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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Montgomery County, Maryland
Adjacent to Montgomery County, Maryland
▶ Frederick County(458) ▶ Howard County(116) ▶ Prince George's County(523) ▶ Washington, D.C.(1957) ▶ Arlington County, D.C.(368) ▶ Fairfax County, Virginia(474) ▶ Loudoun County, Virginia(252)
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On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) north of Aspen Hill Road.
Top section of marker:
Old Glory
I am the Star Spangled Banner.....
conceived in 1777 out of love
America bore for Liberty and Honor.
I am the memorial of countless heroes who
shed their blood to preserve this
. . . — — Map (db m111567) WM
On Barnesvile Road at West Harris Road, on the left when traveling west on Barnesvile Road.
The advance of Union Gen. John F. Reynolds’ I Corps began slogging through Barnesville on the morning of Friday, June 26, 1863, having crossed the Potomac River the afternoon before and camped west of town. Continuous heavy rain made marching muddy . . . — — Map (db m1678) HM
On Barnesvile Road just west of West Harris Road, on the left when traveling west.
On the evening of September 5, 1862, Gen. Wade Hampton’s and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s Confederate cavalry brigades bivouacked around Barnesville. They rode the next day to their base camp at Urbana, leaving the 9th Virginia Cavalry to guard Barnesville. . . . — — Map (db m156129) HM
On Bealsville Road (State Highway 109) just south of Hillrise Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Built about 1930 as the first metering station for the Washington area gas supply, this building was saved from imminent destruction by concerned citizens dedicated to both the preservation of the visible past and revitalization of the railroad. On . . . — — Map (db m139683) HM
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1 mile north of Beallsville Road (Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
Black men — both free and enslaved — were called upon to fight in the Civil War which ultimately led to the dismantlement of slavery, that ‘peculiar institution.’
As the Civil War dragged on, the state newspapers exaggerated . . . — — Map (db m86905) HM
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) at Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south on Beallsville Road.
On September 9, 1862, the running engagement between Illinois, Indiana, and Virginia cavalry units that began the day before in Poolesville continued in Beallsville when two Federal regiments forced the single regiment of Virginia cavalrymen posted . . . — — Map (db m1681) HM
On Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1.1 miles north of Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
Family Farming
Dr. William Brewer acquired 583 acres in a land grant known as “Woodstock Manor,”
in 1838. Woodstock was two miles from Dr. Brewer's primary residence, Aix-La-Chappell where he provided medical treatment to the . . . — — Map (db m86904) HM
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1.1 miles north of Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
Importance of Horses
Horses were brought to this continent by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. Their speed and endurance were invaluable in the New World. In early America. specific breeds were relatively unknown. Horses were . . . — — Map (db m86431) HM
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) at West Hunter Road, on the left.
“In loving memory of the valor and self-sacrifice of the Maryland soldiers in the Confederate Army whose names are inscribed hereon”
War of 1861 — 1865
J. Collison White Richard R. Hays
Thomas H. White James . . . — — Map (db m86183) WM
Near Wasche Road 0.3 miles north of Farm Road Trail, on the right when traveling north.
Restoring History
This circa 1800 stable was built either by the Young family or the Fisher family of Seneca sandstone most likely quarried nearby on the Potomac River. Seneca stone was prized for its ruddy variegated color, local abundance, . . . — — Map (db m86368) HM
Near Palmer Road North 0.2 miles east of Wood Road (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east.
This plaza is a tribute to the history and legacy of two great military medical institutions and their contributions to military medicine. Through this garden’s peaceful landscape, sculpture, and memorials, visitors are reminded of our commitment to . . . — — Map (db m70946) HM
On Grosvenor Lane at Rockville Pike (Maryland Road 355), on the right when traveling north on Grosvenor Lane.
Known locally as "The Linden Oak," this white oak tree (Quercus alba) is the fourth largest of its species in the state of Maryland and the largest in Montgomery County. How it came to be called "The Linden Oak" is unknown.
Recognized in the . . . — — Map (db m22317) HM
Near Center Drive just west of Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling west.
The National Library of Medicine's healing totem was created to promote good health, in keeping with the mission of the doctors and scientists who work here at NIH to advance our knowledge of health and medicine. Master carver Jewell James of the . . . — — Map (db m77836) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, on the right when traveling south.
If you walk down the short path to the water's edge and look upriver to your right, you can see Snake Island in the middle of Little Falls Dam. Just behind the island, hidden underwater, is a fishway—a passage that enables fish to swim beyond . . . — — Map (db m136927) HM
On Center Drive at North Drive, on the right when traveling west on Center Drive.
The 192 year old, 84 foot tall white oak that grew here was felled on February 14, 1998 to make way for the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center. The U.S. Navy used the 14 ton, 35 foot trunk segment for repairs to the USS Constitution, . . . — — Map (db m73322) HM
On Elliott Road 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
During the Civil War, fortifications were constructed around the perimeter of Washington to defend the city from attack by the Confederate Army. Paramount to survival under siege was protection of the city's water supply. Forts Sumner and Mansfield . . . — — Map (db m17647) HM
Near Center Drive just from Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling west.
The carvings on this bench depict a story from the Salish people of the northwestern United States and British Columbia, Canada. The story teaches respect for natural cycles, represented by the salmon’s annual migration upriver from the sea to . . . — — Map (db m77878) HM
On Woodmont Avenue at Norfolk Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Woodmont Avenue.
★ ★ ★ ★
This memorial is dedicated to those men and women of Bethesda-Chevy Chase area who gave their lives in the defense of our country.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
The Gulf Wars . . . — — Map (db m145229) WM
On Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.6 miles south of Elsmere Avenue.
The Bethesda Meeting House was erected on this site in 1820. The original sanctuary was destroyed by fire. A second edifice was built in 1850 about 100 yards south of the cemetery. In 1926 the church was moved to its present location at Wilson Lane . . . — — Map (db m78047) HM
On Elliott Road 0.4 miles west of Ashfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
Born June 4, 1834, in Martinsburg, New York, this 1856 West Point graduate returned to his alma mater as an instructor following a tour of duty in the west and midwest. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Bailey organized the First New York Light . . . — — Map (db m17695) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) at Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling north on Old Georgetown Road.
This commemorative site known as "Five Points," has been used as a commercial crossroads for almost 300 years. Its name was derived from the old Indian trails which are now merged and identified as Edgemoor Lane, Wisconsin Avenue, East West Highway . . . — — Map (db m84) HM
On Sangamore Road at Westpath Way, on the left when traveling north on Sangamore Road.
Forts Alexander, Ripley and Franklin, built to protect the Washington water system in 1861, were connected by earthworks in 1863 and renamed Ft. Sumner to honor Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, A hero of Antietam. The fort’s 28 cannon providea a . . . — — Map (db m3448) HM
After the Civil War, America's cities created new transportation systems that enabled them to prosper and grow. During this time, major rail lines were built to connect Washington, D.C. with other cities. Smaller electric streetcar or 'trolley' . . . — — Map (db m116775) HM
Near Westlake Terrace 0.1 miles west of Westlake Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Lieutenant of Volunteers
French and Indian War,
Magistrate of the 1st. court,
Montg. Co. MD. 1777
Major of Maryland Battalion
Member of Committee to
effect resolutions of
first Continental Congress. — — Map (db m72752) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) at Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355), on the left when traveling north on Old Georgetown Road.
Robert W. Lebling gave to the community with passion, just as he loved his family and friends. Highly respected for his civic and business leadership, Mr. Lebling served on numerous boards and committees for the economic betterment of Bethesda. . . . — — Map (db m85) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, on the right when traveling south.
Seven dams and one steam pump were built along the river to funnel water into the canal. In times of drought or low water, usually during the height of summer, river levels dropped dramatically. The canal could not get enough water from the river . . . — — Map (db m136925) HM
From its inception the vision of the C&O Canal has evolved, constantly finding ways to be relevant. Built in 1829, Lockhouse 6 stands a mile upstream from Little Falls, site of the canal's July 4th groundbreaking the previous year. Lockhouse 6 . . . — — Map (db m112119) HM
On Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) just east of Fairmont Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Locust Grove, the home of Lucy Beall, Daughter of George, and of Her Husband Samuel Wade Magruder, a local leader in the Revolutionary War, was built around 1770. Located near Montgomery Mall Shopping Plaza (at the intersection of Westlake Terrace . . . — — Map (db m72958) HM
Near Arlington Road north of Edgemoor Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Looking north up Wisconsin Avenue at Old Georgetown Road in 1940. The Bank of Bethesda building, now Crestar Bank, is to the left. The sign to the right announces that the Hot Shoppe was coming soon — it opened in January, 1941. Behind the . . . — — Map (db m129431) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355) at Montgomery Lane, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue.
(East Face)
N.S.D.A.R. Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days.
(North Face)
This the first military road in America beginning at Rock Creek and Potomac River, Georgetown, Maryland, leading our pioneers . . . — — Map (db m18437) HM
On Wood Road 0.6 miles north of Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling east.
Panel at main entrance:
National Naval Medical Center Tower and View has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Cornerstone inscription at main entrance, north . . . — — Map (db m70906) HM
On Wood Road (Maryland Route 355) 0.6 miles north of Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355).
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt selected this site on July 5, 1938. At the time, the site was a cabbage patch on a run down farm. This property was originally part of the “Clagetts’ Purchase” recorded in 1715. The original 772 acre . . . — — Map (db m61969) HM WM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) just east of Arlington Road, on the right when traveling east.
Part of Old Georgetown Road Was once an Indian trail going from what is now Wisconsin Avenue to the Potomac River. In 1806, The Maryland Assembly created the Washington Turnpike Company to improve the Georgetown-Frederick Road. — — Map (db m73385) HM
On Moorland Lane east of Arlington Road, on the left when traveling west.
Old Georgetown Road looking west, in the years just before World War II. Edgemoor Lane intersects — at the left. The Acme Market, a grocery store, is in the center of the picture. — — Map (db m129432) HM
Near Westwood Drive west of Wetherill Road, on the left when traveling west.
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791 - 1792
Protected by John Hall Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154768) HM
On Western Avenue east of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In 1790, Congress authorized the establishment of a territory 10 miles square on the Potomac River to be the Capital of the United States. It was President Washington's recommendation to use land on both sides of the river. Surveyor Andrew Ellicott, . . . — — Map (db m154770) HM
On Center Drive 0.1 miles south of South Drive, on the right when traveling south.
"The National Institute of Health speaks the universal language of humanitarianism. It has been devoted throughout its long and distinguished history to furthering the health of all mankind....In dedicating this Institute, I dedicate it to the . . . — — Map (db m67765) HM
Near Wisconsin Avenue (Route 355) 0.1 miles south of Center Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The carvings on this bench depict a story from the Salish people of the northwestern United States and British Columbia, Canada. The story explains how Raven delivered the sun, moon, stars, and fire to humanity. These treasures are necessary for . . . — — Map (db m77864) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) just east of Arlington Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1890, the Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad ran along Old Georgetown Road to Bethesda Park, a favorite amusement spot in the area. The park entrance was located on the corner of what is now Old Georgetown Road and Sonoma Road. — — Map (db m73284) HM
On Moorland Lane west of Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187), on the right when traveling east.
The Bank of Bethesda building, now Crestar Bank, as it looked in the 1940's. The bank was established in 1919. This structure was built in 1926, with an addition in 1940, and is constructed of locally-quarried stone. — — Map (db m129433) HM
On South Drive at Center Drive, on the right when traveling west on South Drive.
This centennial anchor, originally from a Coast Guard cutter, rested for many years in front of the Staten Island Marine Hospital where the National Institutes of Health began in 1887 with the founding of the Hygienic Laboratory. It was presented to . . . — — Map (db m69105) HM
On Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.6 miles south of Elsmere Avenue.
The Church that Named a Community
was built on this site in 1820 and called
Bethesda House of Mercy
The entire district came to be called by that name.
The community of Bethesda is known the world over as a center of . . . — — Map (db m77895) HM
On Arlington Road north of Edgemoor Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The first building for the Bethesda Fire Department, which is shown here, was located at 7620 Old Georgetown Road. It was built in 1926 and an addition was completed in 1931. The photograph was taken in the 1940's. — — Map (db m129430) HM
Near Bethesda Avenue at Woodmont Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of an old railroad line called the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). It's all that remains of an unrealized attempt by the B&O to construct a major rail link between the . . . — — Map (db m83) HM
Near Center Drive just south of South Drive, on the right when traveling south.
By Act of Congress This building is designated as the (sic)
The Louis Stokes Laboratories
Congressman Louis Stokes served as a distinguished member of the United States Congress for 30 years, representing his native state of Ohio. He was . . . — — Map (db m68454) HM
On Cloister Drive just south of Center Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Mary Woodward Lasker (1900-1994), with her husband Albert, founded the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation in 1942 to deepen the national commitment to medical science, and to raise awareness of extraordinary basic and clinical research discoveries . . . — — Map (db m73073) HM
The 1903 Walter Reed Memorial Association's vision for a memorial in honor of Major Walter Reed was finally realized on 21 November 1966 on the ground of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC. After the center's closure on 15 September . . . — — Map (db m75846) HM
Near River Road (Maryland Route 190) west of Willard Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
From 1891 to 1900, the Glen Echo Railroad Company, later known as the Washington and Glen Echo Railroad, operated a trolley line through what is now Willard Avenue Park. This line comprised part of a series of interconnecting systems that provided . . . — — Map (db m126644) HM
Near Old Georgetown Road (Maryland Route 187) just west of Moorland Lane, on the left when traveling west.
This complex of buildings and gardens stands on part of the land associated with Descendants of Ninian Beall, who came to Maryland in 1650. His son George reputedly gave his name to Georgetown which in 1752 was carved out of property he owned. — — Map (db m73142) HM
On Center Drive at NIH Gateway Drive, on the right when traveling west on Center Drive. Reported missing.
From the Greek Island of Cos, Hippocrates is said to have held classes under the parent tree. The cutting for this tree is a gift the town of Cos presented to the National Library of Medicine at the dedication of its new building. — — Map (db m62940) HM
Near Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.1 miles south of Center Drive, on the right when traveling south.
From the Greek Island of Cos, Hippocrates is said to have held classes under the parent tree. The gift Tree was presented by the town of Cos to the National Library of Medicine at the dedication
of its new building on December 14, 1961.
This . . . — — Map (db m73312) HM
Near Center Drive 0.3 miles east of Convent Drive, on the right when traveling east.
From the Greek Island of Cos, Hippocrates is said to have held classes under the parent tree. The gift Tree was presented by the town of Cos to the National Library of Medicine at the dedication
of its new building on December 14, 1961.
This . . . — — Map (db m74964) HM
On Palmer Road North 0.2 miles east of Wood Road, on the right when traveling east.
Text inscribed on north face of monument: Walter Reed 1851 - 1902
Bacteriologist Research Scientist In honor of his great work in the fight for the eradication of yellow fever
Text inscribed on south face of monument: . . . — — Map (db m68989) HM
Near Lake Ridge Drive 0.1 miles north of Lake Ridge Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Several pits for the mining of gold formerly existed in Black Hill Regional Park. A result of gold mining fever in Montgomery County between 1850 and 1950. In this open pit extraction site, miners used simple picks and shovels. Ore containing gold . . . — — Map (db m67980) HM
On Lake Ridge Drive just north of Lake Ridge Drive, on the left when traveling north.
In 1946 Mr. George A. (Jay) Chadwick, Jr. bought the Gold Mine Farm which now makes up a large part of Black Hill Regional Park. He cleared the property of brush and Fieldstone for a dairy farm which was operated for many years. This beautiful stone . . . — — Map (db m90477) HM
On High Street (Maryland Route 97) just south of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Many Washington residents fleeing the British invasion in August 1814 converged on this quiet village. Brookeville also provided a haven for hungry soldiers as they headed for Baltimore following the American Defeat at Bladensburg. . . . — — Map (db m76403) HM
On High Street (Maryland Route 97) just south of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
In this village President Madison and members of his official family found refuge in the home of Caleb Bentley, first Postmaster of Brookeville, following the burning of the Capitol and the White House by the British army. Many other refugees from . . . — — Map (db m363) HM
On Market Street 0.1 miles east of North Street, on the left when traveling east.
Erected in ca. 1798, the Federal style Bentley House was the first substantial structure to be built in Brookeville. In 1814 it was the home of Caleb and Henrietta Bentley. Caleb was the town's first postmaster and merchant, and the house includes a . . . — — Map (db m76398) HM
On Market Street east of South Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Briggs House was built in 1803 for Hannah Brooke Briggs and her husband Isaac Briggs, who were still living here in 1814. The Briggses also owned a house and farm known as Sharon in Sandy Spring. Hannah, a devout Quaker, married Isaac Briggs in . . . — — Map (db m128850) HM
On High Street (Maryland Route 97) just south of Market Street (Maryland Route 97), on the right when traveling north.
On June 28, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart left Rockville with three cavalry brigades, 125 captured Union supply wagons, and more than 400 military and civilian prisoners, arriving in Brookeville that night. At every opportunity, prisoners . . . — — Map (db m366) HM
On High Street (Maryland Route 97) south of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Brookeville Academy was founded in 1810 by the town's leading citizens and built largely with donated materials. The building began as a one-story structure that was raised to two stories in 1834. The Academy provided a well-rounded education to . . . — — Map (db m114387) HM
Near High Street (Maryland Route 97) just south of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Sculptor Stefan Saal created the Brookeville Angel over a three-month period in 1994 from a white oak tree (Quercus alba) located on the east side of Georgia Avenue (Rt. #97) south of town. "Father Don" (Donald Van Alstyne) of the Marian Fathers . . . — — Map (db m368) HM
On North Street 0.1 miles north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The Brookville Schoolhouse sits upon land purchased for $300 in 1865, four years after the Maryland General Assembly established the Montgomery County public school system. At some subsequent point, the school began operation as a traditional . . . — — Map (db m114395) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) 0.1 miles north of Damascus Road (Maryland Route 650), on the left when traveling north.
May 15, 1862, with seventeen young Marylanders he organized First Maryland cavalry. He served consistently and gallantly, rising from Private to Lt. Colonel. Killed at South Anna River, Virginia, June 1, 1864. — — Map (db m362) HM
On Market Street north of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97), on the right when traveling north.
The Gassaway House was built about 1804 for Samuel and Anne Leeke. Brice John Gassaway purchased it in 1812 and he and his wife Dinah and two of their seven grown children were living here in 1814. Brice, a retired gentleman farmer from western Anne . . . — — Map (db m114392) HM
On Market Street 0.1 miles east of North Street, on the left when traveling east.
In this house
August 26-27 1814
President
James Madison
and
Richard Rush
Attorney General • were
sheltered after the burning by the British of the public buildings at Washington
August 24-25, . . . — — Map (db m364) HM
On Market Street 0.1 miles east of North Street, on the left when traveling east.
On August 26, 1814 this house provided shelter for President Madison and his official party during the British burning of the federal buildings in Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812.
The following day, August 27th, the Secretary of State James . . . — — Map (db m365) HM
On Market Street (Maryland Route 97) at Water Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
One of the four federal style masonry houses that were standing in Brookeville in 1814, this house was built by real estate investor Caleb Pancoast about 1806 and sold shortly thereafter. In 1814 it was home of Margaret Brooke, the unmarried sister . . . — — Map (db m114388) HM
Near Zion Road south of Sundown Road, on the right when traveling north.
The streams of Montgomery County's Piedmont Region run faster and deeper than those of the Coastal Plain. Steam power fueled the early industrial age in Montgomery County in the late-18th and 19th centuries. Mills along the Hawlings River stream . . . — — Map (db m114415) HM
On Market Street (Maryland Route 97) west of Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
Greenbury Murphy, Brookeville's first blacksmith, built this exceptionally fine Federal style house about 1807, financing its construction and that of a blacksmith shop with a mortgage from local merchant Caleb Bentley. The brick house, a . . . — — Map (db m114389) HM
On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Brookeville Road, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Avenue.
In 1800, Thomas Moore, Jr. and his wife, Mary Brooke Moore sold to David Newlin four acres inherited from Mrs. Moore's father, Roger Brooke IV, described as "standing below Newlin's Mill dam". Initially, Newlin operated an oil mill on this site, . . . — — Map (db m369) HM
Near High Street (Maryland Route 97) south of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Newlin's Mill was located on the west side of Brookeville in the vicinity of Brookeville Road and Market Street (Route 97) and was operated from the early 19th century to the early 20th century. This versatile mill sawed lumber, pressed oil from . . . — — Map (db m367) HM
On Brookeville Road 0.3 miles east of Grayhaven Manor Road, on the right when traveling east.
This log structure, acquired as part of Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park, was once part of Oakley Farm. Built before or just after emancipation, the cabin is representative of slave or tenant housing and is a rare surviving example. Reddy Branch, . . . — — Map (db m5415) HM
Near Zion Road south of Sundown Road, on the right when traveling north.
Until World War II, Montgomery County's economy and landscape were primarily agricultural. The American Indian tribes of the county grew corn, squash, and beans on their villages near streams. The earliest settlers from Europe grew tobacco for . . . — — Map (db m114417) HM
On Market Street 0.1 miles east of North Street, on the left when traveling east.
Known as the Miller's House, this modest stone structure was likely built by the town's founder Richard Thomas, Jr. in the 1790s for the operator of his mill, which stood adjacent to this house, along Reedy Branch of the Hawlings River. The house . . . — — Map (db m76416) HM
On Market Street (Maryland Route 97) west of Water Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Moore built this worker's cottage, probably in the late 1790s. Moore was married to Mary Brooke, one of Deborah Thomas's sisters, and the Moores lived on a farm adjacent to Brookeville. Moore was a farmer, inventor, engineer and entrepreneur who . . . — — Map (db m114390) HM
Near Zion Road south of Sundown Road, on the right when traveling north.
In 2004, this trail corridor was named in honor of the mother of the modern environmental movement, Rachel Carson. When complete, the Rachel Carson Greenway Trail will be 25 miles long, connecting the Anacostia Trail System in Prince George's County . . . — — Map (db m114413) HM
On Market Street east of South Street, on the right when traveling east.
Richard Thomas, Jr. and his wife, Deborah Brooke Thomas, the founders of the town of Brookeville, built their large frame house here ca. 1801. In 1814, they were living here with their five children. The town was established on land that Deborah . . . — — Map (db m114394) HM
On Market Street (Maryland Route 97) south of Brookeville Road, on the left when traveling north.
The original section of what is known as the Valley Mill House (on the right) consisted of a single-story, one-room stone cottage with a large open hearth and stair to a sleeping loft. David Newlin built it about 1800, adjacent to his mill complex, . . . — — Map (db m114391) HM
Near Clara Barton Parkway (southbound only) south of the Glen Echo Exit. Reported permanently removed.
“When I was 7, we moved [to the] lock, and we were very happy. My mother was so happy to have a home; she was just about wild. And we did love it here, as a locktender, you know?” —Lavenia Cross Waskey
The . . . — — Map (db m112121) HM
Near Clara Barton Parkway 1 mile east of Capital Beltway Inner Loop (Interstate 495).
It shall be the duty, at all hours, by night as well as day, to pass all boats and floats presenting themselves at their locks. — Charles Mercer, President, C&O Canal Company
Every time his boat passed through a lock, a boat captain . . . — — Map (db m103222) HM
On MacArthur Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
[ Panel 1] “... in our midst exists one of the most imposing and wonderful structures which engineering skill could devise ...” --William T.S. Curtis, November 1, 1897, from a paper read before the Columbia Historical Society. . . . — — Map (db m22636) HM
On MacArthur Boulevard just west of Wilson Lane (Maryland Route 188), on the left when traveling west.
[Left plaque:]
An
American Water
Landmark
Cabin John
Bridge
Significant in the history
of Public Water Supply
Designated by
American Water Works Association
[Right plaque:] . . . — — Map (db m145965) HM
The “drop gate” on this lift lock was a technological advance over the more common swing-gate lock. It was faster and could be more easily operated by a single employee.
Only a few drop-gates were installed on the canal, most of . . . — — Map (db m103200) HM
Near Clara Barton Parkway 1.5 miles from Capital Beltway Inner Loop (Interstate 495), on the right when traveling east.
After being neglected for nearly a decade, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal received new life with the New Deal programs in the late 1930s. Two African American Civilian Conservation Corps camps were setup at nearby Cabin John and Carderock to . . . — — Map (db m105328) HM
Near Clara Barton Parkway 2 miles east of Capital Beltway Inner Loop (Interstate 495), on the right when traveling east.
Most canal locks were "swing-gate" locks, opened by pulling or pushing long balance beams that projected from the gates.
Stone for the Seven Locks (locks 7 through 14) was cut and finished by stonemasons who were paid by the "piece." Arrows, . . . — — Map (db m125187) HM
Near Clara Barton Parkway 2 miles east of Capital Beltway Inner Loop (Interstate 495), on the right.
A long blast on a tin horn followed by the boatman's shout of "Hey-ey-ey! Lock! Aw, Lock!" summoned the lock-keeper to duty. Lock-keepers were hired to "attend constantly and diligently by day and night," during the nine month boating season. They . . . — — Map (db m125189) HM
Near Susanna Lane 0.2 miles east of Jones Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
This Spring is on the site of Clean Drinking, a land grant surveyed for Col. John Courts in 1699. Descendants of Courts, the Jones family, lived at nearby Clean Drinking Manor for many years.
Placed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames . . . — — Map (db m61517) HM
On Meadowbrook Lane 0.2 miles south of East-West Highway (Maryland Route 410), on the right when traveling south.
Hailed as one of the finest saddle clubs in the East when it opened in 1934, Meadowbrook Stables is a handsomely detailed Colonial Revival style house barn with accompanying club unit reportedly modeled after a tavern in Charlottesville, Virginia. . . . — — Map (db m140241) HM
Original Federal
Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Place 1791 - 92
Protected by
Patriots' Memorial Chapter
Daughters of the
American Revolution
1965 — — Map (db m154771) HM
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed - 1791 - 1792
Protected by the Margaret Whetten Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m154774) HM
Near Connecticut Avenue (Maryland Route 185) south of Thornapple Street, on the right when traveling south.
I pledge my head to clearer thinking,
my heart to greater loyalty,
my hands to larger service,
and my health to better living,
for my club, my community
my country and my world.
Responding to the 1918 national contest, Otis Hall, . . . — — Map (db m116017) HM
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