On Araby Church Road at Baker Valley Road on Araby Church Road.
This monument was erected by the State Of Vermont to designate the position of the Tenth Vermont Infantry during the battle fought here on the ninth day of July 1864 to save Washington, "and we saved it." Seven companies occupied the Washington . . . — — Map (db m170755) HM
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
Erected by the State of New Jersey to commemorate the heroic services of the 14th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps Army of the Potomac, at the Battle of Monocacy, MD July 9th 1864. ********* The . . . — — Map (db m13301) HM
In this property
At 173 West All Saints Street
Dr. Ulysses G. Bourne
and
Dr. Charles Brooks
Operated a 15-Bed Hospital
for African Americans
from 1919 to 1928
This Plaque Erected By
The Kiwanis Club of Frederick
June . . . — — Map (db m107230) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4–6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George . . . — — Map (db m18382) HM
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4–6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George . . . — — Map (db m97907) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling south.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George . . . — — Map (db m194555) HM
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4–6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. . . . — — Map (db m236181) HM
On West Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) east of South Bentz Street, on the right when traveling east.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George B. . . . — — Map (db m249948) HM
On East Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) just west of Maxwell Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George B. . . . — — Map (db m249959) HM
Near Baker Valley Road 0.6 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the morning of July 9, 1864, John T. Worthington sent his family to safety in the cellar. From an upstairs window he watched Confederate General McCausland lead his cavalry brigade of 1,400 men into an ambush. Concealed behind a fence and . . . — — Map (db m89982) HM
On South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) at West Patrick Street ( Route 144), on the right when traveling south on South Market Street.
Learn to paint at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center or catch outrageous improve and other stage productions at the Maryland Ensemble Theatre. Dance on your toes at the Cultural Arts Center or ponder the trompe l'oeil elements of the . . . — — Map (db m129735) HM
On South Market Street at All Saints Street on South Market Street.
At this intersection, President Abraham Lincoln spoke from a railroad car platform to Frederick residents assembled in the streets on October 4, 1862. He had just returned from viewing the battlefields of South Mountain and Antietam and had . . . — — Map (db m60166) HM
Near Stadium Drive south of South Market Street ( Route 355), on the right when traveling south.
Up from the meadows rich with corn,
Clear in the cool September morn,
The clustered spires or Frederick stand
Greenwalled by the hills of Maryland
Round about them orchards sweep,
Apple and peach tree fruited deep.
Fair as . . . — — Map (db m213586) HM WM
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
"Over Barbara Frietchie's grave,
Flag of Freedom and Union, wave!"
John Greenleaf Whittier
From the poem, entitled “Barbara Frietchie,”
Atlantic Monthly magazine, October, 1863
Barbara Fritchie's 96 . . . — — Map (db m127719) HM
On West Patrick Street (State Highway 144), on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
As the Confederate army marched through Frederick on September 10, 1862, feisty local Unionists—mostly women—showed their defiance by waving the Stars and Stripes. The poet John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized one of them in “The Ballad of Barbara . . . — — Map (db m2693) HM
On West Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) east of South Bentz Street, on the right when traveling east.
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's smashing victory over Union Gen. John Pope at the Second Battle of Manassas, Lee decided to invade Maryland to reap the fall harvest, gain Confederate recruits, earn foreign recognition of the . . . — — Map (db m249951) HM
On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at New Technology Way on Urbana Pike.
About 8 o'clock a dash was made by the enemy under cover of artillery fire, to drive us from out position, hoping to gain the pike, and proceed on their way to Washington. — Private Daniel B. Freeman, Company G, 10th Vermont Infantry . . . — — Map (db m78507) HM
Near West Patrick Street (U.S. 40) at Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early drove Union Gen. David Hunter into West Virginia after the Battle of Lynchburg, Va., clearing the Shenandoah Valley of Federal forces. To draw Union troops from Petersburg, Early launched a raid on . . . — — Map (db m167015) HM
Near Linden Avenue at West Patrick Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north.
(preface) In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early . . . — — Map (db m232188) HM
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
Here along the Monocacy River on July 9, 1864, was fought the battle between Union forces under General Lew Wallace and Confederate forces under General Jubal A. Early. The battle, although a temporary victory for the Confederates, delayed their . . . — — Map (db m3218) HM
Near Interstate 270, on the right when traveling west.
The Battle of Monocacy took place on July 9, 1864, in the valley before you. The battle pitted North against South, and Washington, D.C., was the prize. Richmond and Petersburg were endangered, but the Southern leader, General Robert E. Lee had . . . — — Map (db m3292) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The John T. Best family was going about its chores of tending cows, hogs, chickens, and fields of wheat, oats, and corn. The Bests were used to working amid soldiers, for Union and Confederate troops had camped here on the South Hermitage farm . . . — — Map (db m194537) HM
Near New Technology Way 0.1 miles east of Urbana Pike ( Route 355), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In June 1864, with Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, Lee developed a bold plan to capture Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early with 15,000 troops to invade . . . — — Map (db m78623) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
In June 1864, with Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, Lee developed a bold plan to capture Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early with 15,000 troops to invade . . . — — Map (db m104162) HM
Near New Technology Way east of Urbana Pike ( Route 355), on the right when traveling east.
In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia. Lee saw an opportunity to capture undefended Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. . . . — — Map (db m213591) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia. Lee saw an opportunity to capture undefended Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. . . . — — Map (db m213593) HM
In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was intent on destroying Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army at Petersburg, Virginia. Lee saw an opportunity to capture undefended Washington, D.C. He sent Lieutenant General Jubal A. . . . — — Map (db m286043) HM
Near South Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
On April 23, 1755 At a Tavern located near this spot General Edward Braddock Colonel George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Met to plan the British assault on Ft. Dusquesne During the French & Indian War This plaque erected by the Kiwanis Club . . . — — Map (db m2725) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Confederates wearing captured blue uniforms had killed or wounded several Union skirmishers who had been sent across the Monocacy River to hold the Georgetown Turnpike and B&O Railroad bridges "at all hazards."
The two sides traded shots all . . . — — Map (db m194546) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
On July 9, 1864, a wooden covered bridge spanned the Monocacy River where you see the present-day Urbana Pike Bridge. The covered bridge provided easy movement for the Confederates, intent on speeding 15,000 troops with their horses, wagons, and . . . — — Map (db m194547) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
A wagon road crossed Bush Creek at this location connecting the Georgetown Pike with roads to Baltimore. As Federal troops withdrew from the battlefield, they passed Gambrill's Mill and followed this road toward Baltimore, leaving the field to the . . . — — Map (db m194553) HM
On East Church Street at North Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Church Street. Reported permanently removed.
The building in front of you, Kemp Hall, was the capitol of Maryland during the spring and summer of 1861, as the state came perilously close to leaving the Union. Because secession would have placed the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. between the . . . — — Map (db m67247) HM
On East Church Street at East Market Street ( Route 355), on the right when traveling east on East Church Street.
The building in front of you, Kemp Hall, was the capitol of Maryland during the spring and summer of 1861, as the state came perilously close to leaving the Union. Because secession would have placed the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., between . . . — — Map (db m249967) HM
Near East Street south of Commerce Street, on the right when traveling south.
Starting at a spring on Catoctin Mountain, Carroll Creek flows east through Frederick toward the Monocacy River. From the town's founding in 1745, leather tanning, butchering, brewing, and other odiferous industries concentrated along this "town . . . — — Map (db m249964) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Route 355) 0.4 miles south of New Technology Way, on the right when traveling south.
Since the war's onset John T. Best had grown accustomed to seeing Union and Confederate soldiers on his farm, but the morning of July 9, 1864, was different. Shots rang out on the farm and a battle ensued. Confederate artillery moved into the . . . — — Map (db m194539) HM
Near Stuart Drive south of Rutherford Court, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick High School alumnus Chuck Foreman excelled at track, basketball, and football. He played defensive back, wide receiver, and running back positions for the University of Miami Hurricanes before being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in . . . — — Map (db m137815) HM
On Council Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Connections with the Civil War abound around this Courthouse Square, where the first official act of defiance against the British crown - the 1765 Stamp Act Repudiation - occurred almost a century earlier. In 1857, Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice . . . — — Map (db m2815) HM
On Council Street west of North Court Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Connections with the Civil War abound around this Courthouse Square, where the first official act of defiance against the British Crown—the 1765 Stamp Act Repudiation—occurred almost a century earlier. In 1857, Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice . . . — — Map (db m249827) HM
Near South Carroll Street north of East All Saints Street, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick County's ties to the American Civil War run deep, so it should come as no surprise that it is part of Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area/National Scenic Byway. . . . — — Map (db m119144) HM
On Baker Valley Road 0.3 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
On the morning of July 9, 1864, C. Keefer Thomas hosted two Union officers at his breakfast table, talking about the impeding battle. Later that morning as the battle drew near, the Thomas family, with several houseguests, neighbors, enslaved . . . — — Map (db m89983) HM
Near Interstate 270, on the right when traveling west.
John Greenleaf Whittier immortalized Barbara Fritchie and the town of Frederick in his poem about the elderly Frederick resident who supposedly displayed the Union flag as Southern soldiers marched by on September 10, 1862.
On July 9, 1864, . . . — — Map (db m3290) HM
On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) 0.4 miles north of Araby Church Road, on the left when traveling north.
On July 9, 1907, 43 years after the battle of Monocacy, 180 veterans of the 14th New Jersey Regiment returned to dedicate this monument in honor of their comrades and their sacrifices. Most of the men wore a memorial pin on their lapel, given to . . . — — Map (db m82291) HM
On 2nd Street at Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
In special tribute to those
who participated in the
"D" Day Invasion-Normandy France, June 6, 1944
Since 1775
Dedicated to all those past and present
who have served in peace and war
as members of
Company A, 1st Bn, 115th Infantry . . . — — Map (db m103364) WM
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Frederick County was central to the Civil War military campaigns of 1862, 1863, and 1864, while Frederick City served as a major hospital center for soldiers of both armies. Hundreds of men died here, prompting the need for local Burial. Many . . . — — Map (db m103169) HM
Near South Market Street south of Mt Olivet Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Erected A.D. 1880.
By the Ladies
Monumental Association
of Frederick County
In honor of the soldiers
of the Confederate Army
who fell in the battles of
Antietam, Monocacy, and elsewhere
and are here buried.
Honor To the Brave
. . . — — Map (db m103172) WM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
7:00 a.m, July 9, 1864 Confederate troops under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early streamed through the gaps of South Mountain and the Catoctins and headed south past Frederick. Bound for Washington, D.C., they were stopped here at the Best family farm by . . . — — Map (db m194536) HM
On West Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
circa 1745 - Founded by German Reformed settlers led by schoolmaster John Thomas Schley, the Founder of Frederick City.
1934 - Became part of the The Evangelical and Reformed Church a Merger of the Evangelical Synod and German . . . — — Map (db m2816) HM
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144) at Market Street (State Highway 355), on the left when traveling west on East Patrick Street. Reported permanently removed.
The Square Corner, at the intersection of Patrick and Market Streets, has long been the commercial and financial heart of Frederick. It is here that the National Road meets several important north-south roads that lead to Pennsylvania, Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m2748) HM
On East Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) at South Market Street ( Route 355), on the left when traveling west on East Patrick Street. Reported permanently removed.
The Square Corner, at the intersection of Patrick and Market Streets, has long been the commercial and financial heart of Frederick. It is here that the National Road meets several important north-south roads that lead to Pennsylvania, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m249955) HM
On East Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) at South Market Street ( Route 355), on the left when traveling west on East Patrick Street.
The Square Corner, at the intersection of Patrick and Market Streets, has long been the commercial and financial heart of Frederick. It is here that the National Road meets several important north-south roads that lead to Pennsylvania, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m305549) HM
On East Church Street just east of North Market Street ( Route 355), on the left when traveling east.
Two tides of immigration met at Frederick Town, the westernmost settlement in Maryland at the time of its founding in 1745. English people came primarily from southern Maryland, the oldest and first developed section of the colony. Germans came . . . — — Map (db m152364) HM
Near Stadium Drive south of South Market Street ( Route 355), on the right when traveling south.
Major who served as a Captain in the 2nd Regt. of Infantry, U.S. Army, under General Andrew Jackson's staff at the Battle of New Orleans in 1814. Promoted to 2nd Lieut 2nd Regt. on Feb. 12, 1801, and Major on Feb. 21, 1814. — — Map (db m213570) HM
On Old Maryland Route 144 at East Patrick Street, on the left when traveling east on Maryland Route 144.
Gunfire echoed around this spot on the blisteringly hot summer day of July 9, 1864, as Union troops fought to defend Jug Bridge — which sat 400 yards in front of you — during the Battle of Monocacy.
In July 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal Early . . . — — Map (db m307791) HM
Near Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling west.
After Union General Wallace ordered the covered bridge burned, the railroad bridge became the only route of escape for Lieutenant Davis and his men, who were seperated from the rest of the Union forces by the river. His troops fought bravely all . . . — — Map (db m194549) HM
Near South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) north of East All Saints Street, on the right when traveling north.
The original memorial, unveiled on August 17, 1911, was dedicated to the humane efforts of Marie Diehl (1855-1907), a founder of the Frederick Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, now the Frederick County Humane Society.
The . . . — — Map (db m119143) HM
At the dedication of the Roger Brooke Taney Bust in Frederick on September 26, 1931, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes concluded that “it is unfortunate that the estimate of Chief Justice Taney’s judicial labors should have been so largely . . . — — Map (db m176097) HM
Near North Court Street at West Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
At the dedication of the Roger Brooke Taney Bust in Frederick on September 26, 1931, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes concluded that “it is unfortunate that the estimate of Chief Justice Taney’s judicial labors should have been so largely . . . — — Map (db m290572) HM
The success of miller James H. Gambrill became apparent when he built Edgewood, the grand house on the hill. When it was constructed around 1872, the brick, three-story Second Empire style house was one of the largest single-family residences in . . . — — Map (db m90479) HM
On West All Saints Street east of South Bentz Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Emancipation Association formed for the purpose of fostering educational, literary, and charitable pursuits and vocations. Over the years, the organization had various named including the Lincoln Emancipation Association, the Afro-American . . . — — Map (db m289690) HM
Near East 2nd Street at Maxwell Alley, on the right when traveling east.
The Home of
Enoch Louis Lowe
Aug. 10, 1820 — Aug. 23, 1892
Governor of Maryland
1851 — 1854
Marked by the Historical Society
of Frederick County March 25, 1956 — — Map (db m103320) HM
On East Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
This tablet is erected
to the Glory of God
and
in grateful recognition of those
who organized this congregation
and have maintained it for
two hundred years
1738 Congregation organized.
1743 Log church built on the Monocacy. . . . — — Map (db m14022) HM
On North East Street at East Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North East Street.
Larry J. Lebherz and his brothers incorporated The Everedy Company here in 1923 during the height of the prohibition era. The operation began with the production of bottle cappers and later would be known for its stainless steel pots and pans, . . . — — Map (db m104045) HM
On Baker Valley Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The Northerners held, then lost, then retook the Thomas house grounds as the fighting ebbed and flowed in the stifling heat. Casualties mounted quickly on both sides. Union Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace could see that his numbers were dwindling and that . . . — — Map (db m194544) HM
On Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
After skirmishing on July 8 with Confederates west of Frederick, MD, Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace’s 5,800 Union troops—many of them “raw and untried”—took a stand at the Monocacy River. Wallace carefully chose this critical intersection of the river, . . . — — Map (db m3247) HM
On Baker Valley Road 0.3 miles south of Araby Church Road, on the right when traveling south.
Come on, Georgians, follow me and we will show these (Confederate) cavalrymen how to fight.
Confederate General Clement Evans (As heard by Private N. Harris, 16th Virginia Cavalry)
After the failed cavalry attacks on Thomas Farm, . . . — — Map (db m194545) HM
In the final months of his life Francis Scott Key enjoyed visits to Terra Rubra farm, his boyhood home not far from Frederick Town. He thought and wrote about the end of life and his hopes of immortality in a life to come.
Key died at his . . . — — Map (db m75758) HM WM
On Araby Church Road south of Rickie Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Union troops held the Confederates at bay for most of the day. Around 4:30 p.m. the Union front collapsed and fell back to the Georgetown Pike, where they used the protection of the road bank in their final stand. The Union soldiers fronted . . . — — Map (db m78505) HM
On West All Saints Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founded by
Mr. John W. Burner
Supervisor of All Black Schools
in Frederick County
Principal
Mr. Maurice Reid
Sponsor
Frederick Chapter NAACP — — Map (db m107198) HM
Near Urbana Pike (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Distressed that their main escape route had been burned, the stranded Federal skirmishers fought on as they faced periodic Confederate attacks. Late in the afternoon, they gradually fell back towards the Baltimore & Ohio bridge. About 5:00 p.m., . . . — — Map (db m194548) HM
On East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west.
A log jailhouse (gaol), built to house British prisoners or Tories, stood on this site in June, 1776. The tiny two story gaol was 30 feet long and 20 wide. The six-room facility held prisoners throughout the Revolutionary War. Converted to a stable . . . — — Map (db m4960) HM
On North Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
Frederick's favorite son is celebrated throughout the US before every kickoff, face-off and first pitch. The author of the “Star Spangled Banner,” Francis Scott Key was born in Frederick County and launched his law career here in 1801. . . . — — Map (db m107306) HM
On South Market Street (Maryland Route 355) south of Fox's Alley, on the right when traveling south.
The man Americans honor as the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" began his life and career in Frederick County, Maryland. Here he first learned the American values that guided his life.
Key was a child of the American Revolution, and saw . . . — — Map (db m198000) HM
The Thirty Fourth District
·Rotary International·
At Its First Conference
March 1923
Pays This Tribute to
Francis Scott Key
· Author of·
Our National Anthem
⟵·⟶
“And the Star Spangled Banner,
Oh, . . . — — Map (db m104597) HM
On South Market Street (State Highway 355), on the right when traveling south.
Francis Scott Key Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”Born in Frederick County, Maryland, 1779. Died in Baltimore 1843 and there buried. Removed to Federick 1866 and interred in family lot. In 1898 the remains of Francis Scott Key and Mary . . . — — Map (db m2731) HM
The National Society
United Daughters
of 1812
State Presidents
and Charter Members
April 5, 1979
Pay this tribute to
Francis Scott Key
Author of
Our National Anthem
⟵·⟶
“Then Conquer We Must
When . . . — — Map (db m104602) HM
Lieutenant who first served with the Georgetown Artillary in July 1813, and later under Major George Peter as a Lieut. and Quartermaster from June 19 to July 1, 1814. On Aug. 24, 1814 he helped with the deployment of troops in Bladensburg defending . . . — — Map (db m103219) HM
On East Patrick Street (State Highway 144) at Maxwell Alley, on the left when traveling east on East Patrick Street. Reported permanently removed.
Frederick Town was founded in 1745 when Daniel Dulany the Elder carved out an eastern portion of his 7,000 acre parcel patented as "Tasker's Chance." The town was then laid out in an orderly grid with Patrick Street designated as the east-west . . . — — Map (db m2805) HM
On East Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maxwell Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Patrick Street.
Frederick Town was founded in 1745 when Daniel Dulany the Elder carved out an eastern portion of his 7,000 acre parcel patented as "Tasker's Chance." The town was then laid out in an orderly grid with Patrick Street designated as the east-west . . . — — Map (db m305577) HM
On East Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maxwell Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Patrick Street. Reported permanently removed.
Frederick Town was founded in 1745 when Daniel Dulany the Elder carved out an eastern portion of his 7,000 acre parcel patented as "Tasker's Chance." The town was then laid out in an orderly grid with Patrick Street designated as the east-west . . . — — Map (db m249965) HM
On East South Street at South East Street, on the right when traveling east on East South Street.
Frederick Reds, a once-prominent brand of bricks, were manufactured on this site between 1891 and 1946. Bricks were shipped via truck and rail to projects throughout the region. Locally, Frederick Reds were used in the construction of buildings at . . . — — Map (db m129726) HM
On South East Street north of East South Street, on the left when traveling north.
[East Panel]
This bell was cast in Frederick on April 1 and 2, 2006, with public participation and great festivity. Frederick County "Honey Bee" participants in grades 3-5 helped cast the bell by passing ingots of metal to furnace . . . — — Map (db m129727) HM
On Calvary Drive west of Bentz Street, on the left when traveling west.
Killed in Action
Charles Austin Brandenburg • Paul Kenneth Carty
Manville Eugene Dagenhart • Jacob Augustus Ely
Raymond Randolph Flair • Edward Ray Fisher
Samuel Oliver Frye • Albert Eugene Green
Raymond Louis Kemp Jr • Harvey Elmer . . . — — Map (db m103314) WM
On 2nd Street at Bentz Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
This memorial is placed
in remembrance of
Frederick County's Sons and Daughters
who served our nation
at home and abroad
May we always remember
that the price of liberty
is eternal vigilance. . . . — — Map (db m103277) WM
On 2nd Street at Bentz Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
Dedicated to those who served
Those who gave their lives
in the service of their country
Robert E. Smith, Jr
HN USN • May 15, 1966
Daniel S. Brittain
2Lt USMC • May 20, 1966
Richard W. Meehan
1LT USA • August 8, 1966
Robert . . . — — Map (db m103264) WM
On Bentz Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Bentz Street.
This monument was erected
in honor of
the sons and daughters
of
Frederick County
who served their country
in the Great World War
1917 • 1918
—————
These died for their country
[Roll of Honored Dead]
"At the going down of the . . . — — Map (db m103389) WM
Near Stadium Drive south of South Market Street ( Route 355), on the right when traveling south.
The flame of love shall burn into our hearts the memory of our noble dead.
Dedicated to the men and women of Frederick County who by unselfish devotion to duty have advanced the American ideals of Liberty and the universal brotherhood of . . . — — Map (db m213581) WM
On Bentz Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Bentz Street.
In this Memorial Ground
which was donated to
Frederick County and Frederick City
by the Evangelical Reformed Church
of Frederick, Maryland
lie buried the following persons
[List of burials] — — Map (db m103425) HM
On West Patrick Street (Maryland Route 144) at South Market Street ( Route 355), on the left when traveling west on West Patrick Street.
"Frederick Town is a fine town and has a very noble appearance as the houses are mostly formed of brick and stone, there being very few timbered buildings in it; it chiefly contains near 2,000 inhabitants, chiefly German."
- Lt. Thomas . . . — — Map (db m249953) HM
The long history of Frederick Town Barracks records in timber and stone the successful transition from sword to plowshare, from bullets to books.
Funded by the Maryland Legislature in 1777, the Frederick Barracks soon entered service during the . . . — — Map (db m103372) HM
These barracks served as the first public building for the new state. Founded in 1777, the limestone twins stood tall two years later, thanks to contractor Abraham Faw and local craftsmen. Set atop strategic ground, the Barracks controlled the . . . — — Map (db m103418) HM
On Park Avenue at Elm Street, on the right when traveling west on Park Avenue.
On this site Frederick's Boys High School was constructed in 1911-12 as a "public secondary school for boys" (minutes Frederick County Board of School Commissioners).
The co-educational Frederick High School served as the community's primary . . . — — Map (db m129740) HM
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