Historical Markers and War Memorials in Union Bridge, Maryland

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Union Bridge, Maryland

Westminster is the county seat for Carroll County

Union Bridge is in Carroll County

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1 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — “Pipe Creek Meeting” —

About 1735 William Farquhar and Ann his wife held a Friends (Quaker) Meeting at his house. In 1771 he deeded two acres of land on which the Meeting House and burying ground are located. Ex-President Hoover’s ancestors were members of this Meeting. — — Map (db m3015) HM

2 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Birthplace of William Henry Rinehart — 1825-1874 — Sculptor —

He began his studies in Baltimore and in 1858 established a studio in Rome. Among his more important works are the monument to Chief Justice Taney in Annapolis and the completion of the bronze doors to the Capitol in Washington. Died in Rome 1874. — — Map (db m3016) HM

3 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Blue Ridge College Bell — 1898 - 1913 —

Donated by Isaac A. and Betty Myers Sayler through Plymouth Masonic Lodge erected by Union Bridge Business Association — — Map (db m91341) HM

4 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Elmer A. Wolfe High School —

Elmer A. Wolfe High School was built just east of this site in 1931. The building was demolished in 1996 and replaced by the present Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary School. — — Map (db m91315) HM

5 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

Awarded Lehigh Portland Cement Company Union Bridge, Md. Plant for a perfect safety record in 1932 Reawarded for a perfect safety record in 1933 · 193x · 193x · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 . . . — — Map (db m91338) HM

6 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — The First Reaping Machine —

The first reaping machine in the world was invented by Jacob R. Thomas and tried near this spot in 1811. Obed Hussey perfected and patented the invention in 1839 one year prior to the McCormick reaper. — — Map (db m3564) HM

7 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Union Bridge — Reynolds’ Last Journey — Gettysburg Campaign —

Union Gen. John F. Reynolds was killed at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 while directing his command along the Chambersburg Turnpike in the early fighting. His body was carried to a house in town. Orderlies searched for a coffin but found only a too . . . — — Map (db m201605) HM

8 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Western Maryland Railway Honor Roll — World War 1917 – 1918 —

[Honor Roll of Veterans] [not transcribed] Paid the Supreme Sacrifice Walter E. Campbell · Benjamin F. Cline · Aby B. Crawford · George A. Flechtner · Daily Godwin · Hugh H. Hahn · Eli C. Hornick · Bernard T. Houck · Charles Kelly · . . . — — Map (db m3018) WM

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9 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — World's First Reaping Machine —

On this location in the Year of 1811, Jacob R. Thomas designed and assembled the first reaping machine in the world. The machine was given a trial operation in a field of wheat owned by Sarah Clemson at the north end of Union . . . — — Map (db m91342) HM

10 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Union Bridge — Libertytown — Hot, Humid, and Worn Out — Gettysburg Campaign —

In late June 1863, the worn-out soldiers of the Army of the Potomac's II Corps began marching northeast from Frederick on the road to Libertytown. The men perspired as the sun rose, and the heat caused "the salty liquid to get into the eyes, . . . — — Map (db m242353) HM

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