On Bladensburg Road near 38th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The War of 1812 raged on land and sea, touching every border of the young nation. On August 24, 1814, after two years at war, the Americans faced the British here at Bladensburg.
While the American militia were unable to hold back the . . . — — Map (db m77080) HM
The War of 1812 raged on land and sea, touching every border of the young nation. On August 24, 1814, after two years at war, the Americans faced the British here at Bladensburg.
While the American militia were unable to hold back the British . . . — — Map (db m97389) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 0.4 miles east of McClure Road, on the right.
A Tobacco-based Ecomony
For more than 200 years, slave-based tobacco plantations dominated the economy of Prince George's County. After the county seat moved from Mount Calvert to Upper Marlboro in 1721, Mount Calvert was the center of a large . . . — — Map (db m68289) HM
On Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Driving Tour Road 1 mile north of Croom Airport Road, on the right.
In 1941, aviation history was made when the first Black owned and operated airfield licensed in America opened on this site. Mr. John W. Greene, Jr., a pioneer in Black aviation, was instrumental in developing the airfield, originally called . . . — — Map (db m6394) HM
Built after 1720 by Dr. Patrick Sim, who fled Scotland after the 1715 Rebellion to settle in this country. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas and Barbara Dent Brooke of nearby Brookefield Manor. c. 1728.
Colonel Joseph Sim, their oldest son, . . . — — Map (db m69387) HM
Near Mount Calvert Road 0.4 miles east of McClure Road.
At Billingsley's Point, just north of Mount Calvert, archaeologists have recovered thousands of artifacts from both the American Indian and colonial periods.
American Indian Legacy
American Indians inhabited Billingsley for at least 8,000 . . . — — Map (db m68290) HM
On St. Thomas Church Rd 0.1 miles east of Croom Rd (County Route 382).
1743 -- 1816
First Episcopal Bishop
Consecrated in the United States
First Chaplain of the U.S. Senate
In Washington
"How awesome is the dawn sky above the hills of Croom... it makes my heart sing 'Praised Be God'" — — Map (db m137752) HM
Near McClure Road 0.8 miles south of Mount Calvert Road, on the right when traveling south.
A series of explosions rocked the Patuxent on August 22, 1814. Commodore Joshua Barney’s armed barges had eluded the British until their escape ended in the shallows of the river. His orders were clear: destroy the flotilla to keep it from enemy . . . — — Map (db m61398) HM
On Nottingham Road at Tanyard Road, on the left when traveling east on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham was the Chesapeake Flotilla’s base in July and early August 1814. The town was hastily abandoned on August 21 as the British moved in. An enemy rear guard protected this important landing while the main force invaded Washington. British . . . — — Map (db m61406) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 2.4 miles east of Croom Road (Maryland Route 382), on the right when traveling east.
Near this place the first courthouse in Prince George's County was erected in 1698, which served as the center of county government until 1721, when the county seat was moved to Upper Marlborough. The village of Charles Town was built on a tract of . . . — — Map (db m68085) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 0.4 miles east of McClure Road, on the right when traveling east.
A Day at the Beach
In the late 1800s, the expansion of railroad and steamboat lines made it possible for middle-class Americans to being enjoying summer excursions. During the period of segregation, Calvert County's Chesapeake Beach was a . . . — — Map (db m68292) HM
On Croom Airport Road, on the right when traveling east.
Columbia Air Center provided access to aviation for African American pilots during an era of discrimination. It began operations in 1941 as Riverside Field with one east-west turf runway an office and a hangar. The land was leased by pilot John W. . . . — — Map (db m105996) HM
On Croom Road (Maryland Route 382) at Kendalwood Drive, on the right when traveling south on Croom Road.
Christopher Rousby patented Croome in 1671. Home of Thomas John Claggett (1743-1816). First Episcopal Bishop of Maryland (1792), First Protestant Bishop consecrated in the United States, And first Chaplain of the US Senate. In August 1814 British . . . — — Map (db m79930) HM
On August 22, 1814, American Brigadier General William Winder Spotted the enemy invasion force approaching this church, then called Page Chapel. The British marched west toward Bellefields, Woodyard, and Fort Washington, then doubled back . . . — — Map (db m75349) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 0.2 miles east of McClure Road, on the right.
Melting Ice, Rising Seas
American Indians arrived in this region at the end of the last Ice Age (12000-15000 years ago). As the earth warmed and the ice melted, sea levels rose dramatically. By 5,000 years ago, ancient lands and rivers once . . . — — Map (db m68294) HM
On Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Driving Tour Road, on the right when traveling south.
The shores of the Patuxent River bear evidence of human habitation dating back more than 8,000 years. Along the River many tribes of Indians practiced primitive farming, pottery making, and hunting with bow and arrow.
The New World colonists . . . — — Map (db m6613) HM
Near Fenno Road 0.8 miles north of Nottingham Road.
The Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1970 here along the Patuxent River in Prince George's County. It is named for Edgar Merkle who owned a large part of the land and who originated a breeding plan to re-introduce gees to this part of . . . — — Map (db m68082) HM
Near Mount Calvert Road 0.4 miles east of McClure Road.
The house you see before you was the home of several plantation owners. John Brown built the Federal-style house in the 1780s. Later, John Brooks and Samuel Berry lived here with their families. Each owner left his imprint by making changes to the . . . — — Map (db m127221) HM
Near Mount Calvert Road 0.4 miles east of McClure Road.
A Confluence of Three Cultures
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park overlooks the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Western Branch. A series of interpretive panels, describes the archaeological and historical resources from . . . — — Map (db m68298) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 0.2 miles east of McClure Road, on the right.
A Confluence of Three Cultures
Mount Calvert Historical and Archaeological Park overlooks the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Western Branch. A series of interpretive panels, describes the archaeological and historical resources from . . . — — Map (db m68299) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 0.4 miles east of McClure Road, on the left.
1000 Acres in Mount Calvert Hundred Patented 17 February 1658 to Philip Calvert, Esq. Youngest son of George, 1st Baron of Baltimore, who was granted a lordship with seignorial rights of a Court Baron with all Royalties and Privileges Most Usually . . . — — Map (db m68300) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 0.3 miles east of McClure Road, on the right.
Colonial Settlement
It is hard to imagine, but Mount Calvert was once a busy port town of a frontier community. After the Colony of Maryland was created in 1634, colonists began seeking land grants along the Upper Patuxent River. In 1658 . . . — — Map (db m68301) HM
On Nottingham Road at Tanyard Road on Nottingham Road.
A port town with a population of 1500. During the Revolution the British camped here on August 21, 1814 on their march to Washington. — — Map (db m61291) HM
Well-shaded Fenno Road provided relief for sweltering British soldiers marching from Benedict. On August 22, 1814, their fourth day of travel, they set out from Nottingham along the road that has
existed since at least 1729. Vestiges of the sunken . . . — — Map (db m75376) HM
On Croom Road (Maryland Route 382) at St. Thomas Church Road, on the left when traveling south on Croom Road.
One of three Episcopal congregations in southern Maryland created after the Civil War for African Americans. Founded ca. 1892 as a Sunday school by Rev. Francis P. Willes and his sisters. Later became a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of . . . — — Map (db m3619) HM
On St. Thomas Church Road 0.2 miles east of Croom Road (Route 382), on the right when traveling east.
Here met St. Simon's Mission for African-Americans 1902-1964. Begun 1896 by the Willes family, church building moved here in 1902. Land, once part of John Eversfield's estate Hackthorne Heath, purchased by Susan Willes from the Hooe family. Pauli . . . — — Map (db m68478) HM
On St. Thomas Church Road at Croom Road (Route 382), on the left when traveling east on St. Thomas Church Road.
Side A Successor to the 17th century Anglican Church at Mount Calvert, this cruciform, brick church was authorized in 1732 and completed in 1745 during the rectorate of John Eversfield, 1728-1780. Built by Daniel Page it served as chapel of . . . — — Map (db m3620) HM
Blacksmithing is an ancient profession which began over six thousand years ago. It is the craft of forging and shaping iron with a hammer and anvil. The work of the blacksmith allowed for advances in transportation and industry by providing the . . . — — Map (db m80576) HM
On Croom Airport Road 3.7 miles east of Croom Road (Maryland Route 382).
This hand hewn log cabin was built in Aquasco, Maryland around 1880 as a farm tenant house. This one up and one down design with one room and a loft was typically used for slave cabins during the early 1800s. By the late 1800s, it was the standard . . . — — Map (db m6096) HM
On Nottingham Road 0.1 miles north of Tanyard Road, on the right when traveling north.
One-room schoolhouses were common in small towns and rural areas during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Children from all grad levels were taught in a single room. Eventually one-room schoolhouses disappeared leaving only a few examples like . . . — — Map (db m68074) HM
It Came in the Mail! Sears Roebuck and Co. Mail order Homes. Simplex Sectional Cottages.
The mail-order home in front of you was purchased by Mr. Lowe Steed from Sears, Roebuck and Company in 1923 for $400. It is a quaint, three room, no-bath . . . — — Map (db m6327) HM
On Nottingham Road 0.1 miles north of Tanyard Road, on the right when traveling north.
The 1608 records of Captain John Smith's exploration of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers indicate that the town of Nottingham was located near the former site of an American Indian village called Wosameus. formerly known as Mattapany . . . — — Map (db m68077) HM
On Nottingham Road 0.1 miles north of Tanyard Road, on the right when traveling west.
During the War of 1812, Nottingham served as the home port for the Chesapeake Flotilla, which consisted of 17 gun-boats under the command of Joshua Barney. In the summer of 1814, the British fleet landed at Benedict in Charles County, then camped in . . . — — Map (db m68079) HM
Near Mount Calvert Road 0.4 miles east of McClure Road.
British Attacks on the Patuxent
During the War of 1812, the British entered the Chesapeake Bay and threatened towns, plantations, and the cities of Washington and Baltimore. To counter this threat, Congress ordered the creation of the . . . — — Map (db m68302) HM
Long before European contact in the 1600s, Tribes of the Confederacy established settlements along the River. The location of a village was determined by how conducive the area was to fishing, planting, gathering, hunting, and trading, which enabled . . . — — Map (db m103909) HM
On Mount Calvert Road 0.3 miles east of McClure Road, on the right.
Woodland Indians on the Patuxent
American Indians established rear-round settlements along the Patuxent River 3,000 years ago during the Woodland Period (1000 BC-1600 AD). At first, their villages were small and scattered. Over time, large . . . — — Map (db m68303) HM
Near Central Avenue (Maryland Route 214) east of Ritchie Road (Truck Route Maryland Road 214).
The Ridgeley School was opened in 1927 as Colored School No.1 in Election District 13 in the African American community known as Ridgeley*. Named for a prominent local African American family, the Ridgeley School along with a church and society . . . — — Map (db m91958) HM
On Walker Mill Regional Park Drive south of Walker Mill Road when traveling west.
Panel 1: On September 27th, 2008, Maryland State Police Medevac Helicopter Trooper 2 responded to Waldorf, Maryland to assist the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department with a serious motor vehicle crash. Working alongside first responders, . . . — — Map (db m91033) HM
On Taylor Road near 50th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Adam Francis Plummer Founder of Present Day Edmonston
Born into slavery to the powerful Calvert Family, literate and educated Adam Francis Plummer rose to become the foreman for Charles Benedict Calvert (founder of the University of Maryland and . . . — — Map (db m68092) HM
On Decatur Street at Taylor Road, on the right when traveling west on Decatur Street. Reported missing.
This park is dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces who have served our nation with heartfelt thanks from the residents of Edmonston, MD.
[Logo]: Edmonston, Maryland, est. 1924. — — Map (db m68109) HM
On Decatur Street at Taylor Road, on the right when traveling west on Decatur Street. Reported missing.
Near this spot at Ingraham Street and 46th Avenue in the town of Edmonston, Adam Francis Plummer a former slave at Riversdale, moved his family to the house he built, Mount Rose, in 1870. The ten acre property adjoining Riversdale became a family . . . — — Map (db m68108) HM
In 1920, developer Robinson White built 19 small frame bungalows of identical form and style on Fairview (now 62nd Avenue). This area was the original Fairmount Heights Subdivision. These houses closely resembled the “Rosita” style of . . . — — Map (db m120729) HM
On 61st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 61st Avenue.
Charity Hall, although drastically altered from its original form, is an important historic feature of the Fairmount Heights community. The main block of the building was constructed by the Fairmount Heights Mutual Improvement Company to serve as a . . . — — Map (db m120037) HM
On 60th Place north of Eastern Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling north.
The Fonville House represents the foursquare houses popular in the early twentieth century. It was one of the largest houses during the early development of the Fairmount Heights community. It was built by Cornelius Fonville, who worked as a . . . — — Map (db m120290) HM
On Foote Street at 62nd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Foote Street.
The Doswell Brooks House was built in 1928 in the Mount Wisener subdivision of Fairmount Heights; the third subdivision to be platted in the community. It was built for Doswell and Anita Brooks. The house is a small bungalow, representative of a . . . — — Map (db m122146) HM
On 61st Avenue near Addison Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Fairmount Heights Elementary School is one of the largest buildings in the community. Before its construction, classes were held in nearby Charity Hall (715 61st Avenue). in early 1911, a group of residents approached the Prince George’s County . . . — — Map (db m119825) HM
On 59th Avenue just south of H Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Fairmount Heights Methodist Episcopal Church now known as Grace United Methodist Church was originally established in 1909. The first services were held in Charity Hall located at what is now 715 61st Avenue. For a short time after, services . . . — — Map (db m143032) HM
On 58th Avenue at J Street, on the right when traveling east on 58th Avenue.
First Baptist Church is the oldest church in the Town of Fairmount Heights. It was the meeting place for all of the town’s first activities. It was organized by Reverend Strothers. The church was erected in 1913.
Funded By the Maryland . . . — — Map (db m120152) HM
The Pinkney House is representative of the American Foursquare, a popular dwelling type with a square floor plan. The Henry Pinckney House is a large two-story dwelling with a hip roof pierced by gable dormers on three-planes of the roof. The . . . — — Map (db m120077) HM
On 59th Avenue just north of J Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1911, James Armstrong was appointed a member of the building committee for the proposed Fairmount Heights Elementary School (now located at Addison Road and 61st Avenue). A few years later he was named Director of Manual Training School at . . . — — Map (db m143033) HM
On 60th Place at Veterans Memorial Place, on the left when traveling north on 60th Place.
The John S. Johnson House is a cross-gabled frame dwelling built on large lots or groups of lots in developing subdivisions of the early twentieth century. It was built in 1911 for John S. Johnson, who settled in Fairmount Heights a few years . . . — — Map (db m120381) HM
The Fairmount Heights Municipal Center was constructed as a fire hall; it later served as a health clinic, library, general meeting space and, most importantly, as the town hall. The lots on which it stood were purchased by the town between 1939 and . . . — — Map (db m122206) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast 0 miles south of Sheriff Road Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Capt Molly Pitcher Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154786) HM
The Robert S. Nichols House was one of the community's most beautiful and substantial houses. Built in 1908 by John F. Collins, who sold the house and two lots in 1909 to Robert S. Nichols. Nichols moved to Maryland from Texas, and worked in the . . . — — Map (db m119907) HM
The Hargrove House was built in the North Fairmount Heights subdivision, platted in 1910. It was built by brick mason Samuel Hargrove. It is an unusual dwelling form, with molded brick detail and is probably unique in Prince George's County. It is . . . — — Map (db m119876) HM
On 60th Avenue at L Street, on the right when traveling north on 60th Avenue.
The first service of the Sylvan Baptist Church was held on the first Sunday in July, 1925, under a brush harbor on this site. The church was organized with six Baptist believers in Christ. Deacons Earl Luckett, John Lane, William Lane, Ambrose . . . — — Map (db m125050) HM
On Addison Road at 60th Place, on the right when traveling south on Addison Road.
The Fairmount Heights No. 92 F.A.A.M Maryland Jurisdiction received their charter in 1928 with Andrew Knox, W.M. George Henderson, Jr. W. Edward Patterson, Sr. W. James A. Campbell, Secretary and George W. Patterson, Treasurer. The Lodge building . . . — — Map (db m120313) HM
On 60th Place 0.1 miles south of Addison Road, on the left when traveling south.
The Fairmount Heights Municipal Center was constructed originally as a fire hall; it later was used as a health clinic, a library, a general meeting space and more importantly as the town hall. the lots on which it stood were purchased by the Town . . . — — Map (db m143031) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast just north of 62nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
William Sidney Pittman was born in Montgomery Alabama in 1875 to a laundress and an unknown father. At the age of seventeen, he began studying at Tuskegee Institute located in Tuskegee Alabama. He later attended Drexel Institute, Philadelphia . . . — — Map (db m143017) HM
The Trammell-Taylor House was one of the most substantial houses in the early development of Fairmount Heights. The house is a two-and-one-half story, side gabled, wood frame dwelling with Classical Revival decorative details. Above the entry porch . . . — — Map (db m119837) HM
On Eastern Avenue Northeast, on the left when traveling south.
The Pittman House was designed and built as a family home by architect William Sidney Pittman in 1907, the year in which he married Portia, daughter of the his former mentor Booker T. Washington. Pittman (1875-1958) attended Tuskegee Institute in . . . — — Map (db m119806) HM
On 59th Avenue at 59th Place, on the right when traveling east on 59th Avenue.
The World War II Monument was erected to honor the citizens of Fairmount Heights who served in the armed forces during World War II. In the early years of the Fairmount Heights community, this small park was the property of the Reverend Joshua . . . — — Map (db m119737) HM
Near National Harbor Boulevard south of Capital Beltway (Interstate 95), on the right when traveling south.
Durante Vita
From the day the colony was founded in 1634, enslaved Africans played an important role in the history and development of Maryland and Prince George's County. As skilled laborers, artisans, and farmhands, the enslaved . . . — — Map (db m127756) HM
Near National Harbor Boulevard south of Capital Beltway (Interstate 95), on the right when traveling south.
The Berry Years
Prosperous planter Zachariah Berry owned thousands of acres in Prince George's County before purchasing Oxon Hill Manor from the Addison Family in 1810. Little is known about his activity on the estate–indeed, it . . . — — Map (db m127693) HM
Near National Harbor Boulevard south of Capital Beltway (Interstate 95), on the right when traveling south.
A Plantation Society
Settlers to the New World came in search of gold, but what they found was a rugged landscape whose humbler natural resources would prove to be the greatest source of wealth. Timber, furs, and metal ores that had . . . — — Map (db m127686) HM
On National Harbor Boulevard south of Capital Beltway (Interstate 95), on the right when traveling south.
A cupola used to ornament the top of this house in the old days, where it was pleasant to sit on summer evenings and watch the sun set over the hills back of Alexandria...with the broad Potomac flowing between. The view is still very fine, . . . — — Map (db m127692) HM
Near National Harbor Boulevard south of Capital Beltway (Interstate 95), on the right when traveling south.
Europeans Make Contact
"...heaven and earth never agreed better to frame a place for man's habitation...here are mountains, hills, plains, valleys, rivers, and brookes, all running most pleasantly into a faire Bay compassed but for the . . . — — Map (db m127679) HM
On Southern Avenue Southeast north of Suitland Terrace Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Ruth Brewster Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154790) HM
On Fort Washington Road 0.8 miles west of Old Fort Road, in the median.
Home of the Digges Family
(descendants of Edward Digges,
governor of Virginia, 1652–1668)
The most intimate friend of
George and Martha Washington
in Prince George’s County,
where they visited many times. . . . — — Map (db m3663) HM
Near Fort Foote Road at Jessica Drive, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Among the largest cannon used in the Civil War Monumental in size, these two immense guns remain as sentinels ready to repel an attack on the Nation's capital. With their extended range and commanding location above the river, they were the key . . . — — Map (db m7636) HM
Near Fort Foote Road at Jessica Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Monumental in size, these two immense guns stood as sentinels ready to repel an attack on the nation's capital. With their extended range and commanding location above the river, they were the key defensive feature of the fort. Because of their . . . — — Map (db m132173) HM
Here is the final resting place of 40 members of the Col. John Addison family, some of Maryland's earliest colonial settlers. Their story began when Col. John Addison, the Emigrant (1634 – 1706) arrived on Maryland shores from England (1667). . . . — — Map (db m144137) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
American coastal defenses were modernized from the 1890s to 1910 with the development of the Endicott System. Emphasis in military tactics shifted the masonry fortifications to more effective weapons based on rifled steel guns, improved . . . — — Map (db m7955) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Building the Second Fort On September 8, 1814, only 12 days after the destruction of Fort Warburton, Pierre L'Enfant was commissioned by the Government to reestablish a fortification here. Work began that October but increasing friction between . . . — — Map (db m7963) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Troubles with Britain caused Congress in 1807 to authorize an improved system of forts along the Atlantic Coast to guard harbors, rivers, and seaports. The first fort, Fort Warburton, was completed in 1809. Located near the river in front of the . . . — — Map (db m7980) HM
On Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Coastal fortifications moved into the 20th century with the development of the Endicott System. At Fort Washington, eight reinforced concrete batteries were constructed near the old fort to mount modern artillery. Many support buildings were erected . . . — — Map (db m46176) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
During the 1840s improvements were made to this wall, defensively the weakest part of the fort. The parapet was raised and an outer work, called a caponiere, was added. The protected passageway on your left will lead you to the outerwork that . . . — — Map (db m8075) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Along the outer wall of the ditch you see the counterscarp battery, named for its location on the "counterscarp," or outer wall, of the dry ditch. This structure sheltered troops who could direct musketry toward the river or into the ditch itself. . . . — — Map (db m8068) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
(Left Panel): Three pair of these large 10-inch caliber disappearing guns were the key feature of the 1890s river defense system. Each weapon could direct its 650-pound projectile at enemy ships within a seven-mile range. Battery Humphries is . . . — — Map (db m8083) HM
High on a bluff, a hundred feet above the Potomac River, twelve heavy guns commanded the approach to the city. Smaller cannon were placed to protect Fort Foote from landward attack. Numerous buildings were constructed to house and support the large . . . — — Map (db m41414) HM
Near Fort Foote Road at Jessica Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Follow this path to the earthworks of Forte Foote.
Fort Foot was named after Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote, a Union naval hero mortally wounded at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on February 14, 1862. — — Map (db m68659) HM
On Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling west.
Fort Washington Park is the site of the first permanent fort constructed between 1814-1824 to guard the Potomac River approach to our Nation's Capital. Today the park offers many recreational opportunities and programs. Explore the historic sites . . . — — Map (db m4554) HM
Capt. Rufus King, Jr. devised a counterweight system and front-pintle mount that would allow the 49,000 pdr. Rodman Gun to depress during loading. Except for the brief periods of exposure to enemy fire during the aiming and firing of the gun, the . . . — — Map (db m7625) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Two sets of gates protected the main entrance, or sally port. During the improvements made in the 1840s the drawbridge was added to make the approach to the gates more difficult. The drawbridge, operated by a unique system of iron counterweights . . . — — Map (db m7982) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Minefields were an important part of the Endicott System of defense at the turn of the century. You are standing on the site that controlled the minefield operation. Groups of underwater mines anchored in the river downstream from the fort could be . . . — — Map (db m8065) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Remnants of former gun emplacements are the reminders of the three generations of armaments that occupied this V-shaped Water Battery. Each generation reflects the latest technologies and precision in the manufacture of armaments. 1830 - The first . . . — — Map (db m8080) HM
Near Fort Foote Road, on the right when traveling west.
Protecting the fort against land attack Armed with smaller field and siege guns, the landward bastions could deliver a sustained cannonade of 12- and 30-pounder shells. The long central traverse provided protection and contained magazines and . . . — — Map (db m7632) HM
On Broad Creek Church Road 0.1 miles south of Oxon Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
(King George's Parish Established 1692)
Credible evidence and honest
tradition record that
Washington
attended services here on
numerous occasions. — — Map (db m3662) HM
Explosions at Fort Washington August 27, 1814, surprised British and Americans alike. A British squadron slowly making its way up the Potomac expected resistance from the well-positioned fort. Alexandrians, fearing they were next after Washington’s . . . — — Map (db m96373) WM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Fort Washington's solid masonry walls offered good protection against shot from smoothbore cannon of the early 19th century. When rifled artillery was introduced in the late 1850s and used during the Civil War, effectiveness of masonry structures . . . — — Map (db m8063) HM
On Fort Washington Road at Warburton Road, on the right when traveling east on Fort Washington Road.
In 1902 children from nearby farms traveled by horse and buggy to the Silesia School, a one room school house. The school's contribution of education for this area continued until 1925. In 1959 the school and part of this land was sold to the . . . — — Map (db m7639) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
A reliable supply of drinking water for the garrison was a priority at Fort Washington. Three wells dug early in the fort's construction proved inadequate. By 1823, four cisterns were installed to store rainwater. Located underground at each end of . . . — — Map (db m8071) HM
Near Fort Foote Road, on the right when traveling west.
At the start of the Civil War, Washington was protected by only one fort, Fort Washington guarding the Potomac River approach. The capital city was uncomfortably close to Confederate forces operating in Northern Virginia. by 1864, a system of . . . — — Map (db m7635) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Named Battery Meigs, these two pits contained eight large 12-inch mortars. Each huge mortar was capable of hurling a 700-pound projectile in a high arc. The simultaneous firing of all eight would insure a clustered group of shells falling on the . . . — — Map (db m8086) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
The demi-bastion is a section of the fort that projects beyond the main wall and provides concentrated defensive fire. The bastion design includes two levels of artillery. Guns were to be mounted on the parapet above and in the casemates you see . . . — — Map (db m7998) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Strategically placed, this permanent section of the fort was the lowest level of the three tiers of guns. The Water Battery was designed to deliver "water-skipping" cannonade directed at the hulls of enemy ships. The simple V-shaped design has . . . — — Map (db m8078) HM
Near Fort Washington Road, on the right when traveling south.
Construction of this inverted V-shaped outerwork began in 1814. Traces of its shape are visible today. Surrounded by a dry ditch, the Water Battery mounted 24-pounder guns that provided an additional level of firepower to the fort. The Water . . . — — Map (db m8061) HM
Living where the land meets the water gives us everything we need: shelter in the woods, food to eat, and clean water to drink. Our climate promises a good life for the 15 million people and the more than 3,000 types of plants and animals that live . . . — — Map (db m96376)
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