Below the Mason-Dixon Line, above the Potomac, and at the Heart of the Civil War. The Civil War, its causes, and the aftermath have shaped our country’s cultural landscape in countless ways. The significance of the Civil War in north-central . . . — — Map (db m67708) HM
The City of Westminster and the citizens of Carroll County proudly honor the brave men of the 1st Delaware Cavalry and the vanguard of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry who fought and died during this engagement in the Gettysburg Campaign. We commend the . . . — — Map (db m201548) WM
This tablet is erected in loving memory of our sons who made the Supreme Sacrifice while serving our country
1917 · World War I · 1918
John A. Alexander • Burton J. Asper • Carl W. Beasman • Charles C. Billingslea • Herman E. Brown • . . . — — Map (db m155343) WM
On June 27, 1863, Union Gen. Winfield S. Hancock’s II Corps, Army of the Potomac camped at Monocacy Junction near Frederick. The next day, Gen. George G. Meade assumed command of the army and devised a plan to march it through Frederick and Carroll . . . — — Map (db m3014) HM
Wormseed oil was a major cash crop for farmers in the Piedmont region of Maryland for more than 75 years. Before 1820 wormseed was considered a weed until the oil extracted from the plant was recognized as a treatment for roundworm, hookworm and . . . — — Map (db m188467) HM
Sergeant John Ezra Buffington, with five other men of his regiment, stormed the ramparts of the Confederate works near this position during the attack on April 2, 1865. The commander of the brigade that included the 6th Maryland wrote after the . . . — — Map (db m285345) HM
Carroll County, created by an act of the Georgia legislature in December, 1826, proudly bears the name of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton.
Charles Carroll was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1737. He attended preparatory schools in this country . . . — — Map (db m12872) HM
First settled 1792, incorporated as Port William 1794. Carroll County formed and name of town changed to Carrollton by the Kentucky Legislature, 1838, both honoring "Charles Carroll of Carrollton" of Maryland, bold signer of the Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m22149) HM
Landon C. Burns was born in 1897 in Virginia. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. Degree in Agriculture Education and later earned an M.S. Degree in Rural Sociology. The man who was often called "Mr. Carroll County" was . . . — — Map (db m114412) HM
County seat of Carroll County, founded 1764 first called Winchester for its founder William Winchester (1710-1790), who was born in Westminster, England (now a part of Greater London) Westminster Academy incorporated 1839 (later absorbed into the . . . — — Map (db m75698) HM
Near here was located a place of worship described as the "Evangelical Lutheran and, according to God's word, reformed, and on both sides, protestant congregations called the German Churche." Continuous worship for 200 years on this site marks it as . . . — — Map (db m3490) HM
[Entrance plaque:]
Carroll County
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
[Small plaque laid in the ground:]
We bond this memorial with the national and state memorials by the names enclosed below
The names were brought to this . . . — — Map (db m114517) WM
African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
When Maryland's legislature approved the formation of Carroll County in 1837, it required the residents to build a courthouse, jail, register's office, clerk's office and a poorhouse.
In 1852, the County Commissioners purchased 307 acres on the . . . — — Map (db m114411) HM
Distillation was found to be the best way to extract wormseed oil so numerous crude distillation units were built in Carroll County and the surrounding area. A vat, or kettle, was loaded with as much of the wormseed stalk as possible and stamped . . . — — Map (db m188468) HM
The Patuxent River is the longest river that is located entirely in the state of Maryland. It spans 115 miles from the Piedmont area near the intersection of Howard, Montgomery, Frederick, and Carroll counties to the Chesapeake Bay. Traveling . . . — — Map (db m72081) HM
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . — — Map (db m201507) HM
This modest roadside way station grew into a town center for the farms and estates of northwest Baltinore County and Carroll County. By 1900, Reisterstown was home to some 1,000 people. Descendants of early residents shaped town life as owners of . . . — — Map (db m274872) HM
On July 9, 1864, the heavy thump of cavalry boots came from the doorway behind you when Confederate Generals Bradley Johnson and Harry Gilmor briefly made the Shellman House their headquarters—while staunchly-Unionist 15-year-old resident Mary . . . — — Map (db m289723) HM
Tribute to Principal Ross J. Boddy: Educator and Mentor to Thousands of Children
Young Ross Boddy had his origins in Carroll County Maryland. He later attended Bowie State Teachers College where he received a Teaching Certificate . . . — — Map (db m188211) HM
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