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Maryland Civil War Trails Historical Markers

 
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By Tom Fuchs, November 4, 2006
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201 Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson — White’s Ferry — Invasion or Liberation? — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
Near Whites Ferry Road, 0.1 miles south of River Road, on the right when traveling west.
202 Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson — White’s Ford — Crossing the Potomac — Antietam Campaign 1862
Near Martinsburg Road, 2.5 miles west of Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
203 Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson — White's Ford — Crossing the Potomac — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
Near Martinsburg Road, 1.2 miles west of Wasche Road, on the right when traveling west.
204 Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson, Comus — Mt. Ephraim Crossroads — Sharpshooters Hold the Line — Antietam Campaign 1862
Near Old Hundred Road (Maryland Route 109) at Comus Road (Maryland Route 95), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
205 Maryland, Montgomery County, Gaithersburg — Gaithersburg — Summit Hall Farm — Gettysburg Campaign —
Near South Frederick Ave (Route 355) just north of Fairbanks Drive, on the left when traveling north.
206 Maryland, Montgomery County, Hyattstown — Hyattstown — Uninvited Guests — Antietam Campaign 1862
On Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) at Hyattstown Mill Road, on the right when traveling north on Frederick Road. Reported missing.
207 Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Edwards Ferry — Strategic Crossing — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Edward's Ferry Road, on the right.
208 Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Poolesville — Warm Reception — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107) at Elgin Road / Beallsville Road (Route 109), on the right on Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road.
209 Maryland, Montgomery County, Poolesville — Poolesville — Strategic Union Encampment — Gettysburg Campaign —
Near Fisher Avenue / Whites Ferry Road (Maryland Route 107), on the right when traveling west.
210 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Beall-Dawson House — Slavery in Rockville — Gettysburg Campaign
Near West Middle Lane west of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
211 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Beall-Dawson House — Enslavement in Rockville
On West Middle Lane just west of North Adams Street, on the left when traveling west.
212 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Christ Episcopal Church — Vestrymen Arrested — Gettysburg Campaign —
On South Washington Street near Vinson Street, on the right when traveling south.
213 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Court House Square — "Burning with Enthusiasm" — Gettysburg Campaign
On Maryland Avenue south of East Montgomery Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
214 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Dr. Stonestreet's Office — Country Doctor and Army Surgeon
Near West Montgomery Avenue west of North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west.
215 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Maryland Avnue south of East Montgomery Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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216 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Higgins House — Arresting Civilians — Gettysburg Campaign
On West Middle Lane at North Adams Street, on the right when traveling west on West Middle Lane. Reported missing.
217 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Prettyman House — Confederates in Rockville — Gettysburg Campaign —
On West Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28) near South Van Buren Street, on the right.
218 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Stonestreet Medical Museum — Conflicting Loyalties
Near West Middle Lane near North Adams Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
219 Maryland, Montgomery County, Rockville — Witness to History — Montgomery County Courthouse
On Maryland Avenue south of East Montgomery Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
220 Maryland, Montgomery County, Seneca — Rowser’s Ford — 5,000 Confederate Cavalrymen Crossed — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Rileys Lock Road south of River Road, on the right when traveling south.
221 Maryland, Prince George's County, Clinton — John Wilkes Booth — Escape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake —
On Brandywine Road at Woolyard Road (Maryland Highway 223) on Brandywine Road.
222 Maryland, Prince George's County, Clinton — Surratt Tavern — Confederate Safe House — John Wilkes Booth - Escape of an Assassin
Near Brandywine Road (Maryland Route 381) 0.1 miles south of Woodyard Road (Maryland Road 223), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
223 Maryland, Prince George's County, Clinton — Surratt Tavern — Confederate Safe House — John Wilkes Booth - Escape of an Assassin —
On Brandywine Road, 0.1 miles north of Horseshoe Road, on the right when traveling north.
224 Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Centreville — War Along the Chesapeake — A Divided Region
On Hayden Road (Maryland Route 834) at Blue Star Memorial Highway (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling west on Hayden Road.
225 Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Chester — Maryland's Eastern Shore — Hundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted
Near Piney Narrows Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
226 Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Chester — War Along the Chesapeake — A Divided Region
On Piney Narrows Road, 0.1 miles east of Swan Cove Lane, on the left when traveling east.
227 Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Queenstown — Queenstown — Divided Loyalties
On Maryland Route 18 at Del Rhodes Avenue, on the left when traveling south on State Route 18.
228 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Chaptico — Chaptico — A History of Rebellion
On Maddox Road (Maryland Route 238) at Chaptico Hurry Road, on the left when traveling east on Maddox Road.
229 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Coltons Point — Blackistone Lighthouse — Saved by Keeper's Pregnant Wife
230 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Coltons Point — St. Clement's Island Lighthouse — "None of the Lighthouses … are Safe"
On Point Breeze Road, 0.2 miles east of Colton Point Road (Route 242), on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
231 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Coltons Point — The Black Diamond Incident — "Out of the frying pan into the fire"
On Point Breeze Road, 0.1 miles east of Colton Point Road, on the left when traveling east.
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232 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Leonardtown — Leonardtown — Spies, Intriguers and Blockade Runners
On Courthouse Drive west of Washington Street (Maryland Route 326), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
233 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Leonardtown — Leonardtown — Smugglers, Secessionists, & a Very Brave Man
On Court House Drive east of Washington Street (Maryland Route 326), on the right when traveling east.
234 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Lexington Park — Medals of Honor — St. Mary's County U.S. Colored Troops
On Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 235) 0.1 miles north of Buse Road, on the left when traveling south.
235 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Piney Point — Piney Point Lighthouse — The Potomac Flotilla
Near Lighthouse Road (County Route 498) 1.4 miles east of Piney Point Road (County Route 249), on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
236 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Piney Point — Piney Point Lighthouse — The Potomac Flotilla
Near Lighthouse Road (County Route 498) 1.4 miles east of Piney Point Road (County Route 249), on the left when traveling east.
237 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Scotland — John Wilkes Booth — Escape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay —
On Point Lookout Road, on its terminus loop (Maryland Route 5), on the right when traveling north.
238 Maryland, St. Mary's County, Scotland — Point Lookout State Park — Hammond General Hospital
On Point Lookout Road, on its terminus loop (Maryland Route 5), on the right when traveling north.
239 Maryland, Talbot County, Oxford — Oxford Wharf — Recruiting United States Colored Troops
On East Strand at North Morris Street (County Route 333), on the left when traveling east on East Strand.
240 Maryland, Talbot County, Trappe — Nathaniel Hopkins — Soldier from Trappe
On Main Street (Maryland Route 565) at Barber Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
241 Maryland, Talbot County, Unionville — Unionville — Founded to Honor their Service
On Unionville Road, on the right when traveling north.
242 Maryland, Washington County, Big Pool — Fort Frederick — A Witness to War
On Fort Frederick Road south of Big Pool Road (Maryland Route 56), on the right when traveling south.
243 Maryland, Washington County, Big Pool — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Fort Frederick Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
244 Maryland, Washington County, Big Pool — Nathan Williams — A Prosperous Farm
On Fort Frederick Road south of Big Pool Road (Maryland Route 56), on the right when traveling south.
245 Maryland, Washington County, Big Pool — Western Maryland — At the Crossroads of Conflict
On Fort Frederick Road, on the right when traveling south.
246 Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — Battle of Boonsboro — Buying Time — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south.
247 Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — Boonsboro — Lee's Headquarters — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) 1.2 miles east of Gilardi Road, on the right when traveling east.
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248 Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — Deaths of Two Generals — “Hallo, Sam, I’m dead!” — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Reno Monument Road near the Appalachian Trail, on the left when traveling west.
249 Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Orchard Drive / Shafer Park Road, on the right when traveling east on Old National Pike.
250 Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — The Battle for Fox’s Gap — “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Reno Monument Road at the Appalachian Trail, on the left when traveling west on Reno Monument Road.
251 Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — Washington Monument — Signal Station — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On North Main Street / Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south.
252 Maryland, Washington County, Boonsboro — Washington Monument — Signal Station — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Washington Monument Road, on the right.
253 Maryland, Washington County, Brownsville — Battle of Maryland Heights — Maryland's First Civil War Battle — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Rohrersville Road (State Highway 67), on the right when traveling north.
254 Maryland, Washington County, Cearfoss — Crossing the Mason and Dixon — Pennsylvania, at Last! — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Fairview Road (County Route 494) at Greencastle Pike (Maryland Route 63), on the right when traveling east on Fairview Road.
255 Maryland, Washington County, Cearfoss — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Fairview Road (County Route 494) at Greencastle Pike (Maryland Route 63), on the right when traveling east on Fairview Road.
256 Maryland, Washington County, Clear Spring — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Cumberland Street (U.S. 40) at Mill Street (Maryland Route 68), on the right when traveling west on Cumberland Street. Reported permanently removed.
257 Maryland, Washington County, Clear Spring — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On National Pike (US 40).
258 Maryland, Washington County, Clear Spring — Vital Crossroads — Clear Spring in the Civil War
On Cumberland Street (U.S. 40) at North Mill Street (Maryland Route 68), on the right when traveling west on Cumberland Street.
259 Maryland, Washington County, Conococheague — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Rufus Wilson Road, on the right when traveling west.
260 Maryland, Washington County, Dargan — Confederate Invasion — Five Years Later … — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —
On Chestnut Grove Road, 0.3 miles east of McCoy Road, on the left when traveling east.
261 Maryland, Washington County, Dargan — Kennedy Farm — Staging and Planning John Brown's Harpers Ferry Raid
On Chestnut Grove Road, on the right when traveling south.
262 Maryland, Washington County, Fairplay — Jones’s Crossroads — Forts Facing Forts
On Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 65) at Lappans Road (Route 68), on the right when traveling south on Shepherdstown Pike.
263 Maryland, Washington County, Funkstown — Battle of Funkstown — At Bay another Day — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Old National Road (U.S. Alt 40), on the right when traveling south.
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264 Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown — First Battle of Hagerstown — Vicious Fighting in the Streets — Gettysburg Campaign —
On North Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65), on the right when traveling south.
265 Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On North Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65).
266 Maryland, Washington County, Hagerstown — Second Battle of Hagerstown — Custer Captures the Town — Gettysburg Campaign —
On North Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65), on the right when traveling south.
267 Maryland, Washington County, Hancock — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On the eastbound Sideling Hill Rest Area (Interstate 68 at milepost 75), 1.5 miles east of Exit 74, on the right when traveling east.
268 Maryland, Washington County, Hancock — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On the westbound Sideling Hill Visitors Center (Interstate 68 at milepost 75), 2.7 miles west of Exit 77 (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west.
269 Maryland, Washington County, Hancock — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Church Street south of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling south.
270 Maryland, Washington County, Hancock — Major James Breathed — "Hardest artillery fighter the war produced"
On West Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling west.
271 Maryland, Washington County, Hancock — St. Thomas Episcopal Church — Unintended Target
On Church Street south of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
272 Maryland, Washington County, Hancock — St. Thomas Episcopal Church — Witness to War
On North Church Street at Western Maryland Rail Trail, on the left when traveling south on North Church Street.
273 Maryland, Washington County, Highfield-Cascade — War Returns to South Mountain — Battle of Monterey Pass — Gettysburg Campaign —
Near Pen Mar High Rock Road, on the right when traveling south.
274 Maryland, Washington County, Keedysville — Keedysville — Headquarters and Hospital Town — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Taylor Drive at North Main Street (Maryland Route 845), in the median on Taylor Drive.
275 Maryland, Washington County, Knoxville — Fort Duncan — Invasion Stalled — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —
On Pleasantville Road, 0.3 miles west of Pleasantville Road, on the left when traveling west.
276 Maryland, Washington County, Lappans Crossroads — Council of War — Should We Attack?
On Lappans Road (Maryland Route 68), on the right when traveling west.
277 Maryland, Washington County, Leitersburg — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Ringold Street at Ringold Pike (County Route 418) on Ringold Street.
278 Maryland, Washington County, Leitersburg — Retreat into Maryland — "Asleep and at the same time walking"
On Ringold Street at Ringold Pike (County Route 418), on the right when traveling south on Ringold Street.
279 Maryland, Washington County, Middletown — 1862 Antietam Campaign — Lee Invades Maryland
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Washington Monument Road, on the right when traveling east on Old National Pike.
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280 Maryland, Washington County, Middletown — 19th Century Backpacker — The Civil War Soldier — Antietam Campaign 1862
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Washington Monument Road, on the right when traveling east on Old National Pike. Reported permanently removed.
281 Maryland, Washington County, Middletown — 19th Century Backpacker — "A lean and hungry set of wolves" — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) just east of Washington Monument Road, on the right when traveling east.
282 Maryland, Washington County, Middletown — Battle at South Mountain — A Natural Barrier — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Washington Monument Road, on the right when traveling east on Old National Pike.
283 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 1862 Antietam Campaign — Lee Invades Maryland
On Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the left when traveling north.
284 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — 1862 Antietam Campaign — Lee Invades Maryland
On Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34).
285 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Antietam Station — Railroad to Reunion — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the left when traveling north.
286 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Collateral Damage — War Destroys Beloved Church — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
Near East Main Street (Maryland Route 34) east of South Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
287 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Early's Washington Raid — Diverting Federal Forces, July 1864
On Boonesboro Pike (State Highway 34), on the right when traveling west.
288 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
On Boonesboro Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the left when traveling east.
289 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Grove Farm — A Visit from the President — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
On Shepherdstown Pike (Maryland Route 34), on the right when traveling north.
290 Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg — Witness to History
Near Old Burnside Bridge Road.
291 Maryland, Washington County, Smithsburg — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
Near West Water Street (Maryland Route 66), on the left when traveling east.
292 Maryland, Washington County, Smithsburg — Respite at Smithsburg — “An Oasis in the Desert”
Near West Water Street (Maryland Route 66), on the left when traveling east.
293 Maryland, Washington County, St. James — St. Mark's Episcopal Church — Refuge for the "sick and wounded"
Near Lappans Road, on the right when traveling east.
294 Maryland, Washington County, Williamsport — C & O Canal Aqueduct — Stonewall Changes Course — Antietam Campaign 1862 —
295 Maryland, Washington County, Williamsport — Falling Waters — "Just charge it to Jeff Davis" — Gettysburg Campaign —
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296 Maryland, Washington County, Williamsport — Gettysburg Campaign — Invasion & Retreat
Near Potomac Street (U.S. 11) when traveling west.
297 Maryland, Washington County, Williamsport — Shielding the Army — Where are the Confederates? — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Greencastle Pike (Route 63), on the right when traveling north.
298 Maryland, Washington County, Williamsport — The Wagoners’ Fight — Teamsters Help Save the Army
Near Lappans Road (Maryland Route 68), on the left.
299 Maryland, Washington County, Williamsport — Williamsport — The Beginning and the End — Gettysburg Campaign —
300 Maryland, Worcester County, Berlin — Corp. Isaiah Fassett — "Uncle Zear"
On Branch Street at Flower Street, on the right when traveling east on Branch Street. Reported permanently removed.

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