Historical Markers and War Memorials in Beallsville, Maryland
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Beallsville is in Montgomery County
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Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1 mile north of Beallsville Road (Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
Black men — both free and enslaved — were called upon to fight in the Civil War which ultimately led to the dismantlement of slavery, that ‘peculiar institution.’
As the Civil War dragged on, the state newspapers exaggerated that the . . . — — Map (db m86905) HM
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) at Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south on Beallsville Road.
On September 9, 1862, the running engagement between Illinois, Indiana, and Virginia cavalry units that began the day before in Poolesville continued in Beallsville when two Federal regiments forced the single regiment of Virginia cavalrymen posted . . . — — Map (db m1681) HM
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) at West Hunter Road, on the left.
i>“In loving memory of the valor and self-sacrifice of the Maryland soldiers in the Confederate Army whose names are inscribed hereon”
War of 1861 — 1865
J. Collison White Richard R. Hays
Thomas H. White James W. Reed . . . — — Map (db m86183) WM
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) north of Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south.
Prior to World War II, Americans patronized general stores that dotted the countryside, often at popular rural crossroads. The Darby Store, built in 1910 by Harry C. Darby sold mercantile goods to local residents and travelers alike. . . . — — Map (db m237617) HM
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) north of Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south.
While most local men were employed in agriculture, Harry Clay Darby (1872-1954) was a businessman. After selling hardware in Washington, D.C., Darby returned to Montgomery County in 1907 where he became the Beallsville postmaster and built . . . — — Map (db m237613) HM
On Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109) just north of Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south.
When customers walked through this store's front door in the early to mid-20th century, they found a little bit of everything — general merchandise, medicine, groceries, meat, clothing, shoes, seeds, paint, and hardware. Darby kept his store . . . — — Map (db m237615) HM
On Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1.1 miles north of Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
Family Farming
Dr. William Brewer acquired 583 acres in a land grant known as “Woodstock Manor,”
in 1838. Woodstock was two miles from Dr. Brewer's primary residence, Aix-La-Chappell where he provided medical treatment to the local . . . — — Map (db m86904) HM
Near Darnestown Road (Maryland Route 28) 1.1 miles north of Beallsville Road (Maryland Route 109), on the right when traveling north.
Importance of Horses
Horses were brought to this continent by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. Their speed and endurance were invaluable in the New World. In early America. specific breeds were relatively unknown. Horses were . . . — — Map (db m86431) HM
Near Wasche Road, 0.3 miles north of Farm Road Trail, on the right when traveling north.
Restoring History
This circa 1800 stable was built either by the Young family or the Fisher family of Seneca sandstone most likely quarried nearby on the Potomac River. Seneca stone was prized for its ruddy variegated color, local abundance, . . . — — Map (db m86368) HM
