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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Montgomery County, Maryland
Rockville is the county seat for Montgomery County
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Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
George Solomon and Shirley Povich worked side-by-side at The Washington Post for decades. Solomon was Shirley Povich's colleague, editor, and friend.
Solomon joined The Washington Post as a sports reporter in 1972 and served as . . . — — Map (db m199065) HM
Constructed 1909
Designed by Thomas C. Groomes as a two room schoolhouse for white elementary students in rural communities of Montrose and Randolph. Used coal-burning stove, water from a well, and outhouses. Students planted the red cedar . . . — — Map (db m67063) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
The Povich Field hand-operated scoreboard is named in recognition of the outstanding community contribution made by Hopkins & Porter Construction of Potomac, Maryland. Hopkins & Porter designed and constructed the scoreboard as well as the dugout . . . — — Map (db m199052) HM
Near Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling west.
Experiencing firsthand the evils of slavery, Josiah Henson chose not just to free himself, but to help others escape their bondage. After he safely arrived in Canada with his wife and children, he set out to raise funds to pay for his brother . . . — — Map (db m174646) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Hunter Renfroe played for the Bethesda Big Train in 2011 and 2012. In 2011, he hit .305 with eight home runs and 30 RBIs while leading the Ripken League champion Big Train team that was named the nation's top summer college team by Perfect . . . — — Map (db m199022) HM
Near Westlake Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The first annual Joe Branzell All-Star Game was played at Shirley Povich Field on June 30, 1999. The Clark Griffith League All-Stars defeated the Eddie Brooks League All-Stars 2-1. The Joe Branzell All-Star Game honors the memory of a man who . . . — — Map (db m245544) HM
On Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Edmonston Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rockville Pike.
The
John C. Brown
(Corp’l U. S. Army)
Memorial Bridge
Dedicated
August 26, 1950
To the memory of
the first Maryland soldier
killed in action in Korea
June 30, 1950 — — Map (db m90) WM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Shirley Povich Field is the result of the extraordinary community leadership of John Ourisman. As the Founder and Chairman of the Bethesda Community Base Ball Club, John recruited the organization's Founding Members, led the fundraising campaign for . . . — — Map (db m199066) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Born into slavery in 1789, Josiah Henson was purchased as a child by Adam Robb and transferred here to the Riley plantation in 1795. The Rileys enslaved him for over 30 years until he escaped with his wife and children from Kentucky to . . . — — Map (db m189537) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Justin Bour played for Youse's Maryland Orioles in 2006 and 2007. Justin hit .331 for the Orioles in 2006 and led the 2007 Ripken League regular season championships with six home runs and 38 RBIs. Youse's Orioles won the All American Amateur . . . — — Map (db m199016) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.8 miles south of Tuckerman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This clubhouse at Povich Field is named in recognition of the outstanding community contribution made by Phil Leibovitz and the entire team at Sandy Spring Builders, LLC of Bethesda, Maryland. The Sandy Spring team played the leadership role in . . . — — Map (db m141385) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"We lodged in log huts, and on the bare ground .... Our beds were collections of straw and old rags, thrown down in the corners and boxed in the boards; a single blanket the only covering."
—Josiah . . . — — Map (db m174688) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Luke Adkins played for the Bethesda Big Train in 2006, 2008, and 2009. In 2009, he shared the Most Valuable Player award on the Big Train's powerhouse 34-10 team that was ranked the nation's ninth best summer college team by Perfect Game . . . — — Map (db m199046) HM
Near Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling west.
Slavery in Maryland lasted for 230 years, beginning with the earliest colonists and persisting through most of the Civil War. During the war, Maryland remained in the Union. Like other border state residents, Marylanders were sympathetic to — . . . — — Map (db m174693) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Shirley Povich Field was built as a result of a community partnership that involved a Herculean effort by members of the local building industry in the winter and spring of 1999. This grandstand is named for Miller & Long Co., Inc., a concrete . . . — — Map (db m199059) HM
Near Josiah Henson Parkway west of Chapman Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Served the community of Montrose and Randolph
1909 to 1960
Designed by Thomas G. Groomes
Restored by Peerless Rockville in 1970
Renovated in 1981
Classroom restored in 1987 — — Map (db m219960) HM
Near Wood Road, 0.6 miles north of Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling north.
Originally, the grounds of the National Naval Medical Center was a rural farm with a small pond fed by a natural spring. The picture to the right is the original spring house located on the property. the pool and the tiny stream reminded the . . . — — Map (db m75845) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
The Bethesda Community Base Ball Club sold 606 seats plaques to help support the construction of Shirley Povich Field in 1999. As part of a campaign to refresh Povich Field in 2018-2019 in honor of our 20th season, the seats in the home plate . . . — — Map (db m199067) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"When you came out of the kitchen, or the log cabin, then you went up some steps on to a porch … into the sitting room."
— Frances Mace Hansbrough, 2007
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Becky Crowley represents the very finest values of the world of summer collegiate baseball. She has used the skills and resources of a successful business executive to enrich our community through her support of amateur baseball. "Miss . . . — — Map (db m199017) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In 1878, after meeting President Hayes at the White House, Henson returned to the Riley plantation to find it much diminished — a scene common after the end of slavery in the South. Upon recognizing Henson, the Widow Riley exclaimed: "Why, . . . — — Map (db m174661) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Dick O'Connor founded Maryland Community Baseball, Inc. in 2000 with a mission to promote youth baseball in Silver Spring in Takoma Park. He is the founder of the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts and spearheaded the campaign to renovate . . . — — Map (db m199020) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Sal Colangelo took over as head coach of the Bethesda Big Train in 2005, the inaugural season of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, after serving as assistant coach for the team's first six seasons. In his first fourteen seasons as . . . — — Map (db m199012) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.8 miles south of Tuckerman Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Baseball was Shirley Povich's true passion. In a career at The Washington Post that spanned 75 years, Povich covered the greats of the game from Walter Johnson to Cal Ripken Jr. The prolific and profound Povich covered the Washington . . . — — Map (db m141383) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Bethesda Big Train baseball and BCC Baseball are dedicated to showcasing the great history of baseball and sharing this history with new generations of baseball fans. We named our team the Big Train after baseball's greatest pitcher, Walter . . . — — Map (db m199053) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
"I used to reason that the slaves were the property of their masters, and so were the pigs…if I induced them to wander away, it was only taking a part of master's property, the pigs, to make the other part of his property, the . . . — — Map (db m174683) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This illustration imagines what the property looked like 200 years ago when Josiah Henson was enslaved here. The Riley House was positioned on a hill above Old Georgetown Road. A number of outbuildings were scattered around the property to . . . — — Map (db m189535) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
Shirley Povich covered baseball — his true passion — from Walter Johnson to Cal Ripken in a career at The Washington Post that spanned 75 years. The prolific and profound Povich covered the Washington Senators' lone World Championship in . . . — — Map (db m199056) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling south.
The bond between Tim Kurkjian and baseball's
Big Train runs deep. Kurkjian played basketball and baseball at Walter Johnson High School where he also wrote for the school newspaper, "The Pitch," and the yearbook, "The Windup." He has . . . — — Map (db m245290) HM
Near Westlake Drive, 0.4 miles north of Westlake Terrace, on the right when traveling north.
Walter Johnson personified "gentlemanly conduct in the heat of battle," as his friend and chronicler Shirley Povich put it.
Rated the fourth best player in the history of the game by The Sporting News Walter Johnson was the game's . . . — — Map (db m199070) HM
On Nicholson Lane at Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling west on Nicholson Lane.
Born in 1789 in Maryland to enslaved parents, Josiah Henson lived in slavery until 1830. For most of that time, he worked and lived on the Isaac Riley plantation, where he sustained humiliation, deprivation, and crippling violence. After a . . . — — Map (db m174691) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) 0.1 miles south of Tilden Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This is the historic Riley-Bolten House, built circa 1800. The log structure attached to the house is a kitchen built in 1850. Until 1864, this plantation was worked by enslaved people. Josiah Henson lived in quarters elsewhere on the . . . — — Map (db m174652) HM
On Brookeville Road, 0.2 miles east of Grayheaven Manor Road, on the right when traveling east.
With the shackles of slavery removed following the end of the Civil War, freed blacks in Montgomery County made strides to achieve successful lives for their families. During Reconstruction (1865 - 1877), African Americans established churches, . . . — — Map (db m179228) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Silo Inn Lane, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
From Colonial times until the late 19th century, taverns occupied almost every crossroad and trading center. They were the center of life for rural communities. This is where mail was received, goods were traded, travelers slept, newspapers were . . . — — Map (db m72582) HM
On Olney-Sandy Spring Road (Maryland Route 108) at Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97), on the right when traveling east on Olney-Sandy Spring Road.
1720: Original land grant of 2550 acres from George III
1760: Area known as Fair Hill after first house built
1800: Olney House built and named after Olney England
1826: Mechanicsville P.O. established at Fair Hill, . . . — — Map (db m179230) HM
Near Olney Sandy Spring Road (Maryland Route 108) east of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97), on the right when traveling east.
Built by Whitson Canby c. 1800. Roger Brooke acquired the property for his daughter Sarah and her husband Dr. Charles Farquhar in 1822. They named the home after the town of Olney, England, the hometown of their favorite poet William Cowpers. When . . . — — Map (db m371) HM
On Olney-Sandy Spring Road (Maryland Route 108) east of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97), on the right when traveling east.
This springhouse was constructed as an outbuilding of the Olney House (circa 1800). This one was restored and preserved by the Buffingtons in 2003. Before the invention of electric refrigeration, springhouses were common throughout rural areas and . . . — — Map (db m129440) HM
The Potomac River is calm and narrow here, making it an ideal location for a ferry crossing. In 1791 Edwards Ferry began to operate here, connecting Maryland farmers to the Goose Creek Canal in Virginia and to the Leesburg markets. The ferry closed . . . — — Map (db m78350) HM
On Edwards Ferry Road, 0.1 miles west of River Road, on the right when traveling west.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Lockhouse 25 and the surrounding community of Edwards Ferry, Maryland, reaped the advantages of their locations. With the nearby river lock, the area served as the bustling entry point to the C&O Canal for agricultural . . . — — Map (db m78348) HM
On Edwards Ferry Road at River Road on Edwards Ferry Road.
A major crossing of the Potomac River guarded by Union troops throughout the Civil War. In Oct. 1861 a Union unit crossed during the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, but did not participate. From Dec. 1861 to March 1862 the base of balloon operations of . . . — — Map (db m1136) HM
Gen. Joseph Hooker’s 75,000-man, seven-corps Army of the Potomac crossed the Potomac River here, June 25-27, 1863, on the way to Gettysburg. The army crossed on two 1,400-foot-long pontoon bridges. Heavy rains during those three days made the . . . — — Map (db m33741) HM
On West Willard Road, on the left when traveling south.
Located on the doorstep of the Confederacy and possessing, what was then, a sizable population, the Town of Poolesville was a strategic military crossroads during the Civil War. Union Soldiers were encamped in Poolesville throughout the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m2113) HM
On Elgin Road (Maryland Route 109) just north of Fisher Avenue (Maryland Route 107), on the right when traveling south.
Lynching of George W. Peck
January 10, 1880.
George W. Peck, a 22-year-old Black man who lived and worked in Beallsville, Maryland, was lynched near this site by a white mob in an act of racial terror. On the morning of . . . — — Map (db m237619) HM
On Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107) at Elgin Road / Beallsville Road (Route 109), on the right on Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road.
Located at the intersection of the two main roads, mid-19th century Poolesville was Montgomery County’s second-largest town. Its residents had decidedly secessionist tendencies and many sons fighting for the South. In the fall of 1862, as the . . . — — Map (db m1729) HM
Near Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107), on the right when traveling west.
During the Civil War, more soldiers passed through Poolesville than any other Montgomery County town. Union forces occupied this bustling village throughout most of the war, protecting the strategic road network, lines of communication and . . . — — Map (db m1730) HM
On Whites Ferry Road (State Highway 107), on the right when traveling east.
Ad Gloriam Dei St. Peter's ChurchFounded as Monocacy Chapel, a Chapel of Ease. Upon a site two and one half miles North of this point about 1737. The First Church West of the Great Seneca Creek in the Province of Maryland. This Structure was . . . — — Map (db m33825) HM
On Fisher Avenue / White's Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107) at W Willard Road, on the left when traveling east on Fisher Avenue / White's Ferry Road.
Famed commander, Lt. Col. E.V. (“Lige”) White, of the 35th BN Va. Cavalry C.S.A., and many members of his command were natives of this area. This town became the headquarters of Union Brig. Gen. Charles P. Stone’s 12,000-man corps of . . . — — Map (db m2112) HM
On Sugarland Road at Sugarland Lane on Sugarland Road.
The Historic St. Paul Community Church is the heart of the Sugarland Forest Community established by freed slaves after emancipation. Patriarchs William Taylor, Patrick Hebron, Jr. and John H. Diggs, as trustees purchased this parcel of land from . . . — — Map (db m66469) HM
A Poolseville landmark, the Old Bank was built in 1910. Its architectural style is referred to as “vaguely classical” and was typical of many of the town's structures. Most of the historic downtown was destroyed by fire in 1923.
The . . . — — Map (db m106997) HM
On Fisher Avenue (Maryland Route 107) west of Milford Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to all those
who have served our
country and our
community
Town of Poolesville (Founded 1867)
Montgomery County, Maryland
May 26, 2003 — — Map (db m131598) WM
On Fyffe Road north of Fisher Avenue (Maryland Route 107), on the left when traveling south.
Poolesville is a town of unique charm, a special place strategically located at a crossroads in western Montgomery County, not only one of geography but also where the past intersects the present, agriculture connects with commerce, and rural . . . — — Map (db m131597) HM
On Elgin Road just south of Fisher Avenue (Maryland Route 107), on the right when traveling south.
Poolesville is a town of unique charm, a special place strategically located at a crossroads in western Montgomery County, not only one of geography but also where the past intersects the present, agriculture connects with commerce, and rural . . . — — Map (db m237610) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, on the left when traveling north.
Canal engineers encountered many problems, but perhaps the most perplexing was navigating around the Great Falls of the Potomac.
At Widewater the canal builders used a river channel abandoned thousands of years ago by the Potomac when it cut its . . . — — Map (db m164457) HM
In days past, while standing on the edge of the canal one would see a variety of boats float by. During the peak operating years of the C&O canal in the 1870's, as many as 550 freight boats were in use on the canal carrying tons of coal from . . . — — Map (db m103042) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath south of Great Falls Road Climb.
“It is a refuge, a place of retreat, a long stretch of quiet and peace at the Capital …”William O. Douglas.
Look around you. The park you stand in exists because people cared. In January 1954, Justice William O. Douglas of . . . — — Map (db m49848) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, on the left when traveling north.
The C&O Canal was built within the Potomac river floodplain and floods routinely threatened the canal and towpath. Stop gates were erected at particularly vulnerable locations to deflect the destructive waters. A stop gate consisted of sunken stone . . . — — Map (db m164459)
On River Road (Maryland Route 190) west of Falls Road (Maryland Route 189).
Most gold found in Maryland came from the Potomac area. Mining operations began shortly after gold was discovered near Great Falls during the Civil War and continued until 1940; incidental prospecting continued until 1951. From 1884–1940 the US . . . — — Map (db m1121) HM
On Falls Road at MacArthur Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Falls Road.
One of the most picturesque spots in Maryland.
George Washington came here many times and built canal locks on the Virginia side to make the river navigable for his "Potomac Company." — — Map (db m70177) HM
On C&O Canal Tow Path west of MacArthur Blvd./Great Falls Road Climb.
Life was very different around the Great Falls Tavern during the canal era. The building before you began as a small lockhouse and was added onto twice until it became what you see today. The area around the tavern bustled with a community of over . . . — — Map (db m71604) HM
Near Macarthur Boulevard, 1.3 miles west of Falls Road, on the left when traveling west.
Built between 1826 and 1831
by the
C & O Canal Company.
The tavern provided meals
and lodging for
canal travelers and boatmen
for nearly a century.
— — Map (db m160740) HM
On Pennyfield Lock Road, on the right when traveling south.
If walls could talk then Lockhouse 22 could tell some tales. One might hear about President Grover Cleveland who sought refuge from the pressures of the White House by coming here on fishing trips. Or perhaps the lockhouse would tell of one . . . — — Map (db m28302) HM
On the Olmstead Island Trail west of the C&O Canal Towpath.
Named in honor of
Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.
1870 - 1957
Illustrious landscape architect and advocate
of the preservation of natural scenery who,
as an original member of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission from 1926 . . . — — Map (db m49829) HM
1717 Captain John Presbyterian Meeting House
1793 Graves of Rev. James Hunt and Wife Ruth
1854 Methodists begin & Build Potomac Chapel
1865 Potomac Chapel School erected — One of first free public schools in Montgomery County.
1969 . . . — — Map (db m106440) HM
Human habitation in the Potomac River Basin has existed for 9,000 years, according to archeological evidence. The name "Potomac" derives from the Algonquian word "patawomeke," which means "trading place." The first English settlement, St. Mary's . . . — — Map (db m61574) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath at Angler's Footbridge, on the left when traveling west on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath.
A 125-foot towpath breach opened just upstream from this site in September 2008 as a result of Tropical Storm Hannah.
The C&O Canal Trust, the Park's official nonprofit partner, raised $100,000 from private sources, which was used for site . . . — — Map (db m160741) HM
When Edgar was born on May 3, 1871, his father Thomas was a partner with Winfield Offutt in a mercantile operation at the intersection of River and Falls Road, then known as “Offutt's Crossroads.“ By the year 1880, when “Potomac . . . — — Map (db m106484) HM
Near MacArthur Blvd, 1.2 miles west of Falls Road (Route 189).
Structures such as this stop-lock were designed to divert flood waters from the canal. Wooden planks were dropped in to slots, forming a dam which diverted rushing waters along a stone levee and back into the Potomac.
Although this stop-lock . . . — — Map (db m68287) HM
The building in front of you was a processing mill, where gold was extracted from quartz. The quartz was dug in the Maryland Mine, one of over 30 mines that once dotted the landscape here.
During the Civil War a Union soldier assigned to . . . — — Map (db m103296) HM
Near River Road (Maryland Route 190) 1.6 miles east of Seneca Road (Maryland Route 112), on the right when traveling east.
If you were a marching soldier, what would have been your impression of Montgomery County during the Civil War?
While the built environment may not have impressed travelers, the variety of natural resources in this area garnered admiration. . . . — — Map (db m74879) HM
The C&O Canal Company encountered many obstacles in creating a water highway highway that connected the Potomac and Ohio rivers. Navigating around the Great Falls proved one of the most challenging. Here, where the Potomac River plunges more than 41 . . . — — Map (db m152575) HM
Near Carderock, 0.3 miles south of Clara Barton Parkway, on the left when traveling west.
Has a job ever rewarded you with more than a paycheck? This was the case for many young African-American men who reported for duty each morning at Camp NP-2, where you are now standing. They lived a military lifestyle as Civilian . . . — — Map (db m160754) HM
On Macarthur Boulevard, 0.3 miles south of Clara Barton Parkway, on the left when traveling west.
Have you ever had difficulty finding a job? During the Great Depression of the 1930s, 15 million Americans—a quarter of the nation's workforce—were unemployed. Many people lived in poverty. African-American unemployment rates were two to three . . . — — Map (db m160747) HM
When a river, such as the Potomac, was too swift or shallow for navigation, shippers built canals with lift locks along the river course. The C & O Canal consists of flat stretches of water connected by lift locks. The use of locks enabled the . . . — — Map (db m194061) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.3 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
When the Magruders operated this farm in the 18th century, the crops were alternated yearly between tobacco and corn. This was called the "Maryland plan." Planters relied on enslaved laborers to do the back-breaking work that began in . . . — — Map (db m229731) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
If you wanted to have more chickens, some of the flock would have to be able to sit on their eggs, or brood, so that the eggs would hatch into checks. This would take about three weeks. The brooding (broody) hens would have to be kept separate from . . . — — Map (db m197881) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
After unsuccessfully trying his hand at the mercantile business in Frederick County, Thaddeus Bussard decided to try farming in Montgomery County where land was more plentiful and inexpensive. When the Bussards bought this property in 1888, the . . . — — Map (db m197874) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.4 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
The main house was built by Thaddeus Bussard in 1908 on the foundations of an original house that had been built by Nathan Magruder around 1778. The oldest part of the structure is the kitchen wing to the right, thought to date to the early 1800s. . . . — — Map (db m105115) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
This little house would give the chickens a place to roost for the night and to lay their eggs during the day they were usually given free-range to roam around the farm yard to keep it free of insects. The young girls of the family would usually be . . . — — Map (db m197880) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
It was common for farmers to have a corn crib to store feedcorn in the outside walls and farm equipment inside the walls, thus providing two used within one building. This style corn crib was popular from the mid-18th century until the 1950s. Heavy . . . — — Map (db m197897) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
The dinner bell was traditionally used to call farmers in from the fields when it was meal time. It was also rung during times of emergency or to celebrate a special event.
This bell was used by Thaddeus T. Bussard and his family from the . . . — — Map (db m197865) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
This farm was originally settled and developed by the Magruder family who lived here from 1734 to 1878. By 1778, Isaac Magruder built a one-story composite house of stone and log that was the original main block of the larger structure . . . — — Map (db m197869) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
Local farmers attempted to maintain their agricultural operations despite disorder caused during the Civil War. Out of necessity, planters paid particular attention to weather and planting information provided by Almanacs and newspapers. The . . . — — Map (db m105097) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
This structure was used to store hay and straw to protect it from the weather. The simple open-sided building was first developed by the Germans and came to us through the Pennsylvania Dutch, who called it a "shotscheier." This pole barn was . . . — — Map (db m197896) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
This building is where the farmer would keep all of his tools and small machinery for farm work and repairs. Including equipment for harness and wagon wheel repair. Farm tools needed for the fall would have included hayforks, hay rakes, scythes, . . . — — Map (db m197862) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Restoration of this Corn Crib
is dedicated to the memory of
🌽 Mike Roth 🚜
1951 - 2005
Founding President of the Friends of the
Agricultural History Farm Park, Inc. — — Map (db m197898) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
The outhouse, or privy, meaning "place of privacy," was the outdoor toilet for the farm family. Often it was utilized long after there was running water piped inside the house. The privy was placed over a 3-to-6 foot deep hole and would be moved to . . . — — Map (db m197875) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
Fall was a time for butchering the animals that had been fattened over the summer. Since there was no refrigeration, meat from animals butchered on the farm was treated to preserve it from rotting by salting and then hung over a smoking fire in this . . . — — Map (db m197879) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
The wooden water tank inside this building was placed on the highest point so that gravity would push water through underground pipes to the house and barn. There would then be running water in the house for toilets, tubs and sinks. Underground . . . — — Map (db m197864) HM
Near Rock Creek Park Road, 0.5 miles north of Muncaster Road, on the right when traveling north.
The only heating for the house came from stoves that would have been fueled with wood since trees were plentiful on the farm. Trees felled by winter storms were cut into large logs in the spring and left to dry until they were split into small . . . — — Map (db m197884) HM
On West Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28) east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
Architect Benjamin Latrobe came to “Montgomery Court House” in 1811 hoping that the fresh air would help his ailing young son recover his health. He stayed at Adam Robb’s tavern that may have been located on Lot 4 on Jefferson Street . . . — — Map (db m92) HM
On Vinson Street at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Vinson Street. Reported permanently removed.
Rockville began when Owen's Ordinary, an inn and tavern, was established in this area around 1750. It functioned as the seat of lower Frederick County and in 1776 became the seat of Montgomery County when it was created. In 1784, William P. Williams . . . — — Map (db m117874) HM
On East Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28) east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
At this tavern in 1789, Adam Robb purchased Josiah Henson, a five-year-old enslaved boy. His mother worked as a slave nearly ten miles away on Isaac Riley's farm. Henson's 1849 autobiography was the inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 . . . — — Map (db m174752) HM
Caleb Litton’s “Plantation”
The Headstones in this cemetery are what remain of a family graveyard begun by Caleb Litton and his descendants on a 472-acre farm. Litton was one of the very first settlers of what today is Rockville. For his . . . — — Map (db m135425) HM
The practice field for Rockville's African American baseball team was located between North Washington Street and present-day Hungerford Drive.
The team played around the county and in Washington, D.C. from the early 1900s through the . . . — — Map (db m102121) HM
On West Middle Lane just west of North Adams Street, on the left when traveling west.
Upton Beall, wealthy landowner and clerk of the court, owned 25 slaves when he died in 1827. Although the family did not purchase additional slaves after his death, the three Beall sisters owned 52 individuals by 1860.
The Beall family did . . . — — Map (db m137692) HM
Near West Middle Lane west of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In April 1862, Congress abolished slavery in Washington, D.C. District slaveholders were eligible for monetary compensation when they manumitted (freed) their slaves. Because the Beall sisters held several slaves who worked in the District, they . . . — — Map (db m5416) HM
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