In the year 1861 the legislature of Maryland, called into extraordinary session by Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks, held session in this building owned by the Evangelical Reformed Church (now the Evangelical and Reformed - United Church of Christ). . . . — — Map (db m118973) HM
It was here that George Armstrong Custer was first introduced as a general to the troops he would command. The first order signed by Gen. George G. Meade as the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac on June 28, 1863 promoted three . . . — — Map (db m1539) HM
The long history of Frederick Town Barracks records in timber and stone the successful transition from sword to plowshare, from bullets to books.
Funded by the Maryland Legislature in 1777, the Frederick Barracks soon entered service during the . . . — — Map (db m103372) HM
Clark County. Area 171 Square Miles. Formed in 1836 from Frederick and added to from Warren. Named for George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest. Lord Fairfax and General Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary hero, lived in this . . . — — Map (db m3483) HM
Francis Scott Key Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”Born in Frederick County, Maryland, 1779. Died in Baltimore 1843 and there buried. Removed to Federick 1866 and interred in family lot. In 1898 the remains of Francis Scott Key and Mary . . . — — Map (db m2731) HM
A local resident, member of Maryland's first Constitutional Convention and first speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, Wootton introduced a bill to divide Frederick County into three jurisdictions. The bill passed on September 6, 1776, . . . — — Map (db m81911) HM
Frederick County's ties to the American Civil War run deep, so it should come as no surprise that it is part of Maryland's Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area/National Scenic Byway. . . . — — Map (db m119144) HM
Frederick Town was strategically laid out along both sides of Carroll Creek in 1745 by Daniel Dulany, a prominent Annapolis land speculator. Like many colonial towns, the town creek would be the lifeblood of the community, provider of drinking and . . . — — Map (db m119142) HM
The building in front of you is Rocky Springs School House. It was built
c. 1839 & is listed on the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. It is one of the oldest remaining one-room schools in Maryland & still stands at its original location. . . . — — Map (db m308948) HM
Passionate speeches filled the air at Courthouse Square on September 24, 1864. On that date a throng of Frederick residents listened to Montgomery Blair, Abraham Lincoln's first postmaster general, and other speakers encouraging Marylanders to . . . — — Map (db m260602) HM
This boulder, taken from the bed of the improved Rt. 355 (formerly US Rte. 240) previously stood approximately 50 ft to the south at a point where the old Urbana Road/Georgetown Pike (now Araby Church Road) intersects the relocated improved highway. . . . — — Map (db m78432) HM
The device in front of you is the actual water pump used by Jefferson residents to draw water from the town well. During the 1800's and until 1960, residents obtained water from the well located in the center of town. The well offered tremendous . . . — — Map (db m311801) HM
Traveling around Frederick is as easy as riding a bike. Welcome to the Transit Center, a major station for the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) rail. The MARC train connects Frederick and Washington, D.C. heads south from the Transit Center . . . — — Map (db m249962) HM
The man Americans honor as the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" began his life and career in Frederick County, Maryland. Here he first learned the American values that guided his life.
Key was a child of the American Revolution, and saw . . . — — Map (db m198000) HM
The building in front of you, Kemp Hall, was the capitol of Maryland during the spring and summer of 1861, as the state came perilously close to leaving the Union. Because secession would have placed the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. between the . . . — — Map (db m67247) HM
The building in front of you, Kemp Hall, was the capitol of Maryland during the spring and summer of 1861, as the state came perilously close to leaving the Union. Because secession would have placed the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., between . . . — — Map (db m249967) HM
Connections with the Civil War abound around this Courthouse Square, where the first official act of defiance against the British crown - the 1765 Stamp Act Repudiation - occurred almost a century earlier. In 1857, Roger Brooke Taney, Chief Justice . . . — — Map (db m2815) HM
The house served as Union Gen. William B. Franklin's 6th Corps Headquarters on the afternoon of September 14th, 1862 during the Battle of Crampton's Gap. Owned by the Burkittsville Preservation Association, Inc. a 501c3 non-profit, 2 West . . . — — Map (db m173630) HM
First Lady Jane Contee Hanson, 1728-1812
In the unmarked mass grave behind this memorial rests Jane Hanson, the original first lady of the United States.
She is buried here with 285 others reinterred in 1913 from Frederick's . . . — — Map (db m103170) HM
October 16, 1739, Jonathan Hager took up “Hager’s Fancy” 200 acres in the valley of Antietam Creek. A year later he married Elizabeth Kershner for whom Elizabeth-Town (Hagerstown) was named and established his home here. In 1944 it was acquired by . . . — — Map (db m1157) HM
Born in 1755 in Virginia, Mountjoy Bayly moved to Western Maryland in his youth. He was serving as an officer in the Maryland Militia when the Revolutionary War began in 1775. He fought in several battles in 1776, including Harlem Heights and Ft. . . . — — Map (db m266029) HM
This site, known as Glen Burnie, is the homestead of Col. James Wood, who founded Winchester on a portion of his land in 1744. Wood’s son, Robert, began the present house in 1793, but the estate was home to the Wood-Glass families from the 1730s to . . . — — Map (db m142560) HM
Two tides of immigration met at Frederick Town, the westernmost settlement in Maryland at the time of its founding in 1745. English people came primarily from southern Maryland, the oldest and first developed section of the colony. Germans came . . . — — Map (db m152364) HM
Chief Justice Of the United States 1836-1864 Secretary of the Treasury 1833-1834 Attorney General Of the United States 1831-1833 Attorney General Of Maryland 1827-1831 Citizen of Frederick And lawyer practicing in the Frederick County Court . . . — — Map (db m106649) HM
To take advantage of prevailing northwesterly winds, the majority of Frederick's industry was placed here in the southeast sector of the city. Odiferous operations such as canneries, tanneries and mills could be found in this area as early as the . . . — — Map (db m119146) HM
Originally erected 1932 by the Federation of Rural Women's Clubs of Frederick County, MD., as part of a national movement to commemorate the bicentennial of Washington's birth through recognizing places noted in his diary.
Replaced 2016 . . . — — Map (db m102966) HM
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
Raised in Middletown in Frederick County, Wheaton had a prominent role in the post-civil war civic involvement of African Americans in the state. Contemporary accounts credit Wheaton as the first African American in Maryland to vote when he . . . — — Map (db m107361) HM
"Where this letter will meet you, I am not able to ascertain, But ardently wish it May Be Near this place where your presence is absolutely necessary."
Lafayette letter to Anthony Wayne, May 15, 1781, near Richmond, . . . — — Map (db m303341) HM
Maryland's Appalachian Region Offers Visitors Natural Splendor And Outdoor Adventure, Plus Countless Opportunities To Explore The Region's Rich Heritage—all Just A Few Miles Off Interstate 70.
Maryland Byways, like the Historic National . . . — — Map (db m116525) HM
Maryland's Appalachian Region Offers Visitors Natural Splendor And Outdoor Adventure, Plus Countless Opportunities To Explore The Region's Rich Heritage—all Just A Few Miles Off Interstate 70.
Maryland Byways, like the Historic National . . . — — Map (db m196240) HM
Robert Patterson owned a 25-acre tract on the west side of a Catoctin peak. This peak is known today as Bob's Hill. Robert was a free African American collier and pig farmer, one of 22 “mulattos”* listed in the 1870 United States Census for the . . . — — Map (db m260974) HM
[Panel 1:]
John Hanson
Honored Patriot of the American Revolution
[Picture of John Hanson and Seal of the "Sons of the American Revolution"]
[Panel 2:]
Born 3 April, 1721, Mullberry Grove, Charles Co., . . . — — Map (db m46045) HM WM
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 m201629) HM
The limestone barracks in front of you, built in 1778, is among the oldest and most important surviving American military structures in the nation. The barracks consisted of two L-shaped buildings, but only the eastern wing remains today. During the . . . — — Map (db m103369) HM
Approximately 100 covered bridges have existed in Maryland during the past 200 years, but only 6 remain with 3 of them in northern Frederick County. Two of these bridges are in close proximity to the town of Thurmont. Shown on the right is Roddy . . . — — Map (db m285452) HM
Frederick County. Named for Frederick 5th and last Lord Baltimore. Erected out of Prince George’s County in 1748. It then included Montgomery County and all of Maryland west to the West Virginia boundary.
Washington County. The first . . . — — Map (db m41770) HM
The property on which you are standing is the Daniel "Charles" Flook Farm. The Flook family was among the many families involved in agriculture in Frederick County in the early 19th and 20th centuries.
Mills
Mills were among . . . — — Map (db m249934) HM
Side A:
A tavern and inn, for which Noble Landon (1783-1866) obtained a liquor license in 1835, formerly occupied the southeast corner of High and Main streets. In 1837 Landon and William Yantis laid out the town of New Albany in 50-by-100-foot . . . — — Map (db m14452) HM
Lewis and Elizabeth (Lyons) Kemp were settlers of what became Mad River Township. With their eight children, the Kemps arrived here from Frederick County, Maryland around 1806. The stone part of the house was built shortly thereafter. Lewis donated . . . — — Map (db m104541) HM
"…and I feel pride in the belief that the stand made on Monday, in no small degree, tended to check the temerity of the foe, daring to invade a country like ours, and designing the destruction of our city..."
Brig. Gen. John . . . — — Map (db m6651) HM
First President of the First United States Government,
The United States in Congress Assembled,
Which Existed From 1781 until 1788.
“As the first elected president of our independent nation,
President Hanson began the task of unifying . . . — — Map (db m89151) HM
These barracks served as the first public building for the new state. Founded in 1777, the limestone twins stood tall two years later, thanks to contractor Abraham Faw and local craftsmen. Set atop strategic ground, the Barracks controlled the . . . — — Map (db m103418) HM
This site marks important advances in the history of military medicine. Here Army doctors, nurses, and Daughters of Charity shaped its practice in modern form. Caregivers treated at this 18 acre complex over 30,000 sick and wounded soldiers, Union . . . — — Map (db m103419) HM
Wetlands are areas that are wet significant periods of time and provide a unique ecosystem for plant and wildlife. You will usually find them anywhere water accumulates at a rate faster than it drains away. Some are inundates year-round, while . . . — — Map (db m249921) HM
1777 Built at direction of Maryland General Assembly
1778-79 Quartered Hessian and Convention prisoners captured at Bennington and Saratoga
1782 Quartered Hessian and Bayreuth Yager Regiments following Cornwallis' surrender
1799 . . . — — Map (db m2739) HM
At a farmhouse and barn not far from here, Clara Barton labored without sleep for three days, comforting the wounded of the Battle of Antietam with water, food, and medical supplies. Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, began her . . . — — Map (db m5902) HM
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
This building is the former St. Euphemia's School, a Catholic School founded by St. Joseph's parish. It served children, grades 1-8, from 1878-1956. The school was operated and instructed by the Daughters of Charity. St. Euphemia's was a . . . — — Map (db m288567) HM
“The STAMP-ACT having received a mortal wound by the Hands of Justice, on Saturday last gave up the Ghost, to the great joy of the Inhabitants of Frederick County. The lifeless body lay exposed to public Ignominy 'til Yesterday, when it was . . . — — Map (db m103825) HM
This trail is dedicated to the memory of Bernard Howard and all whose hands made agriculture in Frederick County a success. As you walk this trail, we invite you to explore a little of the history of Bernard Howard and his family as well as . . . — — Map (db m249919) HM
This trail is dedicated to the memory of Bernard Howard and all whose hands made agriculture in Frederick County a success. As you walk this trail, we invite you to explore a little of the history of Bernard Howard and his family as well as . . . — — Map (db m249939) HM
In honor of veterans from Frederick County who gave their lives in the support of the Global War on Terrorism since September 11, 2001
Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life for his friends.
In Memory of our . . . — — Map (db m144716) WM
“Then did I remember that there were gathered around that banner, among its defenders, men who had heard and answered the call of their country — from these mountain sides, from this beautiful valley, and from this fair city of my . . . — — Map (db m103221) HM
Has been designated a Registered Natural Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in illustrating the natural history of the United States. — — Map (db m55471) HM
Wilson T. Carmack of Harmony Grove was known as Maryland's largest watercress grower, having his primary ponds at Fountain Rock from approximately 1916 to 1958. With a sole career of watercress farming, he supported a family of five for many . . . — — Map (db m129741) HM
Rockville began when Owen's Ordinary, an inn and tavern, was established in this area around 1750. It functioned as the seat of lower Frederick County and in 1776 became the seat of Montgomery County when it was created. In 1784, William P. Williams . . . — — Map (db m117874) HM
One of the earliest businesses in this crossroads village was Owen's Ordinary, an inn and tavern, established in this area around 1750. The village functioned as the government center of lower Frederick County, and in 1776 became the seat of the . . . — — Map (db m174694) HM
To the Glory of God and in Memory of Lutheran Pioneers. Erected by members and friends of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Winchester, Va. 1938. These walls are the sacred ruins of the first Lutheran Church erected in Winchester - "Die teutsche . . . — — Map (db m26857) HM
You are standing in one of Washington’s remaining inhabited alleys, behind the buildings that face G, E (there is no F Street here), Sixth and Seventh streets. In 1897 the alley had 22 tiny dwellings sheltering well over 100 people. Today . . . — — Map (db m130734) HM
The Home of
Enoch Louis Lowe
Aug. 10, 1820 — Aug. 23, 1892
Governor of Maryland
1851 — 1854
Marked by the Historical Society
of Frederick County March 25, 1956 — — Map (db m103320) HM
In this Memorial Ground
which was donated to
Frederick County and Frederick City
by the Evangelical Reformed Church
of Frederick, Maryland
lie buried the following persons
[List of burials] — — Map (db m103425) HM
The Lynchings of James Carroll, John Biggus, and James Bowens. Three Black men were victims of racial terror lynching in Frederick County between 1879 and 1895. Each was abducted following reports of attacks against local white women. On . . . — — Map (db m305562) HM
Early settlers of Johnson County included patriots of the Revolutionary War. With this Historical Marker we commemorate the following veterans.
Daniel Chapman - Born July 25, 1756 in Westchester County, New York. Daniel Chapman served the . . . — — Map (db m146585) HM WM
In 1834, the Catoctin Creek Aqueduct at Mile 51.5 opened a critical link in one of America's pioneering transportation corridors. One of eleven aqueducts, it was often called the most beautiful aqueduct on the line. After the C&O Canal ceased . . . — — Map (db m101028) HM
“The rounds that followed the ‘shot heard round the world’ may well have been smelted right here in Frederick County...but the furnaces which did
the job are crumbling from the weight of time and neglect.”
— Frederick Post, . . . — — Map (db m184818) HM
Revolutionary Patriot
Captain, 34th Battalion
Frederick County, Maryland Militia
1775-1776
Brother of Gen. David Poe, Deputy Quartermaster General
Great Uncle of Edgar Allan Poe
_____________
Marker Placed by the Frederick Chapter, . . . — — Map (db m107308) HM WM
Rockville started in the 1750s as a tiny Village Crossroads. It was called Owens Ordinary, Hungerford's Tavern, Montgomery Court House, Williamsburgh, and finally in 1803 Rockville. § Route 355 began as an Indian path that later became a . . . — — Map (db m102370) HM
Top Marker
Friends Cemetery
Founded 1794
Originally 6 acres of ground was purchased from William Webb, Frederick County, Maryland, for 15 shillings per acre, August 30, 1794, by "Members of the Society of People called Quakers to . . . — — Map (db m114345) HM
On 3 February 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a decree calling the 29th Infantry Division into active service for one year, which became five. Responding to that call, National Guardsmen from Frederick County, Virginia, and nearby areas . . . — — Map (db m241467) HM WM
The marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks took place on the Beechland property of Nancy’s uncle, Richard Berry Sr., in Washington County, about twenty-five miles southwest of here, on June 12, 1806. The ceremony was presided over by the . . . — — Map (db m46317) HM
The Brunswick Railroad Museum and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park Visitor Center exist side by side today, just as the transportation modes did when first arriving here in 1834. However, the early relationship between canal . . . — — Map (db m60881) HM
Constructed in 1857, this building has served changing needs over time.
Restaurant History
1953: The White House restaurant opened and also offered overnight accommodations in the building. Later it was known as Bucher's Restaurant & . . . — — Map (db m262685) HM
For more than 200 years, people have journeyed to Emmitsburg for inspiration, enlightenment, and remembrance. Located just south of the Mason-Dixon Line on one of America's Scenic Byways, the town is the site of two internationally-recognized . . . — — Map (db m217371) HM
For more than 200 years, people have journeyed to Emmitsburg for inspiration, enlightenment, and remembrance. Located just south of the Mason-Dixon Line on one of America's Scenic Byways, the town is the site of two internationally-recognized . . . — — Map (db m147281) HM
This glass mural was designed by local artist and muralist William Cochran in 1989 to commemorate the contribution of local firefighters and the former location of the Independent Hose Company in Frederick, MD. The 1,500 pound artwork depicts a . . . — — Map (db m262651) HM
Born: October 26, 1950
Place of Birth: Frederick County, Maryland
Graduated from Frederick High School in 1969
Attended the University of Miami from 1969 to 1972 where he played defensive back, wide receiver, and running back. . . . — — Map (db m137814) HM
The compass Meridian Stones
of Frederick County.
One of two stones set in 1896
by USC&GS to establish a true
meridian line. Used by surveyors
to check compass variations
pursuant to Article 25, Code of MD
──── . . . — — Map (db m89631) HM
Chief Justice
Of the United States
1836-1864
Secretary of the Treasury
1833-1834
Attorney General
Of the United States
1831-1833
Attorney General
Of Maryland
1827-1831
Citizen of Frederick
And lawyer practicing
in . . . — — Map (db m106648) HM
Dawson Family History
Thomas Dawson (1708-1800) left his family home in Charles County, Maryland, in 1750 and established Dawsonville in what was Frederick County, but later became Montgomery County. The Dawsons were a prominent Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m201500) HM
1774
On July 2, 800 citizens meet in Elizabeth Town and pledge to boycott British goods, especially tea. This is done to support the citizens of Boston because their port had been closed by Parliament.
1775
In August, a colonial . . . — — Map (db m146011) HM
Near Reedy River Falls, stood the home, trading station, and grist mill of Col. Richard Pearis, first white settler of this section. He was a noted Indian trader and prominent Tory of the Revolution. — — Map (db m10428) HM
The Reedy is Greenville's river. Its flowing waters have nourished the city and its people for centuries, and its falls are the reason why Greenville is located where it is. But Greenville's people have not always been kind to the river, and now it . . . — — Map (db m31263) HM
The Cherokees
Greenville County was Cherokee Territory before the Revolution. European settlers were forbidden to live here until 1777, when Native Americans were forced to cede this land to the new state. Most of modern day Greenville was . . . — — Map (db m14535) HM
Richard Pearis settled near this site in 1776, and built a trading post and grist mill by the falls. This early settlement eventually became the City of Greenville. — — Map (db m182124) HM
Richard Pearis, Greenville's first white settler, was an Irish adventurer who had settled in Virginia with his wife and family by the middle of the eighteenth century. He developed good trade relationships with the Cherokee Indians, had a son by an . . . — — Map (db m8035) HM
In the evening of March 23, 1862, "Stonewall" Jackson found himself surrounded by a disorderly retreat of his soldiers. In the growing dark, a few fresh Southern units made gallant attempts to cover the Southern retreat from Northern pursuit. One . . . — — Map (db m310385) HM
Cacapon Mountain, where you are standing, is the westernmost of the pair of north/south mountains that mark the region as belonging to the ridge and valley section of the Appalachians. Looking out from the overlook, you see its eastern . . . — — Map (db m156764) HM
Pointer Descendants in the Civil War and Today
At least four generations of the Harris family — direct descendants of George Pointer — were born and raised here. They maintained a thriving homestead along Broad Branch Road at a time . . . — — Map (db m259730) HM
Oldham was the 75th county created by the Kentucky Legislature. It was formed on January 15, 1824, from portions of Jefferson, Henry and Shelby Counties. The county is named for William Oldham, Revolutionary War patriot and early pioneer.
. . . — — Map (db m136163) HM
Born in what was then northeast Frederick County, Key’s parents first brought him to “Frederick-Town” to be baptized. His parents often rode to the county seat here. Key walked these streets whenever the family came to Frederick. . . . — — Map (db m67248) HM
Shafer's' Mill c.1812 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m186017) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
