, hogs, chickens, and fields of wheat, oats, and corn. The Bests were used to working amid soldiers, for Union and Confederate troops had camped here on the South Hermitage farm . . . — Map (db m3223) HM
147Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Birthplace of William Tyler Page
On Record Street at Council Street, on the right when traveling south on Record Street.
Birthplace William Tyler Page Oct. 19, 1868 Author of The American's Creed Placed by Frederick, Chapter, D.A.R. — Map (db m89037) HM
148Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Braddock, Washington, and Franklin
Near South Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
On April 23, 1755 At a Tavern located near this spot General Edward Braddock Colonel George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Met to plan the British assault on Ft. Dusquesne During the French & Indian War This plaque erected by the Kiwanis Club . . . — Map (db m2725) HM
149Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Brush Creek Crossing
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
A wagon road crossed Brush Creek at this location connecting the Georgetown Pike with roads to Baltimore. As Federal troops withdrew from the battlefield, they passed Gambrill's Mill and followed this road toward Baltimore, leaving the field to the . . . — Map (db m3272) HM
150Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Burning of the Bridge
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
12:00 noon July 9, 1864 Confederates wearing captured blue uniforms had killed or wounded several Union skirmishers who had been sent across the Monocacy River to hold the Georgetown Turnpike and B&O Railroad bridges "at all hazards." The two . . . — Map (db m103946) HM
151Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Burning the Bridge
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
On July 9, 1864, a wooden covered bridge spanned the Monocacy River where you see the present-day Urbana Pike Bridge. The covered bridge provided easy movement for the Confederates, intent on speeding 15,000 troops with their horses, wagons, and . . . — Map (db m103945) HM
152Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Capital For A SummerFoiling Maryland Secession
On East Church Street at North Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Church Street. Reported permanently removed.
The building in front of you, Kemp Hall, was the capitol of Maryland during the spring and summer of 1861, as the state came perilously close to leaving the Union. Because secession would have placed the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. between the . . . — Map (db m67247) HM
153Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Capital For A SummerFoiling Maryland Secession
On North Market Street (Maryland Route 355) at East Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Market Street.
The building in front of you, Kemp Hall, was the capitol of Maryland during the spring and summer of 1861, as the state came perilously close to leaving the Union. Because secession would have placed the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., between . . . — Map (db m152357) HM
154Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Caught in the Crossfire
Near Urbana Pike (Route 355) 0.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling south.
Since the war's onset John T. Best had grown accustomed to seeing Union and Confederate soldiers on his farm, but the morning of July 9, 1864, was different. Shots rang out on the farm and a battle ensued. Confederate artillery moved into the . . . — Map (db m82336) HM
155Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Chuck Foreman FieldDedicated to Walter Eugene "Chuck" Foreman — September 22, 2014 —
Near Stuart Drive south of Rutherford Court, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick High School alumnus Chuck Foreman excelled at track, basketball, and football. He played defensive back, wide receiver, and running back positions for the University of Miami Hurricanes before being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in . . . — Map (db m137815) HM
156Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — City HallFormer Frederick County Courthouse — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Counsil Street, on the right when traveling east.
Connections with the Civil War abound around this Courthouse Square, where the first official act of defiance against the British crown - the 1765 Stamp Act Repudiation - occurred almost a century earlier. In 1857, Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice . . . — Map (db m2815) HM
157Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Civil War Children's Memorial
Near South Market Street south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the Memory of The Children Who Served and Died In the Civil War 1861-1865 — Map (db m103206) WM
158Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Civil War Hospital Center
Near South Carroll Street north of East All Saints Street, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick County's ties to the American Civil War run deep, so it should come as no surprise that it is part of Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area/National Scenic Byway. . . . — Map (db m119144) HM
159Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Civilians Under SiegeMonocacy National Battlefield
On Baker Valley Road 0.3 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the morning of July 9, 1864, C. Keefer Thomas hosted two Union officers at his breakfast table, talking about the impeding battle. Later that morning as the battle drew near, the Thomas family, with several houseguests, neighbors, enslaved . . . — Map (db m89983) HM
160Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Clustered Spires of Frederick
Near Interstate 270, on the right when traveling west.
John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized Barbara Fritchie and the town of Frederick in his poem about the elderly Frederick resident who supposedly displayed the Union flag as Southern soldiers marched by on September 10, 1862. On July 9, 1864, . . . — Map (db m3290) HM
161Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Commemoration
On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.4 miles north of Araby Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
On July 9, 1907, 43 years after the battle of Monocacy, 180 veterans of the 14th New Jersey Regiment returned to dedicate this monument in honor of their comrades and their sacrifices. Most of the men wore a memorial pin on their lapel, given to . . . — Map (db m82291) HM
162Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Company A, 1st Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment Memorial
On 2nd Street at Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
In special tribute to those who participated in the "D" Day Invasion-Normandy France, June 6, 1944 Since 1775 Dedicated to all those past and present who have served in peace and war as members of Company A, 1st Bn, 115th Infantry . . . — Map (db m103364) WM
163Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Confederate Row
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick County was central to the Civil War military campaigns of 1862, 1863, and 1864, while Frederick City served as a major hospital center for soldiers of both armies. Hundreds of men died here, prompting the need for local Burial. Many . . . — Map (db m103169) HM
164Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Confederate Sentinel
Near South Market Street south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Erected A.D. 1880. By the Ladies Monumental Association of Frederick County In honor of the soldiers of the Confederate Army who fell in the battles of Antietam, Monocacy, and elsewhere and are here buried. Honor To the Brave . . . — Map (db m103172) WM
165Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Confederates Invade Maryland
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
7:00 a.m, July 9, 1864 Confederate troops under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early streamed through the gaps of South Mountain and the Catoctins and headed south past Frederick. Bound for Washington, D.C., they were stopped here at the Best family farm by . . . — Map (db m3246) HM
166Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Cultures Meet
On East Church Street just east of North Market Street (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling east.
Two tides of immigration met at Frederick Town, the westernmost settlement in Maryland at the time of its founding in 1745. English people came primarily from southern Maryland, the oldest and first developed section of the colony. Germans came . . . — Map (db m152364) HM
167Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Desperate Escape
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling west.
After Union General Wallace ordered the covered bridge burned, the railroad bridge became the only route of escape for Lieutenant Davis and his men, who were seperated from the rest of the Union forces by the river. His troops fought bravely all . . . — Map (db m82115) HM
168Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Diehl Memorial Fountain
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) north of East All Saints Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original memorial, unveiled on August 17, 1911, was dedicated to the humane efforts of Marie Diehl (1855-1907), a founder of the Frederick Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, now the Frederick County Humane Society. The . . . — Map (db m119143) HM
169Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Edgewood
Near Urbana Pike.
The success of miller James H. Gambrill became apparent when he built Edgewood, the grand house on the hill. When it was constructed around 1872, the brick, three-story Second Empire style house was one of the largest single-family residences in . . . — Map (db m90479) HM
170Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Enoch Louis Lowe
Near East Second Street at Maxwell Alley, on the right when traveling east.
The Home of Enoch Louis Lowe Aug. 10, 1820 — Aug. 23, 1892 Governor of Maryland 1851 — 1854 Marked by the Historical Society of Frederick County March 25, 1956 — Map (db m103320) HM
171Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Evangelical Lutheran Church
On Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
This tablet is erected to the Glory of God and in grateful recognition of those who organized this congregation and have maintained it for two hundred years 1738   Congregation organized. 1743   Log church built on the Monocacy. . . . — Map (db m14022) HM
172Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Federal Retreat4:30-5:00 p.m. July 9, 1864 — Monocacy National Battlefield, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Baker Valley Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Northerners held, then lost, then retook the Thomas house grounds as the fighting ebbed and flowed in the stifling heat. Casualties mounted quickly on both sides. Union Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace could see that his numbers were dwindling and that the . . . — Map (db m3274) HM
173Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Federals Take a Stand7:00 a.m., July 9, 1864 — Monocacy National Battlefield, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
After skirmishing on July 8 with Confederates west of Frederick, MD, Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace’s 5,800 Union troops—many of them “raw and untried”—took a stand at the Monocacy River. Wallace carefully chose this critical . . . — Map (db m3247) HM
174Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Final Attack
On Baker Valley Road 0.3 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
Come on, Georgians, follow me and we will show these (Confederate) cavalrymen how to fight. Confederate General Clement Evans (As heard by Private N. Harris, 16th Virginia Cavalry) After the failed cavalry attacks on Thomas Farm, . . . — Map (db m89984) HM
175Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Final Resting PlaceFrancis Scott Key
On S. Market Street.
In the final months of his life Francis Scott Key enjoyed visits to Terra Rubra farm, his boyhood home not far from Frederick Town. He thought and wrote about the end of life and his hopes of immortality in a life to come. Key died at his . . . — Map (db m75758) HM WM
176Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Final StandMonocacy National Battlefield
On Araby Church Road south of Rickie Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Union troops held the Confederates at bay for most of the day. Around 4:30 p.m. the Union front collapsed and fell back to the Georgetown Pike, where they used the protection of the road bank in their final stand. The Union soldiers fronted . . . — Map (db m78505) HM
177Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — First Black High School in Frederick County1921
On West All Saints Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founded by Mr. John W. Burner Supervisor of All Black Schools in Frederick County Principal Mr. Maurice Reid Sponsor Frederick Chapter NAACP — Map (db m107198) HM
178Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Fleeing for Their Lives8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. July 9, 1864 — Monocacy National Battlefield, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
Distressed that their main escape route had been burned, the stranded Federal skirmishers fought on as they faced periodic Confederate attacks. Late in the afternoon, they gradually fell back towards the Baltimore & Ohio bridge. About 5:00 p.m., . . . — Map (db m3271) HM
179Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Former Site of Tory Gaol
On East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
A log jailhouse (gaol), built to house British prisoners or Tories, stood on this site in June, 1776. The tiny two story gaol was 30 feet long and 20 wide. The six-room facility held prisoners throughout the Revolutionary War. Converted to a stable . . . — Map (db m4960) HM
180Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Francis Scott KeyThomas Johnson Barbara Fritchie
On South Market Street (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
Francis Scott Key Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”Born in Frederick County, Maryland, 1779. Died in Baltimore 1843 and there buried. Removed to Federick 1866 and interred in family lot. In 1898 the remains of Francis Scott . . . — Map (db m2731) HM
181Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Francis Scott KeyWar of 1812 Soldier — Aug. 1, 1779 - Jan. 11, 1843 —
Near South Market Street.
Lieutenant who first served with the Georgetown Artillary in July 1813, and later under Major George Peter as a Lieut. and Quartermaster from June 19 to July 1, 1814. On Aug. 24, 1814 he helped with the deployment of troops in Bladensburg defending . . . — Map (db m103219) HM
182Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Francis Scott KeyRotary International
Near South Market Street.
The Thirty Fourth District ·Rotary International· At Its First Conference March 1923 Pays This Tribute to Francis Scott Key · Author of· Our National Anthem ⟵·⟶ “And the Star Spangled Banner, Oh, . . . — Map (db m104597) HM
183Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Francis Scott KeyUnited Daughters of 1812
Near South Market Street.
The National Society United Daughters of 1812 State Presidents and Charter Members April 5, 1979 Pay this tribute to Francis Scott Key Author of Our National Anthem ⟵·⟶ “Then Conquer We Must When . . . — Map (db m104602) HM
184Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Francis Scott Key
On North Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
Frederick's favorite son is celebrated throughout the US before every kickoff, face-off and first pitch. The author of the “Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key was born in Frederick County and launched his law career here in 1801. . . . — Map (db m107306) HM
185Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — FrederickA Town becomes a City
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144) at Maxwell Alley, on the left when traveling east on East Patrick Street.
Frederick Town was founded in 1745 when Daniel Dulany the Elder carved out an eastern portion of his 7,000 acre parcel patented as "Tasker's Chance." The town was then laid out in an orderly grid with Patrick Street designated as the east-west . . . — Map (db m2805) HM
186Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick County Korean War Veterans MemorialJune 25 1950 • January 31 1955
On Calvary Drive west of Bentz Street, on the left when traveling west.
Killed in Action Charles Austin Brandenburg • Paul Kenneth Carty Manville Eugene Dagenhart • Jacob Augustus Ely Raymond Randolph Flair • Edward Ray Fisher Samuel Oliver Frye • Albert Eugene Green Raymond Louis Kemp Jr • Harvey Elmer . . . — Map (db m103314) WM
187Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick County Veterans Memorial
On 2nd Street at Bentz Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
This memorial is placed in remembrance of Frederick County's Sons and Daughters who served our nation at home and abroad May we always remember that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. . . . — Map (db m103277) WM
188Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick County Vietnam Veterans MemorialLest We Forget
On 2nd Street at Bentz Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
Dedicated to those who served Those who gave their lives in the service of their country Robert E. Smith, Jr HN USN • May 15, 1966 Daniel S. Brittain 2Lt USMC • May 20, 1966 Richard W. Meehan 1LT USA • August 8, 1966 Robert H. Lerner . . . — Map (db m103264) WM
189Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick County World War I Memorial
On Bentz Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Bentz Street.
This monument was erected in honor of the sons and daughters of Frederick County who served their country in the Great World War 1917 • 1918 ————— These died for their country [Roll of Honored . . . — Map (db m103389) WM
190Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick Evangelical Reformed Church Memorial Ground
On Bentz Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Bentz Street.
In this Memorial Ground which was donated to Frederick County and Frederick City by the Evangelical Reformed Church of Frederick, Maryland lie buried the following persons [List of burials] — Map (db m103425) HM
191Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick Town BarracksThe American Revolution 1776 - 1783
Near Clarke Place.
These barracks served as the first public building for the new state. Founded in 1777, the limestone twins stood tall two years later, thanks to contractor Abraham Faw and local craftsmen. Set atop strategic ground, the Barracks controlled the . . . — Map (db m103418) HM
192Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick’s Poet LawyerFrancis Scott Key
On West Church Street at North Court Street, on the right when traveling west on West Church Street.
Born in what was then northeast Frederick County, Key’s parents first brought him to “Frederick-Town” to be baptized. His parents often rode to the county seat here. Key walked these streets whenever the family came to Frederick. . . . — Map (db m67248) HM
193Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick's Boys High School
On Park Avenue at Elm Street, on the right when traveling west on Park Avenue.
On this site Frederick's Boys High School was constructed in 1911-12 as a "public secondary school for boys" (minutes Frederick County Board of School Commissioners). The co-educational Frederick High School served as the community's primary . . . — Map (db m129740) HM
194Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Frederick's Carroll Creek
Near Market Street (Maryland Route 355) north of East All Saints Street, on the right when traveling north.
Frederick Town was strategically laid out along both sides of Carroll Creek in 1745 by Daniel Dulany, a prominent Annapolis land speculator. Like many colonial towns, the town creek would be the lifeblood of the community, provider of drinking and . . . — Map (db m119142) HM
195Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Gambrill House
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
James H. Gambrill prospered as a miller after the Civil War, and the family moved up in the world - from a modest dwelling on the lowlands near the mill to this 17-room house on the hill. The three-story frame structure, built about 1872, has . . . — Map (db m90481) HM
196Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Gambrill MillMonocacy National Battlefield — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
Mill owner James H. Gambrill used his wits to survive the turmoil. A Southern sympathizer, he sold flour to Northern troops as they set up their line of defense on his land. During the battle he took refuge inside the mill with Samuel S. Thomas and . . . — Map (db m3262) HM
197Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — Gen. Bradley T. JohnsonA Visitor in His Own Hometown — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —
On South East Street at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling south on South East Street.
(preface) In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early’s corps from Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter’s army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . — Map (db m75747) HM
198Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — General Edward Braddock
On Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west.
General Edward Braddock traveled over this road in April 1755 (in a coach and six horses purchased from Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland)after a protracted conference in Frederick with Benjamin Franklin and others concerning the securing of teams, . . . — Map (db m1247) HM
199Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — General LaFayette
On Bowman’s Farm Road at Patrick Street, on the right when traveling east on Bowman’s Farm Road.
Friend of America and Liberty Arrived at the bridge nearby on his way to Frederick December 29, 1824 —————— Created by a delegation of citizens including the gallant Lawrence Everhart who had come to escort him . . . — Map (db m2326) HM
200Maryland (Frederick County), Frederick — George Washington
On Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15) at Willow Road, on the right when traveling north on Catoctin Mountain Highway.
On August 5 and 6, 1785, and again June 30 and July 1, 1791, was the guest of Thomas Johnson at the latter's manorial residence which stood on the site of the present farm house, about 150 yards east of this point. Thomas Johnson, a member of the . . . — Map (db m1538) HM

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