Historical Markers and War Memorials in Riverdale Park, Maryland
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Riverdale Park is in Prince George's County
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On Oliver Street south of Riverdale Road, on the right when traveling north.
Elizabeth "Betty" Gossett learned the joys of sharing the bounty of a garden while growing up in Riverdale Park. Betty lived her entire life just two blocks from Riversdale and, as a young girl, attended the Riverdale School on these grounds. She . . . — — Map (db m187364) HM
Burial place of George & Rosalie Calvert, four infant children and Charles Benedict Calvert and his infant son. The Calvert family, descendants of the Lords Baltimore, lived at "Riversdale" from 1803 to 1887. Charles Benedict Calvert was a major . . . — — Map (db m123) HM
Cherry Hill Cemetery is an African American burial ground established in 1884 by Josiah Adams. Before emancipation, Adams lived and worked as a free man at the Calvert Family’s plantation, Riversdale. Census records between 1840 and 1870 list . . . — — Map (db m32854) HM
On Rivertech Court at Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Rivertech Court.
On this spot stood the sprawling campus of the Engineering and Research Corporation (ERCO), complete with numerous manufacturing buildings, lightweight prefabricated structures known as Quonset huts and an L-shaped runway.
The main . . . — — Map (db m188101) HM
On Van Buren Street at Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east on Van Buren Street.
Aeronautical engineer Henry Berliner (1895-1970) founded the Engineering Research Corporation (ERCO) in 1930 and built its research and production facility just east of here in 1937. The company specialized in the design and production of a small, . . . — — Map (db m117918) HM
On Lafayette Avenue at Rittenhouse Street when traveling north on Lafayette Avenue.
The town of Riverdale Park offers eternal tribute to members of our armed forces who defend the principles set forth in the Constitution of the United States of America — — Map (db m76051) WM
On Queensbury Road at Rhode Island Avenue on Queensbury Road.
A key factor in the initial development
of Riverdale Park in 1887 was its proximity
to Washington, D.C. By the end of the
19th century, transportation between
Riverdale Park and Washington was
extremely convenient by either the
Baltimore . . . — — Map (db m984) HM
Near Van Buren Street at Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1).
Three years after the death of his father, Charles Baltimore Calvert married Eleanor Mackubin (November 11, 1867). On the 203-acre portion of Riversdale that Charles inherited, the young couple built a farm they called MacAlpine, after the Mackubin . . . — — Map (db m117975) HM
On Van Buren Street at Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east on Van Buren Street.
You are standing near the remains of a 19th century icehouse.
What is an icehouse? An icehouse is an underground facility designed to store ice during times of year when it is not easily available. Icehouses use the natural insulating qualities of . . . — — Map (db m117925) HM
On Wells Run Pl just west of 47th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Native Americans numbering in the tens of thousands—if not hundreds of thousands—occupied North America above the Rio Grande when, in the 17th century, Lord Baltimore colonized what is now Maryland. Even in this small colony, many thousands of . . . — — Map (db m206607) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue at Quensbury Road, on the right when traveling north on Rhode Island Avenue.
The Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail is one of the last remnants of the streetcar line that ran from the Treasury Building in downtown Washington, D.C. all the way to Laurel. Riders can again experience the trip from Hyattsville to Branchville . . . — — Map (db m188103) HM
On Riverdale Road at 49th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Riverdale Road.
Welcome to the Town of Riverdale Park
Formally incorporated in 1920, the Town of Riverdale Park derives its name from historic Riversdale Plantation. Riversdale Mansion still stands today, surrounded by the community that grew up around it. . . . — — Map (db m13628) HM
Near Riverdale Road west of Taylor Road. Reported permanently removed.
A holiday crowd gathered on this spot July 4, 1895, to celebrate the dedication of the first Riverdale School built by the Riverdale Park Company, developers of the new suburb of Riverdale Park. The two-room building, measuring 28 by 60 feet, had . . . — — Map (db m191) HM
On Oliver Street at Riverdale Road, on the right when traveling north on Oliver Street.
A holiday crowd gathered on this spot July 4, 1895 to celebrate the dedication of the first Riverdale School built by the Riverdale Park Company, developers of a new streetcar suburb of Riverdale Park. The two-room building, measured 28 by 60 . . . — — Map (db m187363) HM
On Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) at Oliver Street and Harrison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Baltimore Avenue.
Site of the gates at the original entrance to Riversdale, or the Calvert Mansion. Built 1800–1803 by Baron Henri Joseph Stier of Belgium, as a wedding gift for his daughter Rosalie Eugenie who married George Calvert, June 11, 1799. — — Map (db m975) HM
On Van Buren Street at Baltimore Avenue (Route 1) on Van Buren Street.
Much of the area around you — some 1500 acres — was part of Riversdale, a plantation founded in 1801 by an aristocratic Belgian family — the Stiers — who had escaped the terror of the French Revolution and subsequent . . . — — Map (db m117967) HM
"We have been in a state of continual alarm." - Rosalie Steir Calvert, 1814
From her home on August 24, 1814,
Rosalie Stier Calvert saw rocket fire as the Battle
of Bladensburg raged two miles away. Soon she
would learn of . . . — — Map (db m75327) HM
On Oliver Street just west of 48th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Harry Smith House
1890
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m188102) HM
Large estates, such as Riversdale, had a number of outbuildings. These support structures, or dependencies, were essential to the operation of a large property. Historians and archaeologists have documented that a kitchen, servant quarters, wash . . . — — Map (db m12117) HM
On Queensbury Road at Rhode Island Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Queensbury Road.
Welcome to the Town of Riverdale Park
Formally incorporated in 1920, the town of Riverdale Park derives its name fom historic Riversdale plantation. Riversdale Mansion still stands today, surrounded by the community that grew up around . . . — — Map (db m2548) HM
On Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) just south of East-West Highway (Maryland Route 410), on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to the Town of Riverdale Park
Formally incorporated in 1920, the Town of Riverdale Park derives its name from historic Riversdale plantation. Riversdale mansion still stands today, surrounded by the community that grew up around it. . . . — — Map (db m187360) HM
Brought to Maryland in 1634 by the first colonists on the ships Ark and Dove, this demiculverin was presented to Charles Benedict Calvert of Riversdale in 1845. — Preservation and restoration was funded by the Maryland Heritage Committee of Prince . . . — — Map (db m187) HM
On Woodberry Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Civil War (1861-1865) transformed Washington, DC, from a quiet southern town to a constantly expanding metropolis fueled by a growing federal bureaucracy and the many businesses that benefited from the wealth and markets that the nation's . . . — — Map (db m202680) HM
In the summer of 1794, as French Republican troops approached Antwerp, Flemish aristocrat Henri Joseph Stier (1743–1821) and his family fled to Philadelphia, taking with them their most valuable possessions, including the finest collection of Old . . . — — Map (db m188107) HM
On Oliver Street, 0.1 miles south of Riverdale Road, on the right when traveling north.
Many details about the history of the garden are not known, but it is clear that it was always an essential part of the Riversdale estate. We do know that Henri Stier, the first owner of Riversdale, planted thousands of tulip and hyacinth bulbs . . . — — Map (db m187365) HM
