Historical Markers and War Memorials in Point of Rocks

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Point of Rocks

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1► Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — A Canal Home —

The canal company supplied locktenders with a house next to the lock which enabled them to work the lock day and night. The house provided more than a roof over their heads; it was a stable home for their families. For children, used to the . . . — — Map (db m100777) HM

2► Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — A Lockkeeper's Life —

Lockkeepers were available anytime of the day or night to operate this lock. Tending lock was often a family venture and the canal company preferred family men. Lockkeepers were paid as much as $600 a year, and were provided a lockhouse with a . . . — — Map (db m100999) HM

3► Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — Battle at Point of Rocks —

This [railroad] company was met by the most decided and inveterate opposition, on the part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Philip E. Thomas, President, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company The proximity of railroad tracks by the . . . — — Map (db m7661) HM

4► Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — Lockhouse 28 —

Completed in 1837, Lockhouse 28 stands where fierce competition between the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad brought both to a standstill. Both sides fought long and hard in the race to reach the Ohio River valley and control mid-Atlantic western . . . — — Map (db m100779) HM

5► Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — Confederates Capture Train — Gettysburg Campaign —

In mid-June 1863, with rumors of a pending reinvasion of Maryland by Confederate forces, most Baltimore and Ohio trains stopped running past here. As tension mounted, the New York Times reported that no trains were departing Baltimore, “except . . . — — Map (db m743) HM

6► Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks During the War —

The rail line immediately before you served as an important means of supply and communication during the Civil War (the station, and tracks to Washington, D.C., on the southern or right side of the station were built later). Here at Point of Rocks, . . . — — Map (db m744) HM

7► Maryland (Frederick County), Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks —

In 1832, Point of Rocks served as the western terminus for the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad. This was not deliberate, but the result of competition as the transportation pioneers wrangled in court for rights to the narrow passage between the . . . — — Map (db m59743) HM

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