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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) 🚂 Historical Markers
The first railroad in the Americas and for a time the world's longest railroad.
By Devry Becker Jones, April 1, 2019
1830 Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On M Street Southeast west of 4th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Peter Cooper races his steam locomotive Tom Thumb against the horse-drawn B&O Railroad. within a year, the B&O is an all-steam railroad. — — Map (db m112742) HM |
| On 1st Street Northeast at Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street Northeast. |
| | Union Station, across First Street, was the world’s largest railroad terminal when it opened in 1907. Its construction took five years and displaced hundreds of small houses and businesses. Architect Daniel Burnham’s Beaux-Arts masterpiece, with . . . — — Map (db m71678) HM |
| On Lockport Street at Wood Farm Road, on the left when traveling east on Lockport Street. |
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As early as the 1830s the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad had invented the two-truck car. The design consisted of two sets of trucks or wheel housings, that held two axles each, for a total of eight wheels on each car. Springs were mounted in-between . . . — — Map (db m94153) HM |
| On South Meridian Street at Depot Street, on the left when traveling south on South Meridian Street. |
| | Mission Revival Style depot, built 1906, restored 1990; part of Washington Commercial Historic District. Link to city's trading and industrial history, with substantial railroad machine shops and car works. Indiana stop of former President Dwight D. . . . — — Map (db m23214) HM |
| On Walnut Street at High Street, on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street. |
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1802 - - Village of Lawrenceburgh founded in the Wilderness by Capt. Samuel C. Vance
Commerce and travel are via the Ohio River. Pioneers
constructed flatboats to carry goods to New Orleans
Markets. The “Kaintucks” . . . — — Map (db m22029) HM |
| On North 2nd Street north of Busseron Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Abner Turner Ellis, a Borough President, Probate
Judge, and State Senator, promoted the Charter of
Ohio & Miss. R. R. (later a part of B & O) and was
its first president. His stately home was built by John Moore about 1838.
Abraham Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m23286) HM |
| On North Centre Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling west on North Centre Street. |
| | A log chapel dedicated to St. Mary was built on this site in 1791. The first parishioners were mostly English Catholics from Southern Maryland. A brick church replaced the log building in 1939. Cumberland became a major center of transportation and . . . — — Map (db m134394) HM |
| On Canal Street 0.1 miles north of West Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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About this sign
The outline drawing above represents the heritage-themed mural to your right. The mural is organized chronologically into sections. Each section is described here, with accompanying historic images..
. . . — — Map (db m140048) HM |
| On Canal Street just north of West Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Downtown Cumberland
The Flood of March 29, 1924 inflicted almost $5 million worth of destruction in the City of Cumberland. Telephone, telegraph, roads and electric wires were washed away. Though not as bad, another flood occurred on May 12th . . . — — Map (db m139111) HM |
| On Great Allegheny Passage 0.1 miles north of Baltimore Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1749 Christopher Gist, an agent for the Ohio Company, arrived at the junction of the Wills Creek and the North Branch of the Potomac River to erect a trading post. In anticipation of the French and Indian War a fort was constructed in 1754 upon . . . — — Map (db m139113) HM |
| | Will's Creek Settlement, later known as Cumberland, served as a major gateway for trade, military campaigns against the French, and settlement beyond the mountains in our growing nation. "The New Storehouses" of the Ohio Company were across the . . . — — Map (db m17783) HM |
| Near Fort Avenue just north of Reservoir Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In June 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Gen. John D. Imboden to protect the army's left flank as it marched north through the Shenandoah Valley. Imboden was to draw Union forces into Hampshire County, West Virginia, and destroy bridges . . . — — Map (db m139122) HM |
| On W. Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Independence Day, July 4th, 1828, would be an important day for Cumberland, Maryland. On that day, far to the east, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad both broke ground. The finish line of these companies' race was the . . . — — Map (db m67478) HM |
| Near Canal Street 0.2 miles from Wineow Street. |
| | This monument was erected in memory of the Irish laborers who died building the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
1828 – 1850 — — Map (db m140190) HM |
| On Main Street (Maryland Route 36) at Union Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove was born in the Charlestown section of Lonaconing, Md., on March 6, 1900, to John and Emma Catherine (Beeman) Grove. Raised in a coal mining community during times of desperate poverty, young Grove had to abandon his . . . — — Map (db m139851) HM |
| Near South Howard Street near West Camden Street. |
| | (Preface): On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city’s . . . — — Map (db m37538) HM |
| Near Howard Street south of West Camden Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The first national strike began July 16, 1877, with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Baltimore Maryland. It spread across the nation halting rail traffic and closing factories in reaction to widespread worker . . . — — Map (db m63862) HM |
| On South Calvert Street (Maryland Route 2), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Wendel Bollman, one of a handful of men who transformed bridge-building from an art into a science, was born on this site to German parents on January 21, 1814.
Largely self-educated, Bollman acquired his engineering knowledge and experience at . . . — — Map (db m7038) HM |
| On President Street at Fleet Street on President Street. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Here on April 19, 1861 at 11 A.M. the Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry commanded by Colonel Edward F. Jones, detrained on its way to the relief of Washington City. The first nine cars were safely drawn to the Camden Street Station of the . . . — — Map (db m60937) HM |
| On East Pratt Street east of South Calvert Street (Maryland Route 2), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Discover Heritage Walk, a 3.2 mile walking trail through four fascinating centuries. Within a compact area, Heritage Walk connects some 20 historic sites and museums, traversing four city districts of remarkable diversity and significance.
The . . . — — Map (db m115215) HM |
| On North Asiquith Street at East Fayette Street, on the right when traveling north on North Asiquith Street. |
| | The Friends Meeting House is the oldest religious building in Baltimore. In 1781, the Patapsco Friends Meeting, formerly located on Harford Road two miles north of the Inner Harbor, moved to this site. In 1784 a group of Quakers established a school . . . — — Map (db m6282) HM |
| | A monument to the golden era of rail travel, the Mount Royal Station enjoys a special place in the history of Baltimore and the nation—the home of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad and birthplace of American railroading. The history of the . . . — — Map (db m103424) HM |
| | By the middle of the twentieth century, the Mount Royal Station fell victim to the rise of the automobile and the decline of passenger rail service nationwide. The historic building’s deterioration threatened the future of the Mount Royal area, and . . . — — Map (db m103456) HM |
| On West Monument Street west of Cathedral Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Hotel Revival stands in the historic district of Mount Vernon, a cultural hub and one of Baltimore's most iconic neighborhoods.
Formerly a private mansion, 101 W. Monument St. was the house of John W. Garrett, founder of the B&O Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m131341) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street east of South Schroeder Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Railroads built office cars for officials directors, stockholders, and other wealthy patrons as early as the 1840s. Used for right-of-way inspection trips and other business travel, these rolling offices provided an observation platform, . . . — — Map (db m135963) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street east of South Schroeder Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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The
National Railway Historical Society
honors the
B&O Railroad Museum
on the 175th anniversary of beginning
construction of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
on July 4, 1828
The museum is commended in its efforts to . . . — — Map (db m135945) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street east of South Schroeder Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Located approximately one mile west along the B&O Railroad's right-of-way was the site of Baltimore's largest Civil War training camp. Known variously throughout the War as Camp Carroll and Camp Cheesebrough, it was located on property once owned by . . . — — Map (db m135970) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street east of South Schroeder Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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This tablet is placed here in recognition of the enormous contribution made by
CSX Corporation
to the understanding and preservation of America's Railroad Legacy by its establishment of the B&O Railroad Museum as an independent and . . . — — Map (db m135947) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street east of South Schroeder Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | You are standing on the original right-of-way of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the nations first commercial railroad to handle both freight and passenger service. This right-of-way stands on land donated to the railroad by James Carroll the owner . . . — — Map (db m135965) HM |
| On Scott Street at Washington Blvd. on Scott Street. |
| | Jim Caskey, who lived at 523 Scott Street, served his Southwest Baltimore neighbors in many ways. He co-founded and long served as Treasurer of the South Baltimore Federal Credit Union, which for many years was located in this building, 788 . . . — — Map (db m103204) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street east of South Schroeder Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On 27 June 1895, at the nearby Howard Street Tunnel, the B&O demonstrated the first electrified main line railroad, and commercial operation began four days later. The electrification involved designing, engineering, and constructing electric . . . — — Map (db m135948) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street west of South Poppleton Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Here in 1830, passengers on B&O horse-drawn cars stopped to eat at the Relay House.
Meanwhile, the relays of horses were changed for the remainder of the 13 mile journey between Baltimore and Ellicott’s Mills, hence the name Relay.
In 1835, a . . . — — Map (db m2502) HM |
| Near West Pratt Street east of South Schroeder Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Prior to World War I, a small percentage of women worked for railroad companies as maids, car cleaners, and telegraph operators. The B&O hired its first women as car cleaners in 1855. As men left to fight overseas in the world wars however, the . . . — — Map (db m135944) HM |
| Near Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1) at South Street. |
| | "Make easy the way for them and then see what an influx of articles will be poured upon us." - George Washington, 1786
You are standing on the original roadbed of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, North America's first common-carrier . . . — — Map (db m8874) HM |
| Near Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1) at South Street. |
| | "Any Monday morning one could hear the beginnings of the stir of activity as the heavy machinery in the mill started to move, gather speed and settle into a steady rythmic rumble which was maintained at the same rate day and night until five . . . — — Map (db m8871) HM |
| On Frederick Road (Maryland Route 144) at Oella Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Frederick Road. |
| | Established 1772 by the three Ellicott brothers from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They opened the road from here to Baltimore. The B. and O. R. R. was completed to this point May 20, 1830. — — Map (db m175) HM |
| On Viaduct Avenue at Soouth Rolling Road, on the left when traveling north on Viaduct Avenue. |
| | On this site in 1830 a hotel with a waiting room and ticket office was built to serve passengers of the B & O Railroad. Here horses were changed for the final 5-mile trip to Ellicott Mills. Hence the name Relay House. As the B & O Railroad grew the . . . — — Map (db m103010) HM |
| Near Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1) at South Street. |
| | Beginning in 1873, the picturesque Viaduct Station Hotel complimented the Thomas Viaduct. The Viaduct Hotel was built in the town of Relay as a rural vacation spot and a comfortable place for passangers to change trains. The hotel was a forerunner . . . — — Map (db m8833) HM |
| Near Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1) at South Street. |
| | Before you stands the thomas Viaduct, named after Philip E. Thomas, the first president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. This unique bridge has become an enduring symbol of the B&O Railroad and the Patapsco Valley, surviving several floods and . . . — — Map (db m8834) HM |
| Near Railroad Avenue near Viaduct Avenue. |
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Front
Commenced, July 4th, 1833.
Finished, July 4th, 1835.
Rear
Johnathan Knight,
Chief Engineer
Caspar W. Wever,
Superintendent of Construction.
Designed by
Benjamin H. Latrobe. . . . — — Map (db m127) HM |
| On Maple Avenue at Railroad Square, on the right when traveling south on Maple Avenue. |
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The railroad arrived in 1834, but its major impact on the town of Berlin (as it was then known) occurred fifty years later when the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad moved its major rail yard operation here from Martinsburg, WV. In 1890, the United . . . — — Map (db m103428) HM |
| On Railroad Square near Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | (below the window) Preserve the memory of train crew by ringing this bell for Ricky, Jimmy and Jim.
(above the window) The bricks which make up the base of the bell memorial came from the B & O roundhouse that once stood in . . . — — Map (db m1981) HM |
| On South Market Street at All Saints Street on South Market Street. |
| | At this intersection, President Abraham Lincoln spoke from a railroad car platform to Frederick residents assembled in the street on October 4, 1862. He had just returned from viewing the battlefields of South Mountain and Antietam and had called on . . . — — Map (db m60166) HM |
| On B & O Avenue at South East Street, on the right when traveling west on B & O Avenue. |
| | (North Facing Side): The Lower Depot Neighborhood The railroad transformed 19th century America, facilitating long-distance travel and the efficient transfer of raw materials to factories and agricultural and manufactured goods to markets. . . . — — Map (db m2823) HM |
| On Main Street (Maryland Route 808) south of Prospect Road, on the right when traveling south. |
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This site was once the Mount Airy rail yard. Passenger trains stopped here to pick up and drop off passengers at the Mount Airy Station. Children from Watersville and other nearby communities would ride the train to attend school in Mount Airy. . . . — — Map (db m98471) HM |
| On Main Street (Maryland Route 808) north of Center Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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The Mount Airy Railroad Station was designed by the famed train and train station designer E. Francis Baldwin. It was built by the B&O Railroad, and served the railroad from 1875 until August 15, 1957. Afterwards, it provided space for a number . . . — — Map (db m98470) HM |
| On Canal Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
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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 |
| On Clay Street (Maryland Route 28) east of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15). |
| | 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 |
| On Clay Street (Maryland Route 28) east of Catoctin Mountain Road (U.S. 15). |
| | 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 |
| On Hotel Road east of Deer Park Hotel Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | President Grover Cleveland and his bride, the former Frances Folsom, arrived here the day following their White House wedding on June 2, 1886. They spent their honeymoon at this Deer Park Hotel cottage. — — Map (db m470) HM |
| On Hotel Drive south of Hotel Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built by the B&O Railroad, opened July 4, 1873 and operated until 1929. Razed 1942. This was one of the most exclusive mountain resorts in the east. Many nationally prominent people, including four United States Presidents, were guests here. — — Map (db m5413) HM |
| On Chestnut Street at 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Chestnut Street. |
| | The Confluence and Oakland Railroad (C&O) was completed between Confluence, PA and Friendsville. Upon completion, it was leased to the B&O Railroad for 99 years. In Confluence it connected with the B&O Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Chicago Railways. . . . — — Map (db m134353) HM |
| On G Street south of Maryland Highway (Maryland Route 135), on the left when traveling south. |
| | No long farewell embraces,
No time to say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it.
And no matter how we try,
Our tears can’t build a stairway,
Nor our memories a lane,
That reaches up to Heaven,
To bring you home again.
So with . . . — — Map (db m480) HM |
| On East Liberty Street west of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Given the architectural design term "Queen Ann Style" by its architect E. Francis Baldwin, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's "1884 Oakland Train Station" is the third building to occupy this location. The first station was a small, square two-story . . . — — Map (db m399) HM |
| Near East Liberty Street at South 1st Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This 1955 B&O Railroad Caboose was donated to the Town of Oakland by the B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Md. In 2013/2014 it was fully restored, inside and out, by Alexander Jacob Savopoulos, a member of Boy Scout Troop #22, as his Eagle Scout . . . — — Map (db m153142) HM |
| On South Second Street at Alder Street, on the right when traveling south on South Second Street. |
| | The large stone fireplace that now stands like a sentinel along the railroad tracks is a solitary reminder of Oakland's colorful hey-day. In the late 1800’s the area from here to the B&O station was a virtual beehive of activity. With twelve . . . — — Map (db m488) HM |
| On East Liberty Street at South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on East Liberty Street. |
| | from Deer Park Hotel Grounds
B 227 (Baltimore 227 Miles)
W 152 (Wheeling 152 Miles) — — Map (db m153135) HM |
| On Herrington Manor Road east of Fingerboard Road. |
| | On April 26, 1863, during the Confederate occupation of Oakland, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill's partisan rangers attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge here over the Youghiogheny River. They were part of a larger group . . . — — Map (db m481) HM |
| On West Liberty Street near South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Directly behind you, John W. Garrett built Garrett Memorial Church in 1869 as a memorial to his brother Henry S. Garrett who died in 1867. The site was originally chosen by his brother for a church, but he died before steps could be taken to build . . . — — Map (db m467) HM |
| On East Liberty Street west of South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | On Sunday, April 26, 1863, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill's partisan rangers under Col. A. W. Harman attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad facilities here in Oakland. They were part of Confederate Gen. William E. . . . — — Map (db m485) HM |
| On West Liberty Street just west of West Liberty Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In many ways the Town of Oakland owes its early development as one of Garrett County's largest towns and as the county seat to the arrival of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In 1851 the railroad meandered through the Youghiogheny Glades on its way . . . — — Map (db m153147) HM |
| Near East Liberty Street 0.1 miles north of North 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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When the Oakland B&O Museum was established in 2013 the organizers hoped some day to acquire an authentic steam locomotive for display in front of the 1884 Oakland Train Station. This dream came to fruition in 2017/2018, beginning with a surprise . . . — — Map (db m153139) HM |
| | In the late 1800's there were twelve passenger trains a day stopping at the Oakland train station, and hordes of vacationers flooding the town. Perhaps the busiest section of Oakland was Railroad Street, which ran parallel to the tracks between the . . . — — Map (db m68927) HM |
| On Alder Street at Second Street, on the right when traveling west on Alder Street. |
| | On this site in 1851 stood the blacksmith shop operated by Henry August Rasche, then in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The B & O line was at the time being extended through Oakland, Allegany County, Maryland, westward into Preston . . . — — Map (db m68878) HM |
| On Oak Street (Maryland Route 39) 0.1 miles west of South 1st Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1875 by B&O Railroad as a copy of the Deer Park Hotel. Closed 1907, razed 1911. — — Map (db m153133) HM |
| On West Liberty Street near South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
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Facing the railroad tracks directly in front of you was the Glades Hotel. Deriving its name from the nearby area called “Youghiogheny Glades,” the Glades Hotel was built in the mid-1850’s by Perry Lyle directly across the tracks from . . . — — Map (db m468) HM |
| | Early in the 1870's, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad realized an asset to its passenger train service would be having a resort hotel in this area. First, it built the Deer Park Hotel in 1873, which proved so successful that in 1875 they started . . . — — Map (db m68876) HM |
| | The flat land beside the little Youghiogheny River on the western edge of Oakland has two items of historic interest. First, it contains a spring, and according to tradition, George Washington stopped at the spring on the morning of September 26, . . . — — Map (db m68806) HM |
| On Maryland Highway (Maryland Route 135) west of Altamont Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | On April 26, 1863, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill’s partisan rangers attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad facilities here at Altamont. They were part of a larger group that entered Oakland that Sunday as Confederate Gen. . . . — — Map (db m37544) HM |
| On Furnace Avenue 0.1 miles west of Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed. |
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On May 5, 1861, U.S. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler occupied Relay, Maryland, with the 8th New York and 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments and Cook's Boston Battery of light artillery. Their mission was to prevent Confederate sympathizers from . . . — — Map (db m5876) HM |
| On Furnace Avenue at Riverwatch Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Furnace Avenue. |
| | Elkridge During the Nineteenth Century
The nineteenth century began with economic decline before years of rapid growth and prosperity transformed Elkridge. During the eighteenth century, the Patapsco River served as the economic lifeblood of . . . — — Map (db m150571) HM |
| On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Reported permanently removed. |
| | One of the first railroads in the country, constructed in 1830 of wooden rails that carried horse-drawn cars, extended from Baltimore to Ellicott's Mills. This station was built the next year, and soon steel rails replaced wooden ones as the . . . — — Map (db m29961) HM |
| On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
| | When the Civil War began, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became a vital transportation route for the Federal armies, with men and supplies passing by this station day and night. To protect the line, local businessman Thomas McGowan raised the . . . — — Map (db m144727) HM |
| Near Maryland Avenue. Reported permanently removed. |
| | The Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad's Ellicott City complex was the heart and soul of a bustling industrial and agricultural community once known as Ellicott’s Mills. The railroad built several structures on or near the site, including Oliver . . . — — Map (db m112255) HM |
| Near Maryland Avenue at Main Street (Maryland Route 144). Reported missing. |
| | Ellicott City’s Main Street is the National
Pike, part of the road system that moved
Americans west. Only two decades after the
road was constructed, a new transportation
rival appeared. In 1831, America’s first
railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, . . . — — Map (db m720) HM |
| Near Maryland Avenue just south of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Designed by noted architect E. Francis Baldwin and constructed in 1885, the Freight House served as a loading platform and storage room for freight. Materials were transferred in and out of the building on Maryland Avenue using a wooden platform. . . . — — Map (db m144728) HM |
| Reported permanently removed. |
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The single set of tracks outside the museum’s fence was the original right-of-way of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Now owned by CSX Transportation, this right-of-way has been in continuous use since 1830. For many years there were two sets . . . — — Map (db m112291) HM |
| On Maryland Avenue just south of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the left when traveling south. |
| | The single set of tracks outside the museum's fence was the original right-of-way for the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Now owned by CSX Transportation, this right-of-way has been in continuous use since 1830. A second set of tracks was added in . . . — — Map (db m144726) HM |
| On Foundry Street near Gorman Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving example of the bridging system invented, 1850, by Wendel Bollman, Baltimore engineer. It was the first system, entirely of iron, used by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the first in . . . — — Map (db m123610) HM |
| Near Bethesda Avenue at Woodmont Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Capital Crescent Trail follows the route of an old railroad line called the Georgetown Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). It's all that remains of an unrealized attempt by the B&O to construct a major rail link between the . . . — — Map (db m83) HM |
| On South Summit Avenue south of East Diamond Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Gaithersburg Railroad Station and freight house were built in 1884 as handsome replacements for the adjacent small frame structure which served as a freight depot when the Metropolitan Branch of the B & O Railroad was extended to Gaithersburg in . . . — — Map (db m1039) HM |
| On Chestnut Street at Meem Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Chestnut Street. |
| | Martha Meem's 200 Acres, part of the 1793 Zoar Land Grant, was further subdivided as Meem's subdivision in 1896. The district preserves late 19th and 20th century structures, along with the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad, which drove town . . . — — Map (db m101847) HM |
| On Olde Towne Avenue just from Fulks Corner Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | You are standing on the historic site of The Gaithersburg Wye, situated on 2.25 acres adjacent to the Metropolitan Branch of the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This railroad is currently known as the CSX.
The Gaithersburg Wye . . . — — Map (db m141319) HM |
| On Rokeby Avenue near Waverly Avenue. |
| | In 1989, this passenger waiting room was taken down from its location in Landover, MD., and brought to this site and re-assembled by the Montgomery County Conservation Corps. On behalf of the citizens of Garrett Park, the Mayor and Town Council . . . — — Map (db m219) HM |
| On Waverly Avenue at Rokeby Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Waverly Avenue. |
| | In 1887, the Metropolitan Investment and Building Company laid out the town, named after Robert W. Garrett, President of the B. & O. Railroad. It was to be primarily residential, a short commuter train ride to Washington, D.C. Now, over one hundred . . . — — Map (db m218) HM |
| On Walter Johnson Road at Wisteria Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Walter Johnson Road. |
| | This lane of trees once led to the Madeline Waters House, built by Lloyd Dorsey in 1902 (see historic marker on Wisteria Drive north of Maryland Route 118). This house was typical of villa-style homes built on the outskirts of rural railroad towns . . . — — Map (db m69348) HM |
| On Park Police / Woodlawn Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built by the Thomas Family in the early 1800s,this property, formerly known as Woodlawn, has national significance. In 1816, Samuel and Anna Thomas established a Friends Boarding School here. Francis Scott Key frequently visited his daughters who . . . — — Map (db m67596) HM |
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Human habitation in the Potomac River Basin has existed for 9,000 years, according to archeological evidence. The name "Potomac" derives from the Algonquian word "patawomeke," which means "trading place." The first English settlement, St. Mary's . . . — — Map (db m61574) HM |
| On South Washington Street at West Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28), on the left when traveling north on South Washington Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m60) HM |
| On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Wayne Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue. |
| | With a burst of new development in 1927, downtown Silver Spring's commercial center -- originally located around the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station (8100 Georgia Avenue at Sligo Avenue) -- firmly re-established itself three blocks to the north. . . . — — Map (db m62161) HM |
| On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Sligo Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Georgia Avenue. |
| | The Establishment of Silver Spring's first bank and Newspaper, traditional institutions required for a community to grow and prosper, occurred on this corner with the opening of the Silver Spring National Bank in 1910 and publication of The Maryland . . . — — Map (db m62165) HM |
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Designed in 1946 by New York City architect Walter Monroe Cory, the Canada Dry Bottling Plant is the most architecturally significant Streamline Moderne industrial structure in Montgomery County and a landmark in downtown Silver Spring. The . . . — — Map (db m75058) HM |
| | One of the most significant reasons for Silver Spring's growth was its location along the Metropolitan Branch of the B&O Railroad. The railroad line stimulated the development of outlying commuter suburbs. It also allowed the County's agriculture . . . — — Map (db m75802) HM |
| On Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) at Wayne Avenue on Georgia Avenue. |
| | At three stories, this was Silver Springs tallest building. Occupying the prime corner lot at 8435 Georgia Avenue was the Masonic Temple, home of the Silver Spring Lodge No. 215 A.F. & A.M. of Maryland. (Ancient and Free Accepted Mason). About three . . . — — Map (db m62102) HM |
| On Laurel Avenue at Carroll Avenue, in the median on Laurel Avenue. |
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In 1888 B. F. Gilbert, the founder of Takoma Park, built a log cabin to celebrate the presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison. The cabin stood on the east side of Laurel at Carroll Avenue until it burned to the ground on Halloween in 1915. It . . . — — Map (db m64507) HM |
| On Takoma Avenue just south of Albany Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Geology
This section of the trail is on the border of two physiographic provinces, the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont Region, display traces of two different times on Earth.
The Coastal Plain stretches south and east from where you are . . . — — Map (db m58425) HM |
| | The Snowden family owned Patuxent Ironworks until 1847 when Andrew and Elias Ellicott purchased land from the Snowdens and erected the Muirkirk Furnace. The Ellicotts operated the Furnace until 1860 when it was purchased by one of Boston’s leading . . . — — Map (db m18796) HM |
| On Charlton Avenue at Goucher Drive, on the right when traveling south on Charlton Avenue. |
| | Benjamin Charlton (c. 1820-1894) was a prominent member of the Washington, D.C. business and social community. He was director at the Central National Bank and served on the Committee for the Inauguration of President Grover Cleveland. Charlton . . . — — Map (db m52049) HM |
| On Main Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
| | Built by The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1884, this "American Queen Anne" structure continues in daily use. The architect, Francis H. Baldwin, also designed the rear wing of the State House in Annapolis.
The building was placed on the National . . . — — Map (db m99) HM |
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