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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Grasonville, Maryland
Centreville is the county seat for Queen Anne's County
Grasonville is in Queen Anne's County
1 ► Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Grasonville — Forest Values for the Bay: loblolly pine plantation —  |
Forests are the key to healthy air, water and land. This forest, planted with one kind of tree, creates much less biodiversity than natural mixed forests, but it provides great benefits to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem:
✤ . . . — — Map (db m204959) HM | |||
| 2 ► Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Grasonville — Haven for Biodiversity: hardwood forest — |
| Once, almost all of the Chesapeake Bay watershed was covered with forest. Over the years, most of the old forests were cut down. This forest has grown back naturally, with a diversity of plants adapted to this location. Mixed hardwood forests . . . — — Map (db m204961) HM | |||
| 3 ► Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Grasonville — Island in the Marsh: a hummock — Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center — |
| Rising above the salt marsh is a wooded island called a hummock. Here, loblolly pine, bayberry, and holly take root in the drier soil and protect wildlife from the challenging conditions of the open marsh. Who takes shelter in the hummock? . . . — — Map (db m69918) | |||
| 4 ► Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Grasonville — Road to Battle — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — War of 1812 — |
| About 300 British soldiers approached Queenstown by road on August 13, 1813. Their part in a two-pronged attack involved a steamy march across Kent Island and The Narrows, towing two field cannon. The nighttime march was interrupted near dawn by . . . — — Map (db m80814) WM | |||
| 5 ► Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Grasonville — US M60 "Patton" Tank — |
Year Made: 1962 Weight: 57 tons Length: 22.9 ft Width: 11.9 ft Height: 10.7 ft Crew: 4 Armor: 120mm Armament: 105mm Main Gun Armament: 50 Cal Gun Speed: 28.8 mph Range: . . . — — Map (db m244969) HM | |||
| 6 ► Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Grasonville — Veterans Memorial — |
In Memory of Queen Anne's County Veterans Who Gave All in Defense of Freedom Revolutionary War William Adair 1780 • William Alexander 1777 • Nathaniel Bateman 1781 • Alexander Beck 1779 • Michael Clancy 1779 • James Clift . . . — — Map (db m244985) WM | |||
| 7 ► Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Grasonville — VFW Post 7464 Memorial — |
[Lower Plaque:] As a memorial to all who so valiantly fought and served in World Wars with eternal gratitude to those who made the supreme sacrifice to preserve equality and freedom throughout the world [Upper . . . — — Map (db m244984) WM | |||