Historical Markers and War Memorials in Big Pool, Maryland
Hagerstown is the county seat for Washington County
Big Pool is in Washington County
Washington County(875) ► ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON COUNTY Allegany County(294) ► Frederick County(558) ► Franklin County, Pennsylvania(228) ► Fulton County, Pennsylvania(47) ► Loudoun County, Virginia(345) ► Berkeley County, West Virginia(107) ► Jefferson County, West Virginia(349) ► Morgan County, West Virginia(109) ►
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During the American War for Independence Fort Frederick was revitalized for military purposes. The Continental Congress turned the fort into a prison camp to house captured British soldiers. As a result the fort became extremely overcrowded, and . . . — — Map (db m96137) HM
Throughout the 18th Century, the major colonial powers of France and Great Britain were vying for control of North America. By the 1750's the British extended their settlements westward over the Appalachian Mountains and the French moved south out . . . — — Map (db m166798) HM
During the American War for Independence Fort Frederick was revitalized for military purposes. The Continental Congress turned the fort into a prison camp to house captured British soldiers. As a result the fort became extremely overcrowded, and . . . — — Map (db m96138) HM
The eighteen miles of rails between
Hagerstown and Big Pool were the busiest
of the Western Maryland Railway. It was
here in 1892 that a connection was made with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad across the Potomac River at Cherry Run, West . . . — — Map (db m735) HM
Colonial stone fort built 1756 for Province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddock’s defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776–83. Occupied 1861–2 by Union troops. George Washington . . . — — Map (db m681) HM
Built by the Maryland colony in 1756 during the French and Indian War, Fort Frederick’s stone walls surrounded three large buildings. The colonists abandoned the frontier fort in 1759, when the threat of Indian raids subsided. During the . . . — — Map (db m821) HM
A Ghost in the Ground.
Before you is the foundation of “The Governor’s House,” the building that served as the officers’ quarters, ceremonial hall and storeroom for Fort Frederick. What did that building look like? We know the size and general . . . — — Map (db m823) HM
Here the Potomac River makes a meandering four-mile loop around Prather’s Neck. To avoid the bend in the river, the canal engineers cut the canal one-half mile across the neck. Because of the rapid elevation change, these four locks were . . . — — Map (db m15285) HM
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m32675) HM
“Here at Four Locks mule barn, mules rested during the winter months. Boat captains left their mules here, paying a mule tended to care for them. Often the mules grew thin because the keeper did not feed the mules as well as their owners . . . — — Map (db m15278) HM
Nathan Williams was the son of Samuel “Big Sam” Williams, a slave who in 1826 bought freedom for himself, his wife, and his four children. In 1839, the elder Williams purchased a farm near Four Locks, about 3.5 miles east of Fort . . . — — Map (db m5571) HM
Facing west, the C&O Canal is visible at the lower left. The coming of the railroad helped to end the usefulness of canals. To the right is the Interstate 70 bridge over the creek. The building of modern roads played a part in making the Western . . . — — Map (db m96153) HM
A memorial to
those who went
and never returned
to honor those
who served and
kept us safe
our service men
and women of
the Big Pool,
District 15 area
— — Map (db m139131) WM
When the Civil War divided the nation, Maryland found itself on the conflict's pivotal border between
North and South. Today you can trace history along
Maryland's Civil War Trail driving tours. Learn about people just like yourself, caught
in . . . — — Map (db m233397) HM
The Ernstville Road Bridge was constructed in 1930 to carry motor vehicles on Ernstville Road safely over the Western Maryland Railway. From 1904 until the construction of the bridge, vehicles traveling on the road between Ernstville and Big Pool . . . — — Map (db m148827) HM
