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On Green Spring Road just north of C&O Canal Towpath, on the right when traveling south.
With roots planted deep in the soil providing stability and a crown overhead providing shelter and safety, it is easy to see how a tree could be a meaningful symbol for the Sons of Liberty in America's earliest days. Each of the original 13 colonies . . . — — Map (db m99195) HM
On Opessa Street at Green Spring Road, on the left when traveling east on Opessa Street.
He built his house, which can be seen nearby, about 1764. A trader, he cleared wilderness and fought Indians in “Cresap’s War” in Ohio, 1774. As a Captain he led riflemen, some painted Indian-style, to Boston at the start of the . . . — — Map (db m448) HM
On Oldtown Road (Maryland Route 51) at Opessa Street, on the right when traveling east on Oldtown Road.
Fording place for “Great Warriors Path” from New York to the South. Thomas Cresap built stockade fort here in 1741 used as a refuge during French and Indian War after Braddock’s defeat.
George Washington
was here on his first . . . — — Map (db m447) HM
On Green Spring Rd SE 0.1 miles south of Opessa St.
The basin before you, above Lock 70, provided a landing for canal boats. A general store was built adjoining the original lockhouse. Across the lock a feed store was built. Boatmen could leave the hustle and bustle of Cumberland and tie up here to . . . — — Map (db m140010) HM
On Oldtown Rd SE 0.2 miles east of Opessa Street, on the right when traveling east.
Private Eugene D. Deffinbaugh
Army KIA August 3, 1944
TEC5 Michael E. McCabe, Jr.
Army KIA December 19, 1944
Staff Sergeant Clifton C. Nixon
Army KIA April 11, 1945
PFC Edward L. Crabtree
Army KIA April 15, 1945
Staff . . . — — Map (db m139989) WM
On Monument Street at Asquith Street on Monument Street.
Daniel Wells, 19 and Henry McComas, 18, made history September 12, 1814, when they allegedly killed British commander Major General Robert Ross. The two sharpshooters fired simultaneously. Both were quickly shot dead by British . . . — — Map (db m154032) HM
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