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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Baltimore County, Maryland
Towson is the county seat for Baltimore County
Adjacent to Baltimore County, Maryland
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Heating pipes and a furnace were installed in this greenhouse for all-season plant care and propogation. Gardening supplies and a work area were located in the small rear section. The glass frames are 20th century replacements. — — Map (db m144061) HM
Honoring
William Westley Guth
Fourth President of Goucher College
1913 - 1929
Through his foresight this
land was purchased in 1921
— — Map (db m144058) HM
Estate of the Ridgely Family from 1745 to 1948. Home of Charles Carnan Ridgely, Govenor of Maryland 1816–1819. One of the largest Georgian Houses in the United States. Now a National Historic Site.
Open to the public. — — Map (db m198047) HM
This land was once part of one of the largest estates in Maryland---and one of the most impressive. The Ridgley family owned Hampton Plantation for more than 200 years, and their home and many farm buildings have changed little since the mid-19th . . . — — Map (db m78481) HM
This land was once part of one of the largest estates in Maryland---and one of the most impressive. The Ridgley family owned Hampton Plantation for more than 200 years, and their home and many farm buildings have changed little since the mid-19th . . . — — Map (db m188345) HM
Founded by freed slaves
from the Hampton estate.
East Towson grew to become a vibrant,
largely African American community.
Dedicated 2017 — — Map (db m226617) HM
Nathan Towson, born 1784 in the area named for his family, served in the U.S. Army for 42 years. He enlisted in 1812 when war with Britain seemed imminent. As an artillery captain, Towson distinguished himself in nearly every major engagement on the . . . — — Map (db m83413) HM
First meeting house built on this site 1780. Previously met in Phineas Hunt’s House, still standing on Joppa Road. His grave is nearby. The present church building was erected in 1874. — — Map (db m2281) HM
This gated cemetery, where generations of Ridgleys are buried, is still in use by the family. Feel free to enter and walk among the tombstones and monuments, but show proper respect. Notice the family vault at center, the names and inscriptions on . . . — — Map (db m83524) HM
This community of 365 homes is named after a quaint town in England, its streets after surrounding villages, in recognition of the villagers’ kindness to the 388th Bomb Group, USAAF, during World War II. — — Map (db m110239) WM
Lynching in America
At least 6,500 Black people were the victims of racial terror lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. After the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of white . . . — — Map (db m174864) HM
These abutments supported the York Road plate girder bridge of the defunct Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad.
The overpass was rebuilt by the Baltimore & Lehigh Railroad in 1900 as an upgrade from a previous narrow gauge track. . . . — — Map (db m249416) HM
He commanded “Baltimore Light Dragoons” during the Revolution, attaining rank of Captain. He took active part in suppression of Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, and that year purchased “Bosley’s Adventure,” a 350 acre farm west of . . . — — Map (db m2283) HM
Rebecca Anne Meyers
Swimming events
2012 Paralympic Games, London, England
1 silver medal
1 bronze medal
Rebecca Anne Meyers
Swimming events
2016 Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 gold medals
1 silver medal . . . — — Map (db m248798) HM
Dedicated to veterans of Baltimore County who served in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom and in memory of those who gave their lives.
Capt Michael S Lawlor USMC 2004 Iraq •
LCpl Anthony P . . . — — Map (db m249418) HM WM
Orangery, originally constructed ca. 1830s. Destroyed by fire 1926, reconstructed 1976.
It was not possible to grow fresh oranges and lemons’ outside in Maryland, as delicate fruit trees could not survive the winter. The Ridgely family, however, . . . — — Map (db m78631) HM
Dedicated to the many volunteers and staff of the Baltimore County Board and Department of Recreation and parks in honor of fifty years of outstanding service
The 44 Recreation and Parks Councils
1. Turner Station
2. . . . — — Map (db m249412) HM
Located on what was originally part of the Hampton estate of Charles Ridgely, this land became part of the related Chew family estate, Epsom. At the death of Harriet Chew, fourteen acres passed to Benjamin Chew, and in 1886 the property was . . . — — Map (db m248794) HM
These two stone buildings, which replaced earlier log structures, housed slaves before the Civil War. After the abolition of slavery, they provided quarters for plantation and farm workers — — Map (db m92522) HM
Hampton is the "show-place" of Maryland. There is certainly nothing like it south of the Mason and Dixon's line J.C. Carpenter, from Appletons' Journal, May 8, 1875
The Mansion, completed 1790. When Captain . . . — — Map (db m78485) HM
Originally constructed as a log cabin in 1833, St. John’s Chapel and land adjacent thereto served the local black community as a house of worship and burying ground. Services had been held in the present chapel since its construction in 1886. The . . . — — Map (db m2286) HM
The ingenious design of this building enabled the Ridgelys to produce fine dairy products here for 150 years. Built into the ground to maintain coolness, the structure is also shaded by low-hanging eaves. Inside you will see a natural refrigeration . . . — — Map (db m144064) HM
Fern Karesh Hurst, Class of 1968, came to Goucher College from Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated with a degree in political science and received a master's degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. An advocate for Goucher . . . — — Map (db m144052) HM
East Towson celebrate two families believed to be the earliest known residents of the Jacob House. In the 1890s, Eliza Johnson's name appeared in local tax records. Area residents believe Ms. Johnson was a freed slave from the nearby Stevenson . . . — — Map (db m226985) HM
Originally an Indian trail[.] Used in 1695 by a troop of Rangers from the Garrison Fort to keep back the Indians. Later the high road to Joppa Town, the County Seat of Baltimore County from 1712 to 1768 and the rival of Baltimore. — — Map (db m2302) HM
Lower House, constructed ca. 1745; with later additions in the 1700s to ca. 1950.
This building, historically referred to as the “Lower House” by the Ridgely family, served a variety of purposes. Originally, Hampton’s first master, . . . — — Map (db m78645) HM
The Schmuck House is thought to have been constructed circa 1785 by one of Towson's founding families, making it one of the oldest structures still standing in Towson. Features that make it an architectural standout are its façade made of local . . . — — Map (db m248803) HM
The Hampton Farm, as it might have looked ca. 1850-1870
From this part of the farm, you have an ideal view of the Ridgely mansion. The imposing structure on the hill would have inspired different emotions among the various people on the . . . — — Map (db m188721) HM
Some of the finest Thoroughbred horses in the country lived in the stable to your left. Horses with names such as "Grey Medeley," "Post Boy" and "Tuckahoe" enhanced the reputation and purses of their owners. As founding members of the Baltimore . . . — — Map (db m144063) HM
The Towson University Student Government Association and the University's Department of Veterans Services recognize the service of its students in the United States Armed Forces and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. — — Map (db m174860) WM
The Towson Academy, better known as the Towson Armory, was built in 1933 on the former site of the Smedley House, a popular hotel frequented by Baltimore families around 1900. The building is one of thew last military armories built in Maryland . . . — — Map (db m249417) HM
Founded in 1936 by the Woman's Club of Towson, the Towson Library began as a volunteer organization operating out of the home of the first librarian, Mary Osborne Odell. Under her direction for the next 16 years, it grew rapidly. in 1948 the . . . — — Map (db m224805) HM
As a crossroads center and later as a courthouse town, Towson has been a gathering spot for over 200 years. During that time there have been several inns and hotels in the town, and for most of that long period there was a tavern and hotel on . . . — — Map (db m249414) HM
Dedicated to the
citizens of
Baltimore County
who served their
nation in
Southeast Asia
1957 - 1975
In memory of those who gave their lives
Harvey C. K. A. Au •
Charles J. Armstrong •
Leland Bailey •
James H. Baker, Jr. • . . . — — Map (db m83691) HM WM
During the War of 1812, an armory was built near the intersection of Dulaney Valley and Joppa Roads. It was soon abandoned. In the 1830's, Henry Chew built a house on this site and decorated the lawn with a cannon from the deserted armory. The house . . . — — Map (db m57136) HM
Northampton Iron Furnace, operating from 1761 to about 1830 approximately a mile north of here, played a significant role in the War of 1812. Part of the prosperous Hampton estate, the foundry’s workforce was made up primarily of enslaved . . . — — Map (db m197008) HM
Hampton National Historic Site preserves the core of a large estate owned by the Ridgely family from the Colonial era until 1948. During the early 1800s, it formed the hub of a vast agricultural and industrial enterprise numbering over 25,000 acres. . . . — — Map (db m144060) HM
To the sacred memory of the Sons and Daughters of Baltimore County who dying for their country in the World War gave proof undying of patriotism supreme. This symbol of love victorious in death is dedicated by their fellow citizens “Greater love . . . — — Map (db m126364) WM
The area we now call Baltimore County is the ancestral land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock Indigenous peoples. York and Joppa Roads grew out of trails used by these people as they traveled through present-day Towson to hunt, fish, quarry . . . — — Map (db m249413) HM
The home of Governor Augustus W. Bradford, which stood on this site was burned July 11, 1864 by Confederate Troops “to retaliate the burning of Governor Letcher’s Home” in Virginia by Federal troops. This was the closest point to Baltimore reached . . . — — Map (db m115243) HM
Believed to be the oldest existing Lutheran Congregation in Baltimore County. It was begun as a Union Church in the early 1700’s. The reformed congregation worshiping in the same building. The first recorded communion was in 1794. The first house of . . . — — Map (db m2058) HM
On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D. C. On that same day a victory for equal rights occurred here, as segregation ended at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, which used to . . . — — Map (db m114586) HM
Rochambeau’s Troops camped here September 11, 1781 where the baggage train and heavy artillery rejoined them. After the victory at Yorktown the French Troops, in five divisions, camped here again on their way northward, at the end of August 1782. — — Map (db m2135) HM
Built for the African American Community in 1874 as a school for children in the Loreley area and as home to this “benevolent” society, founded in 1872. Beginning in the late 18th century, such mutual aid societies, often formed by . . . — — Map (db m152189) HM
This memorial honors all men and women of White Marsh, Maryland who have served in the Armed Forces of this United States of America.
Originally dedicated in honor of Veterans of World War II, March 17, 1946.
Dedicated November 9, 1986. — — Map (db m137138) WM
Bellona Gunpowder Company mills, operating from 1801 to 1856, was located in present-day Robert E. Lee Park along the banks of the Jones Falls. Bellona was one of several Baltimore powder mills and produced explosives used in the defense of . . . — — Map (db m114575) HM WM
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