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French and Indian War Topic
By Mark Hilton, April 6, 2019
The Apalachee Village Marker on left.
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Franklin Street 0.4 miles north of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Just a half century prior to the founding of the town of Blakeley, an Apalachee Indian village stood on this spot. The village was founded in the early 1700s by Apalachee refugees fleeing warfare in Florida for the relative safety of French . . . — — Map (db m131851) HM |
| On Connecticut Route 37 0.1 miles north of Brush Hill Road (Route 39), on the left when traveling north. |
| | They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn them.
French & Indian War Samuel Fairchild Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1759 Burmell Barnum Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1761 Civil War Frederick C. . . . — — Map (db m23063) WM |
| Near Ridgefield Road (Connecticut Route 33) 0.2 miles north of Belden Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In Memory Of
Major Samuel Comstock
1739 --- 1824
A Private
In The French and Indian War
A Captain In The Revolutionary War
July 1776 --- June 1783
Serving At
White Plains Germantown Fort Mifflin
Valley Forge Monmouth Yorktown . . . — — Map (db m30471) HM |
| On North Street (Connecticut Route 63) at Elementary Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Street. |
| | [ front ]
Dedicated To Our Comrades Of Goshen
Who Established And Maintained Freedom For Our Country
French And Indian War 1754 - 1763
Dibble, Joel • Doud, John • Gaylord, Timothy • Humphrey, Ashbel • Humphrey, Manna • Humphrey, . . . — — Map (db m30231) HM |
| On Millington Road (Connecticut Route 434) 0.1 miles from Tater Hill Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Side A 1714-1789
Near this Green was the site of
the General’s Farm, Store
and dwelling house
Side B
1714-1789
Officer in the French & Indian
and Revolutionary Wars
Delegate to the Continental Congress . . . — — Map (db m101985) HM |
| On South Main Street (Connecticut Route 110) at Wallingford Road, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | Honoring Our Veterans
1754 French and Indian War 1763
Reuben Hitchcock • Edward Parker • Ephraim Parker
1775 Revolutionary War 1783
Asa Bellamy • Justus Bellamy • Reuben Bellamy • Silas Bellamy • Asa Bronson • Elisha Cowles • Amos Parker . . . — — Map (db m22406) WM |
| On Windham Green Road at Plains Road, on the left when traveling south on Windham Green Road. |
| | 1758 1924
This Tablet Erected by the
Anne Wood Elderkin Chapter
D.A.R.
To Commemorate the Legend of
The Battle of the Frogs — — Map (db m140009) HM |
| | Colonel John Haslet-A native of Ulster, Ireland, John Haslet was born circa 1728 and emigrated to America about 1757. After playing an active role in the Pennsylvania militia during the French and Indian War, Haslet eventually settled in the Milford . . . — — Map (db m142542) HM |
| On West Main Street just north of Flanders Way, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Operated flour mill one-fourth mile south. Was captain in French and Indian War. In American Revolution was member of Boston Relief Committee, colonel of Delaware battalion of famous "Flying Camp," Brigadier General of Delaware militia and first . . . — — Map (db m67210) HM |
| On Main Street, (Delaware Route 26), (Delaware Route 20) near Canal Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Settled at the site of a gristmill on Pepper Creek,
this village was originally known as Blackfoot
Town. The present name of the community is
derived from that of John Dagsworthy. A New
Jersey native who moved to this area in the
mid- 18th . . . — — Map (db m37239) HM |
| Near Wisconsin Avenue Northwest 0.1 miles north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This memorial was erected in 1907 by the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia to mark the road over which on April 14, 1755 a division of the British Army under General Braddock marched on its way to Fort Duquesne. — — Map (db m55534) HM |
| On Bayfront Parkway at South Alcaniz Street, on the right when traveling east on Bayfront Parkway. |
| | Military and naval conflict dominated the 18th century. France, Spain, and Great Britain were aggressors in nearly constant warfare that often extended into North America. Spain established a fledgling colony near what is now the Pensacola Naval Air . . . — — Map (db m130767) HM |
| Near Bartlett Street near St Marys Street West, on the left. |
| |
These French-speaking refugees were forced to leave their homes in Nova Scotia by the British during the French & Indian War (1754-1763). The descendants of these oppressed Acadians ultimately sought refuge in St. Marys in the late 1790s after . . . — — Map (db m144939) HM |
| On State Park Drive 0.1 miles south of Georgia Route 253, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Located in Seminole County, near the forks of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, was a town of Hitchiti-speaking, Lower Creek Indians. A Spanish mission, Santa Cruz de Sabacola el Menor, was established there in 1675. By 1685, English traders from . . . — — Map (db m17834) HM |
| On U.S. 150 0.3 miles north of County Route 2500N, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A few miles west of here on July 18, 1765, Pontiac, an Ottawa Chief, and George Croghan, British Representative, met in a formal peace council which ended the most threatening Indian uprising against the British in North America. Following the . . . — — Map (db m10997) HM |
| On West Washington Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street. |
| | Pontiac organizer of the conspiracy which bears his name, was born on the Maumee River in what is now Ohio, in 1720. As Chief, he led the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians at Braddocks defeat July 9, 1755. When France surrendered Canada to the English, . . . — — Map (db m29751) HM |
| Near 7th Street east of U.S. 45. |
| |
1500's Spanish Ownership
1702 French trading post and mission
1757 French fortification to block British expansion into Mississippi River, named Fort Massac
1764 French abandoned fort to British
1778 George Rogers Clark . . . — — Map (db m154811) HM |
| On Highway 106, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The fertile prairies in Illinois attracted the attention of French trader Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette as they explored the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in 1673. France claimed this region until 1763 when it was surrendered to Great . . . — — Map (db m136729) HM |
| On 2700 N at 500E Edgar County Roads, on the left when traveling west on 2700 N. |
| | Near here, on July 18, A.D. 1765, Colonel George Croghan, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the British government, made a preliminary treaty of peace with Pontiac, chief of the Ottawas and leader of the great Indian confederacy. By the terms of . . . — — Map (db m74024) HM |
| On Road 100N at 740th St., on the left when traveling east on Road 100N. |
| | This stone rests in a virgin portion of the Detroit - Kaskaskia Indian Trail. Erected by the Sidell Woman's Club 1942 — — Map (db m73973) HM |
| On North Main Street south of West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This Memorial Hall, the first of its kind in the United States, dedicated to our Veterans of all wars, was completed in the year 1903 with dedication ceremonies on June Third of that year by our twenty-sixth President Theodore Roosevelt with these . . . — — Map (db m95722) HM WM |
| On Northside Drive at St. Joseph Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Northside Drive. |
| | Erected, 1750, by Captain Raimond
Surrendered to the British under Lieutenant Butler in 1760.
Ensign Richard Holmes and British garrison massacred by Miami Indians in 1763.
The most severe engagement of battle between Gen. Josiah . . . — — Map (db m21036) HM |
| On Van Buren Street at Michaels Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Van Buren Street. |
| | [Left side of marker]:The First French Fort
The French lived among the Miami at the Three Rivers as early as 1697 when Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (d. 1719), and Francois Marie Bissot de Vincennes, the son of Jean Baptiste . . . — — Map (db m26867) HM |
| On East Saint Clair Street east of North Meridian Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
President of the
Continental Congress which framed
the Ordnance of 1787
Governor of the
Territory Northwest of the River Ohio
1788 - 1802
Under his control were laid the
broad foundations of the future Commonwealths of
Ohio · . . . — — Map (db m132853) HM WM |
| On 7th Street Trafficway (U.S. 69) north of Ann Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Tablet 1
The Origins of the Wyandots
The story of the Wyandot Nations is both heroic and bitter. Once among the greatest of Indian tribes in northeast America, a warrior race whose influence reached from Canada to Kentucky, the . . . — — Map (db m72957) HM |
| On North Main Street north of W G L Smith Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
Morgantown
The county seat of Butler Co., it was originally called Funkhouser Hill. It was renamed Morgan Town in Dec. 1810 to honor Revolutionary War officer Daniel Morgan and was incorporated in 1813. It began as a settlement of . . . — — Map (db m123448) HM |
| On West Lexington Avenue (U.S. 60) just east of Hospital Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Came from Va. to Boonesborough, 1776. Builder of Strode's Station, 1779, the largest and most important fortified area in Clark County during the early settlements and bloody Indian wars. Indians attacked station 1781, and later. Two men killed . . . — — Map (db m159696) HM |
| On Richmond Road (Kentucky Route 52) south of Old Railroad Grade Road (County Route 1104), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Side 1:
500 ft. north is site of log fort and stockade built by Lt. Col. Wm. Miller. Born in Virginia, he came to Kentucky with Daniel Boone's party and helped mark a trace to Boonesboro; served with Capt. James Estill in Battle of Little . . . — — Map (db m67835) WM |
| On Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 388) south of Boonesborough Road (Kentucky Route 627), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
(south side)
Col. Richard Callaway
Born in Caroline County, Virginia, in June 1722, Richard Callaway served in French and Indian wars and as a colonel in Revolutionary War. He was a member of Virginia House of Burgesses and one . . . — — Map (db m72632) HM |
| On Lancaster Road (KY52) south of Shale Drive (but North of Taylor Fork Creek), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On Taylor's fork of Silver Creek, .7 mi. east, is burial place of Hancock Taylor. This pioneer was at Falls of Ohio in 1769 enroute to New Orleans and surveying in Ky. by 1773. A deputy surveyor under Wm. Preston, he was near mouth of Ky. River when . . . — — Map (db m67802) HM |
| On South Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | County Named - For Gen. Hugh Mercer, ca. 1725-77. A native of Scotland, he came to America about 1746. Officer in French and Indian War, 1755-59. Served with Washington. Was the commandant at Fort Pitt. Hero in Revolution. Instrumental in . . . — — Map (db m152645) HM |
| On Taylorsville Road (Kentucky Route 55) at Brunerstown Road, on the left when traveling north on Taylorsville Road. |
| | Benj. Logan~~Pioneer
In French and Indian, Dunmore's, Revolutionary Wars. In 1775 came to Kentucky with Boone, Henderson. Separated at Hazel Patch. Built Logan's Fort (St. Asaph's), 1776. In Virginia Assembly, 1781-87; Ky. conventions to . . . — — Map (db m136853) HM |
| On St. Peter Street south of Chartres Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | [Panel 1:]
Logo of the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission
Erected 1849-50
by Michela Almonester, Baroness Pontabla,
working first with James Gallier, architect
and then with Henry Howard, architect
Samuel Stewart, builder. . . . — — Map (db m21499) HM |
| On River Rd. (State Highway 18) 0.2 miles south of Dept. Of Energy Rd., on the left when traveling south. |
| | Refugees came overland 1756-57. In vicinity was 1762 grant to Jacques Cantrelle, Sr. of France after whom Church and Parish were named. Section once included in Les Oumas, Eveche of Quebec. — — Map (db m86620) HM |
| On Ferdinand Street (State Highway 1263) near Prosperity Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the French and Indian War in the American Colonies. France transferred to Britain all its rights to the mainland of America. East of the Mississippi River, excluding New Orleans and its environs. As a result. . . . — — Map (db m110112) HM |
| On Commercial Street / Thames Street at India Street, on the left when traveling north on Commercial Street / Thames Street. |
| |
Erected by the Colonists in 1680
Captured by the French and Indians
in 1690. Entire English
settlement destroyed
————
To the memory of these
brave defenders
this tablet placed by
The Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m50448) HM |
| | The largest 17th century settlement in Cape Elizabeth - which included South Portland and Cape Elizabeth prior to 1895 - was established in 1658 near Spring Point. However, the onset of the French and Indian Wars in 1675 necessitated frequent . . . — — Map (db m55673) HM |
| Near Halifax Street (U.S. 201) 0.2 miles north of China Road (Maine Route 137), on the left when traveling north. |
| |
This blockhouse is the only building that remains of a larger fort complex, built by British-Americans in 1754-1755, to defend the upper Kennebec River Valley from possible attack by the French and their Native American allies.
The . . . — — Map (db m116133) HM |
| | Native Americans first paddled dug-out canoes up and down the Penobscot River about 8,000 years ago. Seeking rich hunting and fishing grounds, these people had come to live on the wooded shores of the river and bay.
Archaeology has revealed . . . — — Map (db m55129) HM |
| On Main Street (Maine Route 9) at Emery Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | was built in 1693 rear of this
place near the banks of the Saco
River as a refuge from the Indians — — Map (db m55700) HM |
| On Main Street (Maine Route 9) at Emery Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | The Indians burned the township of Saco in 1688. Fort Saco was built on the future site of the Laconia Mills to protect the settlers in 1693. The fort served as stables during the construction of the Laconia mills in 1841. Yo Cat Gully in the north . . . — — Map (db m55718) HM |
| On Braddock Road (Maryland Route 49) at Greene Street (U.S. 220), on the left when traveling west on Braddock Road. |
| | Near this point, on June 10, 1755, after nearly a month's delay at Fort Cumberland, Braddock's troops started towards Fort Duquesne to wrest it from the French. On July 9, 1755, he met his terrible defeat at the Monongahela. — — Map (db m155433) HM |
| | Fort Cumberland was garrisoned from 1754 to 1765. During this period, there was bickering between Maryland and Virginia as to how the fort should be maintained and whose control it was under.
In early 1756, Colonel Washington favored a small . . . — — Map (db m17708) HM |
| On Greene Street at Baltimore Street, on the right when traveling north on Greene Street. |
| | West of this bridge, now the site of Emmanuel Church, was located Fort Cumberland, whence, in, 1755, the expedition against Fort Duquesne was led by General Edward Braddock and Colonel George Washington.
On this site were located wooden . . . — — Map (db m139108) HM |
| | Memorial in honor of Col. Joshua Fry Born c. 1700 in England
1731 • Professor of mathematics at William and Mary College, Planter in Albemarle County, Virginia, Member of House of Burgesses, First presiding judge of Albemarle County, . . . — — Map (db m54023) HM |
| | In Memory of Col. Thomas Cresap Pathfinder - Pioneer - Patriot - Built the first home and fort in this county at Oldtown, about 1740 Surveyed the first trail to the west, starting near this spot in 1751 His Sons - - - Daniel Cresap for whom . . . — — Map (db m17778) 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 |
| On Prospect Square at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Prospect Square. |
| | Horatio Sharpe Lived: 1718-1790. Here as Governor of Maryland and the commander of the fort. Fort Frederick was built by his direction. Governor: 1753-1769. Sharpsburg, Md., was named in his honor. Daniel Boone Lived: 1734-1820. Here as a . . . — — Map (db m17681) HM |
| | "A volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire"
Fort Cumberland was built as a direct result of hostilities between the French and British over control of the Ohio Valley. The British king granted land . . . — — Map (db m17683) HM |
| On Greene Street at Bridge Street on Greene Street. |
| | Our founding father spent much time in this vicinity when a young man as surveyor, ambassador, aide-de-camp to General Braddock, and commander of Virginia military forces. This cabin served as his headquarters during part of this time.
Young . . . — — Map (db m17719) HM |
| Near Greene Street at Bridge Street. |
| | As colonel under General Braddock at Fort Cumberland during the French and Indian War 1755 - 1758 and as Commander-in-Chief of the American Army in 1794Presented to the City of Cumberland by James Walter Thomas, L.L.D.; Litt.D. dedicated April . . . — — Map (db m17724) HM |
| On Washington Street just east of Prospect Square, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Indians served on both sides during the French and Indian War. Some tribes seemed to switch loyalties during the war, when it better suited their purposes. Indians camped near here to consult with General Braddock just before his fateful expedition . . . — — Map (db m139102) HM |
| On Greene Street at Baltimore Street, on the right when traveling north on Greene Street. |
| | Fort Cumberland grew out of the efforts of The Ohio Company to speculate in land and establish a fur trade with the Indians between here and the Ohio Valley and the efforts of the British government to enforce land claims in these areas.
The . . . — — Map (db m139107) HM |
| | Most of the early frontier forts were of the palisado type. Before you is a small sample of this type construction. A palisade is a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense. The word usage in the 1700's was . . . — — Map (db m17782) HM |
| On Washington St., on the left when traveling west. |
| | You stand upon historic ground within the north wall of Fort Cumberland. Your location (X) is shown on the diagram. Lines of barracks (I), parallel with the street, were to your front and in the rear along the line of white rocks in the street. The . . . — — Map (db m18758) HM |
| On Washington Street at Prospect Square, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | Center Plaque
On October 16, 1794, President George Washington arrived in Cumberland to review about 5,000 troops of the Maryland and Virginia militia gathered here during th Whiskey Rebellion. A few days later, this militia army assembled upon . . . — — Map (db m17456) HM |
| On Greene St. at Washington Street on Greene St.. |
| | The store houses of The Ohio Company were first located near this point. In 1754 the first fort (called Mt. Pleasant) was built. Gen'l Edward Braddock enlarged the fort in 1755 and renamed it after his friend the Duke of Cumberland. — — Map (db m53575) HM |
| On Washington Street just east of Prospect Square, on the right when traveling east. |
| | You stand near the wall of one of Fort Cumberland's four bastions. These (+) an your position (X) are indicated on the fort diagram. A bastion is a projecting portion of a fortification. It's purpose is to allow defenders added firepower along the . . . — — Map (db m139103) HM |
| On Washington Street at Prospect Square, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | The fort proper was the bastioned work at the west end of the fort. It was to your left (primarily on the site of the Church of Christ Scientist). Besides the four bastions (b) and the joining walls, there were four buildings for provisions (6), two . . . — — Map (db m17679) HM |
| On Washington St. at Prospect Square, on the left when traveling west on Washington St.. |
| | Here the Indian envoys were received before Braddock left for his defeat. In 1756-58 the garrison under Col. Washington was still reviewed here. — — Map (db m17453) HM |
| On Greene St. at Washington Street on Greene St.. |
| | Which was built in 1755 by order of the British Government and named in honor of the Duke of Cumberland, Captain General of the British Army. It was the base of military operations of General Edward Braddock and Colonel George Washington in the . . . — — Map (db m18733) HM |
| On U.S. 220, on the right when traveling north. |
| | By order of Colonel Bouquet, George Washington’s troops opened this road from Fort Cumberland to Reas-town (Bedford, Pa.) during July 1758. Bouquet and Washington conferred half way between these places July 30, 1758. — — Map (db m6106) HM |
| On Historic National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | “We this day passed the ‘Aligany’ Mountain (Big Savage Mountain) which is a rocky ascent of more than two miles, in many places extremely steep…”
Captain Robert Orme, June 15, 1755
British General Edward Braddock led a . . . — — Map (db m5013) HM |
| On East Main Street, on the right. |
| | The Braddock Stone, an early colonial highway marker, is named for British General Edward Braddock (1695—1755). During the early stages of the French and Indian War, General Braddock was dispatched to expel French forces from what is today . . . — — Map (db m135549) HM |
| On New Georges Creek Road (Maryland Route 36) at Hoffman Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north on New Georges Creek Road. |
| | During colonial exploration and settlement the valley provided a route to the western frontier. In 1753, preceding the French and Indian War, George Washington traveled this route to deliver Gov. Dinwiddie's order that the French abandon their . . . — — Map (db m84736) HM |
| Near St. John's Rock Road 0.5 miles south of Beall School Road. |
| | The following was taken from the journal of Robert Orme, aid de camp to General Braddock - June 15, 1755: We this day (with 2100 troops, 1500 hundred horses, 200 wagons and twelve cannons) passed the Allegany Mountains, which is a rocky ascent of . . . — — Map (db m96391) HM |
| On National Highway (U.S. 40) at Maryland Route 36, on the right when traveling east on National Highway. |
| | General Braddock's 2nd camp on the march to Fort Duquesne June 14th, 15th, 1755. The old Braddock Road passed to the southeast of the National Road from Clarysville to the "Shades of Death" near "Two Mile Run." The National Road was begun by the . . . — — Map (db m440) HM |
| On Vocke Road (Maryland Route 53(658)) south of Exit 40 (Interstate 68). |
| | General Braddock’s 1st camp on the march from Fort Cumberland to Fort Duquesne, June 11th to 13th, 1855. After building a road over Wills Mountain, Spendelow, an engineer, discovered a route by “The Narrows” and Braddock’s Run and a . . . — — Map (db m2083) HM |
| On Recreation Area Road 0.6 miles south of Water Station Run Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Daniel Cresap, pioneer settler, gave his name to Dan's Mountain and Dan's Rock. Born in 1728 near Havre de Grace, MD., son of Colonel Thomas Cresap. Fought in French and Indian War. By first wife, unknown, had one son; by second wife, Ruth . . . — — Map (db m98538) HM |
| On Opessa Street at Green Spring Road, on the left when traveling east on Opessa Street. |
| | He built his house, which can be seen nearby, about 1764. A trader, he cleared wilderness and fought Indians in “Cresap’s War” in Ohio, 1774. As a Captain he led riflemen, some painted Indian-style, to Boston at the start of the . . . — — Map (db m448) HM |
| On Oldtown Road (Maryland Route 51) at Opessa Street, on the right when traveling east on Oldtown Road. |
| | Fording place for “Great Warriors Path” from New York to the South. Thomas Cresap built stockade fort here in 1741 used as a refuge during French and Indian War after Braddock’s defeat.
George Washington
was here on his first . . . — — Map (db m447) HM |
| Near West Fayette Street at North Greene Street. |
| | Baltimoreans associated the name McDonogh with a well-known private school founded in 1873. Buried here are the parents of the school's founder, Irish natives John (1734-1809) and Elizabeth McDonogh (1747-1808).
John McDonogh, a brickmaker, took . . . — — Map (db m6633) HM |
| On North Point Road (Maryland Route 20) at Kimberly Road, on the right when traveling south on North Point Road. |
| | Who Dies for Country, doth not yield
To death’s uncompromising sway
He soars Immortal from the field
And dwells untouched by time’s decay
Wm. M. Marine
This one-acre of the North Point Battlefield was set aside . . . — — Map (db m2136) HM |
| On The Old National Pike (U.S. 40-Alt), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In April 1755, Frederick Town was a planning center for a major campaign in the French and Indian War (175-1763). General Edward Braddock arrived from England and later 1,400 British Troops joined him to stop the French from taking land claimed by . . . — — Map (db m68946) HM |
| On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) 0.1 miles west of Ridge Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This boulder marks the National Trail over which traveled Gen. Edward Braddock and Lieutenant Colonel George Washington 1755. — — Map (db m22275) HM |
| Near South Court Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
On April 23, 1755 At a Tavern located near this spot General Edward Braddock Colonel George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Met to plan the British assault on Ft. Dusquesne During the French & Indian War This plaque erected by the Kiwanis Club . . . — — Map (db m2725) HM |
| On Church Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This tablet is erected
to the Glory of God
and
in grateful recognition of those
who organized this congregation
and have maintained it for
two hundred years
1738 Congregation organized.
1743 Log church built on the Monocacy. . . . — — Map (db m14022) HM |
| On Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west. |
| | General Edward Braddock traveled over this road in April 1755 (in a coach and six horses purchased from Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland)after a protracted conference in Frederick with Benjamin Franklin and others concerning the securing of teams, . . . — — Map (db m1247) HM |
| On West Patrick Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west. |
| | By coach and six horses purchased from Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland. Braddock traveled this route west in April, 1755. After 10-day meeting in Frederick with Benjamin Franklin and others to arrange for teams, wagons and supplies for the . . . — — Map (db m129188) HM |
| On Fry Road east of Point of Rocks Road (Maryland Route 464), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Veteran of French and Indian War, early settler, head of family of Revolutionary patriots buried in the cemetery of homestead near here. At outset of the Revolution he and his sons Abraham, Basil, Daniel, John and his nephew Samuel were listed with . . . — — Map (db m152249) HM |
| On National Road (Alternate U.S. 40) at Finzel Road, on the right when traveling west on National Road. |
| | General Braddock's 3rd camp on his march to Fort Duquesne June 16, 1755. The route, later known as the Old Braddock Road, passes to the southeast of the National Road. Captain Orme's diary says "we entirely demolished three wagons and shattered . . . — — Map (db m439) HM |
| On National Pike (U.S. 40) 0.8 miles east of the Pennsylvania state line, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | General Braddock's 6th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne Saturday and Sunday June 20th and 21st, 1755. Washington was forced to remain behind with a guard on account of "violent fevers" until cured by "Dr. James's Powders (one of the most excellent . . . — — Map (db m135626) HM |
| On National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) west of Springs Road (Maryland Route 669), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On the march to Fort Duquesne June 19th, 1755. By Washington’s advice, Braddock pushed forward from Little Meadows to this camp with 1200 chosen men and officers leaving the heavy artillery and baggage behind to follow by easy stages under Colonel . . . — — Map (db m357) HM |
| On National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) east of Chestnut Ridge Road (U.S. 219), on the right when traveling east. |
| | General Braddock's 4th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne June 17, 1755. Washington arrived here after Braddock's defeat July 15th, 1755. Washington also stopped here May 9th, 1754, July 7th or 8th, 1754, October 1st, 1770, November 26th, 1770 and . . . — — Map (db m361) HM |
| Near Westlake Terrace 0.1 miles west of Westlake Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Lieutenant of Volunteers
French and Indian War,
Magistrate of the 1st. court,
Montg. Co. MD. 1777
Major of Maryland Battalion
Member of Committee to
effect resolutions of
first Continental Congress. — — Map (db m72752) HM |
| On Wisconsin Avenue (Maryland Route 355) at Montgomery Lane, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue. |
| | (East Face)
N.S.D.A.R. Memorial to the Pioneer Mothers of the Covered Wagon Days.
(North Face)
This the first military road in America beginning at Rock Creek and Potomac River, Georgetown, Maryland, leading our pioneers . . . — — Map (db m18437) HM |
| On Western Avenue at Chevy Chase Circle, on the right when traveling west on Western Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m70204) HM |
| On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) just south of Stringtown Road. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m43631) HM |
| On North Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) south of Stringtown Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On April 15, 1755 a British seaman wrote in his diary:
On the 15th: Marched at 5 in our way to one
Dowden's, a Publichouse ... and encamped upon
very bad ground on the side of a hill. We got our
tents pitched by dark when the wind shifted . . . — — Map (db m144317) HM |
| On South Frederick Avenue (Maryland Route 355) at South Summit Avenue on South Frederick Avenue. |
| | General Edward Braddock in April 1755, accompanied by Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland, traveled this road in a coach and six horses, on his way to Frederick, Md. to meet Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, to arrange for teams for the Fort . . . — — Map (db m1012) HM |
| On Courthouse Square near East Jefferson Street (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south. |
| | To commemorate the encampment in Maryland of Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock and his men at Owen's Ordinary, now Rockville, April 20, 1755. This stone is placed by the Janet Montgomery Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Mrs. Morris L. Croxall, . . . — — Map (db m77) HM |
| On East Jefferson Street west of Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Born in Ireland; served in the British Army in the French & Indian War. Joined the American Revolution as the most experienced general in the Continental Army. Led the invasion of Canada where he was killed in the Battle of Quebec, becoming the . . . — — Map (db m50480) HM |
| Near Fort Frederick Road south of Big Pool Road (Maryland Route 56), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Throughout the 18th Century, the major colonial powers of France and Great Britain were vying for control of North America. By the 1750's the British extended their settlements westward over the Appalachian Mountains and the French moved south out . . . — — Map (db m96135) HM |
| On National Pike (U.S. 40) at Big Pool Road (Maryland Route 56), on the left when traveling west on National Pike. |
| | Colonial stone fort built 1756 for Province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddock’s defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776–83. Occupied 1861–2 by Union troops. George . . . — — Map (db m681) HM |
| On Fort Frederick Road south of Big Pool Road (Maryland Route 56), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built by the Maryland colony in 1756 during the French and Indian War, Fort Frederick’s stone walls surrounded three large buildings. The colonists abandoned the frontier fort in 1759, when the threat of Indian raids subsided. During the . . . — — Map (db m821) HM |
| On Fort Frederick Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m103762) HM |
| Near Fort Frederick Road south of Big Pool Road (Maryland Route 56). |
| | A Ghost in the Ground.
Before you is the foundation of “The Governor’s House,” the building that served as the officers’ quarters, ceremonial hall and storeroom for Fort Frederick. What did that building look like? We know the size . . . — — Map (db m823) HM |
| On Cumberland Street (U.S. 40) at Martin Street, on the right when traveling west on Cumberland Street. |
| | Colonial stone fort built 1756 for Province of Maryland by Gov. Horatio Sharpe to protect frontier against French and Indians after Braddock’s defeat. Detention camp for British prisoners 1776–83. Occupied 1861–2 by Union troops. George . . . — — Map (db m680) HM |
| On South Potomac Street (Maryland Route 65) just north of West Memorial Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Ca. 8000 BC
First Native Americans enter the Cumberland Valley area as roving hunters.
Ca. 1000 BC
Permanent villages are established by Native Americans. the primary tribes include Susquehanna and Algonquian.
Ca. 1735 . . . — — Map (db m146012) HM |
| On Key Street at Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Key Street. |
| | Third dwelling was built by Jonathan Hager, founder of Hagerstown Maryland, 1762; Captain of Scouts, French and Indian War, 1755–1763; member of the Non-Importation Association and of the Committees of Safety and of Observation, 1775; member . . . — — Map (db m1159) HM |
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