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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Annapolis, Maryland
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Near 2nd Street south of Bay Shore Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
You're looking out across the mouth of the Severn River where it meets the Chesapeake Bay. In the summer of 1608 Captain John Smith sailed within sight of this spot four times during his "voyages of discovery" up and down the Chesapeake Bay. His . . . — — Map (db m114871) HM
Near 2nd Street south of Bay Shore Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In the 20th century, overharvesting, disease, pollution and the dramatic growth of the Bay region's human population led to the decline in commercial fishing for oysters, crabs and other seafood species. As a result, the number of wooden boats . . . — — Map (db m114865) HM
Near Bay Shore Avenue east of 2nd Street, on the right.
Methods of harvesting oysters and crabs on the Chesapeake Bay have changed very little over the years.
The internal combustion engine, invented at the end of the 19th century, eventually displaced sails on workboats. The addition of . . . — — Map (db m114885) HM
On 6th Street, 0.2 miles south of Compromise Street, on the right when traveling south.
During the Revolutionary War, 1200 Continental Light Infantrymen under the command of Marquis de Lafayette encamped on the rise behind this sign en route to the decisive battle in Yorktown, Va. They arrived in Annapolis from Head of Elk by a . . . — — Map (db m2907) HM
On 6th Street, 0.1 miles north of Severn Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
On February 20, 1781, George Washington ordered the Marquis de Lafayette with 1,200 men of the newly-established Light Infantry Corps to Virginia to counter Benedict Arnold's raids around Richmond. Lafayette arrived at the Head of Elk on March 3 . . . — — Map (db m170197) HM
1600's
Captain John Smith and the Jamestown Expedition wrote:
Oysters "lay on the ground as thick as stones."
1700's
Chesapeake traveler Francis Louis Michel wrote:
"The abundance of oysters is incredible."
1870-1890 . . . — — Map (db m114862) HM
Near Bay Shore Avenue east of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Lydia D is a replica model of a skipjack which made its appearance on the Chesapeake Bay in the late 1800s. The skipjack, with its shallow draft and centerboard, was used primarily to dredge for oysters. The skipjack design was so popular . . . — — Map (db m114873) HM
JONAS and ANNE CATHERINE GREEN served successfully as Printer to the Province and publisher of The Maryland Gazette for many years before the start of the American Revolution. Jonas (1712-1767) descended from a family of New England . . . — — Map (db m221728) HM
The Chesapeake Bay’s native Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is the keystone species and building block for habitat in the Bay (shown in picture below). The survival rate and diversity of other Bay organisms are directly connected to the . . . — — Map (db m79935) HM
On Jonas Green Park Road, on the left when traveling south.
In 1649, a group of "non-conformist" Puritans landed on the shores of Whitehall Bay, fleeing religious persecution in Virginia and seeking new opportunities in Lord Baltimore's colony of Maryland. These devout Protestants took up land that had been . . . — — Map (db m221301) HM
Captured with its gun crew 16th August 1944 by
the 8th Naval Beach Battallion and the 540th Army
Engineers at St. Raphael on the French Riveria.
This howitzer, set in a strong casemated position at the left flank of one of the assault beaches, . . . — — Map (db m29639) HM
[First Panel]:]
About the Seabees
Born in the early days of World War II when the nation was in dire peril, their mission was to build bases for the combat forces, to defend those bases, and to provide other support of whatever . . . — — Map (db m9620) HM
Near Taylor Avenue (Maryland Route 435) north of Melrose Street, on the right when traveling south.
Alumni Arch
in honor of
Captain William S. Busik
and all
Naval Academy Alumni,
Past, Present, and Future.
"Barnacle Bill" was an All-American standout on the Navy Football team until his accelerated graduation . . . — — Map (db m127946) HM
On Kincaid Road at Bennion and Church Roads, on the right when traveling north on Kincaid Road.
In this year, 1999, a 96-year tradition of technical excellence, personal achievement , and dedication to our Navy comes to a close. The legacy of this Laboratory will live on well into the next millennium. It is embodied in the people who worked . . . — — Map (db m65867) HM
On Taylor Avenue (Maryland Route 435) north of Melrose Street, on the left when traveling north.
[Plaque near the display:]
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, this aircraft display is dedicated in memory of all Blue Angels' aircrew lost in team flight . . . — — Map (db m127947) HM WM
Captured on the British flagship Confiance on Lake Champlain, September 11, 1814, by Commodore Thomas MacDonough.
This gun has a dent on the muzzle from an American shot which caused the gun to recoil and kill the British commander, . . . — — Map (db m7812) HM
Near Decatur Road south of Maryland Avenue when traveling east.
This plaza was presented by the Classes of 1958 and 1959 in memory of their classmates who gave their lives in the service of their country. — — Map (db m114855) WM
Near S Road east of Buchanan Road, on the right when traveling west.
Dahlgren Rifle 30-Pounder, invented by
Rear Admiral Dahlgren
used by the Federal Navy during the Civil War
A forerunner of the big naval gun of today — — Map (db m114820) HM
Near Taylor Avenue (Maryland Route 435) north of Melrose Street, on the right when traveling south.
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium has been called a "Memorial that happens to be a stadium". While visitors and athletes for nearly 50 years have been inspired by the campaigns and battles emblazoned around the stadium facade, much more needed . . . — — Map (db m127935) HM WM
Historical records of colonial Annapolis show that Richard Spriggs, an important 18th Century Annapolitan, had a house built on Strawberry Hill in 1780. By 1796 Spriggs had leased the house to Henri Stier, an investment banker from Antwerp, and his . . . — — Map (db m60913) HM
Fort Nonsense has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is the last remaining fortification of several constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries to defend Annapolis and its . . . — — Map (db m63588) HM
Cadet West Point 1832-6; Lieutenant U.S. Army 1836-7; Professor of Mathematics U.S.N. 1841—99. Brigadier General U.S.V. 1861-5; Naval Academy 1845-61 and 1866-71.
One of the founders of the Naval Academy, his life’s best years were devoted to . . . — — Map (db m108106) HM
Admiral, United States Navy February 26, 1882-May 14, 1968. Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. — — Map (db m92708) HM
Commemorative of the heroic officers and men of the United States Navy who perished in the Jeannette Arctic Exploring Expedition. 1881 — — Map (db m61065) HM
On Truxton Road at Maryland Avenue on Truxton Road.
Manufactured for the U.S. Navy's David Taylor Research Center by National Waste Technologies under a joint project sponsored by the Naval Sea Systems Command and The Council for Solid Waste Solutions. — — Map (db m114851) HM WM
On King George Street (Maryland Route 450) 0.2 miles east of Baltimore Boulevard (Maryland Route 450), on the left when traveling east.
Coach, counsellor and friend of the midshipmen, Max Bishop directed the baseball program at the Naval Academy for twenty-four highly successful years, from 1938 to 1962. His teams won 306 games while losing 143.
This plaque is erected here . . . — — Map (db m142374) HM
On Decatur Road west of Maryland Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Sampson Hall
Named In Honor Of
Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, U.S.N.
1840-1902
Head of Department of Physics and Chemistry
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance
Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy
Commander in . . . — — Map (db m114853) HM WM
On King George Street (Maryland Route 450) 0.2 miles east of Baltimore Boulevard (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling east.
"Terwilliger Brothers Field" at the United States Naval Academy's Bishop Stadium baseball complex was dedicated in 2007 in recognition of a generous contribution by J. Ronald "Ron" Terwilliger, USNA Class of 1963, and his brother CDR Bruce K. . . . — — Map (db m142373) HM
On King George Street west of Cooper Road, in the median.
Presented to the
United States Naval Academy
by the
Members of the Class of 1950
Initially on the occasion of their 30th Anniversary - April 1980
Updated yard/campus changes at their 50th Anniversary - April 2000 . . . — — Map (db m114813) HM WM
On Defense Highway (Maryland Route 450) 0.6 miles west of Housley Road, on the right when traveling west.
Chartered in 1865 by the Maryland General Assembly after a fire at the State House in 1863. Waterworks began operation in 1866, designed by noted civil engineer William Rich Hutton, who had recently completed Washington Aqueduct. Innovative concrete . . . — — Map (db m51852) HM
On Forest Drive at Fairfax Road, on the right when traveling south on Forest Drive.
A man of honor…A distinguished career of professional and public service…As a Medical Doctor…As a member of the Maryland State Legislature…As an appointee of The President of the United States, to serve his Country on the National level…And as a . . . — — Map (db m5418) HM
Near West Street (Route 450) just west of Chinquapin Round Road, on the right when traveling east.
During Parole's early years, the horse and wagon was a basic means of local transportation and livelihood. Many families sold vegetables from their horse-drawn wagons.
Gardening and farming were the main occupations for Camp Parole . . . — — Map (db m232511) HM
On Solomons Island Road (Maryland Route 2) 0.2 miles south of Sommerville Road, on the right when traveling north.
Located in this vicinity, one of three camps established during the Civil War to accept paroled Union prisoners of war for Confederate prisoners similarly confined in the south. Over the course of the war, thousands of soldiers were held here until . . . — — Map (db m66303) HM
On Parole Street south of West Street (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling north.
Our First Church
On July 16, 1925 (at Parole, Maryland) Reverend J.J. Cecil, a retired minister of the former Washington Conference and a member of Asbury Quarterly Conference-Annapolis, conceived for a Methodist Church in Parole.
Not . . . — — Map (db m232506) HM
On Defense Highway (Maryland Route 450) at Nichols Road, on the right when traveling west on Defense Highway. Reported missing.
To Edward, Joshua, and John Dorsey, sons of Edward Dorsey who settled in Maryland in 1650. The patent was signed by Charles Calvert, then Lieutenant General, and later Third Lord Baltimore. This plantation has been the homestead of the Dorseys for . . . — — Map (db m2906) HM
On Hicks Avenue south of West Street (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
[Unfortunately, much of the text is illegible.]
As the Church moves into a new millennium, it moves with a new vision. The current pastor, The Reverend Johnny R. Calhoun, leads this great vision for church and community growth. Plans for . . . — — Map (db m232504) HM
On Drew Street just east of Parole Street, on the left when traveling east.
"Every child has the right to be born a healthy child." This sincere belief, expressed by the principal of Parole Elementary School, Walter S. Mills, in 1936, motivated the P.T.A. of that school to begin a campaign to establish a health care . . . — — Map (db m232507) HM
On George and Marion Phelps Lane at Vincent Street, on the right when traveling north on George and Marion Phelps Lane.
The "Little Red Schoolhouse"…
…built in 1816, was the first recorded classroom for colored children in the Parole area. This one-room school was located in the general area just north of the existing intersection of West Street and . . . — — Map (db m232508) HM
Near Hicks Avenue south of West Street (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
Blacks first became eligible to vote and hold office in 1870 in the City of Annapolis. Since that time only 24 or 14% have been Black elected officials. Of those 24, only 7 have served the Parole Community in Annapolis.
The predominantly . . . — — Map (db m232498) HM
On Poplar Avenue just east of Bowie Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged.
[Unfortunately, the marker has significantly weathered and is mostly illegible. Very little text could be interpreted:]
Renovated added new wing - 2001 — — Map (db m232741) HM
On Generals Highway (Maryland Route 178) at Defense Highway (Maryland Route 450), on the left when traveling south on Generals Highway.
Across the road stood the three mile oak under which General George Washington passed on his way to Annapolis December 19, 1783 to resign his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Armies. According to tradition, General Smallwood, . . . — — Map (db m76022) HM
Near West Street (Maryland Route 450) just west of Chinquapin Round Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Civil War
The Civil War had a major impact on the people of Anne Arundel County. As a border state, Maryland was home to both Confederate and Union sympathizers. Like Baltimore, Annapolis was occupied by Union troops during the Civil . . . — — Map (db m232510) HM
On West Street (Maryland Route 450) at John Hanson Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east on West Street.
Upper Plaque: This oak tree planted in 1967 perpetuates the memory of the original Three Mile Oak which stood nearby as explained in the marker below.
Lower Plaque: Trunk of the Three Mile Oak Under this tree passed General George . . . — — Map (db m2877) HM
Near Hicks Avenue south of West Street (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling south.
For a rich history of Ward 3, start here to visit each site with your family and friends.
1. You are here
2. Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church
3. Parole Health Center
4. Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church . . . — — Map (db m232503)
Near Mansion Ridge Road, 0.1 miles east of Mansion Woods Road, on the right when traveling east.
Iglehart
1708 Mansion Ridge Road
is listed on
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1811
— — Map (db m142375) HM
On South Beach Road, on the left when traveling south.
The property know today as Sandy Point State Park is a collection of several parcels
of land previously known as Tryall, Scotland, Rattle Snake Point and Gibson's Discovery. The brick constructed Sandy Point Farmhouse exemplifies several . . . — — Map (db m221225) HM
In March 1864, a regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT) camping in Annapolis inspired William Evans, who was enslaved on this land, to self-liberate by fleeing Sandy Point to enlist in the 30th USCT. Evans was among 800 USCTs . . . — — Map (db m221221) HM
Near College Avenue (Maryland Route 450) at Prince George Street, on the left when traveling east.
To honor the three hundredth anniversary of the coming to Maryland circa 1652 of Alexander Magruder, founder and progenitor of the Magruder family in America, and to the men of his blood who have been students at St. John's College. — — Map (db m5417) HM
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to
Maryland
by direction of
The Honorable John Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
as the inspirational symbol of the United States savings bonds independence drive from May 15 to July 4 . . . — — Map (db m63419) HM
Near King George Street (Maryland Route 450) west of College Avenue (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling east.
In memory of Edmund Berkeley Iglehart Lieutenant U.S.A. Commandant of St. John's College 1907 - 1909 through whose untiring efforts this gymnasium was built — — Map (db m232483) HM
Near College Avenue (Maryland Route 450) at Prince George Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected by the Alumni of St. John's College to their fellow Alumni who in the World War gave their all. Four hundred & fifty two of our men answered their country's call. There is no records that one failed in his duty.
The list of names:
A. . . . — — Map (db m65902) WM
Near College Avenue (Maryland Route 450) at Prince George Street, on the left when traveling east.
This tablet was fixed on McDowell Hall in 1946 to commemorate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of King William's School. To this hall in 1785, in the second year of the foundation of St. John's College, came the . . . — — Map (db m5423) HM
Near College Avenue (Maryland Route 450) at King George Street (Maryland Route 450).
This tablet is placed upon the Liberty Tree by the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Annapolis, Maryland, October 19, 1907 to commemorate the first treaty made here with the . . . — — Map (db m241906) HM
Near College Avenue (Maryland Route 450) south of King George Street (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling south.
Max and Elke Schiff were Jewish immigrants from Minsk who settled in Annapolis in 1913. Their goal in coming to America was to provide a complete education for their seven children.
These direct descendants of Max and Elke attended St. . . . — — Map (db m232488) HM
On College Avenue (Maryland Route 450) south of King George Street (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling south.
"Mathematics, by contemplating the uniformity, order, symmetry and calm of divine things, makes its followers lovers of this divine beauty."
Ptolemy (c. 100 CE - c. 170 CE)
Near King George Street (Maryland Route 450) 0.4 miles south of Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard (Maryland Route 450), on the right when traveling south.
This monument honors unknown French soldiers and sailors who gave their lives in the American War of Independence and were buried near here.
Dedicated by President Williams Howard Taft, April 18, 1911
"Our soldiers rest in hallowed . . . — — Map (db m9277) HM
On College Avenue at Prince George Street, on the right on College Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
St. John's College has a long, rich history dating back to the founding of our nation. Its earliest incarnation, a grammar or preparatory school named after King William III, was founded in Annapolis in 1696, one year after Maryland's capital was . . . — — Map (db m63410) HM
On King George Street (Maryland Route 450) 0.1 miles north of College Avenue (Maryland Route 450), on the left when traveling north.
The birthplace of Charles Carroll, Barrister, 1723 - 1783, colonial patriot and author of Maryland Bill of Rights. Built in 1722 by his father, Dr. Charles Carroll, Chirurgeon. Moved from its original location at Main and Conduit Streets through . . . — — Map (db m5420) HM
Near College Avenue (Maryland Route 450) at Prince George Street, on the left when traveling east.
This cannon of the type used in the defense of Baltimore in the War of 1812, presented to St. John's College, the alma mater of Francis Scott Key, through the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter, D.A.R., and the National Star-Spangled . . . — — Map (db m5425) HM
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