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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick is the county seat for Frederick County
Adjacent to Frederick County, Maryland
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On Hessong Bridge Road, on the left when traveling north.
When the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Invaded Maryland in June 1863, the Army of the Potomac headed north in pursuit. On Monday, June 29, a “rainy, miserable day,” the 15,000 men, 2,900 horses and mules and 475 wagons of Gen. John F. . . . — — Map (db m105250) HM
On Liberty Road / Main Street (Maryland Route 26), on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
On June 29, 1863, the Army of the Potomac's II Corps, commanded by Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, broke camp south of Frederick near the Monocacy River, marched into Frederick, and turned eastward on the road to Liberty (Libertytown). The men . . . — — Map (db m4017) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Garage Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street / Old National Pike.
"Lot No. 1" on Jesserong's plat of Middletown as he laid it out in the year 1767. The Lutheran Parsonage and the two story "Lecture Hall Building" which was located to the front right of the parsonage and the little brick "Pastors Study" located . . . — — Map (db m5301) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 40 A) at Ifent Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
The original frame house that was constructed on this site appears to have been constructed around 1850. Since about 1885, the first floor of the building was used for a variety of Businesses, including a confectionary, a clothing store, a harness . . . — — Map (db m71439) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Willow Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street / Old National Pike.
This house (ca. 1830) was the birthplace of Thomas C. Harbaugh (1849-1924); One of the most popular American writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His family moved to Ohio when he was 2 years old. Harbaugh wrote thousands of "Dime . . . — — Map (db m5302) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.
The first building on this corner was a two story, frame dwelling, built in the early 1800s. The property was purchased by the Middletown Savings Bank in 1907, and the house was soon moved to the rear of the lot. The current building was built in . . . — — Map (db m1870) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40) at Church Street (State Highway 17), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street / Old National Road.
The dwelling located here at #8 West Main Street is significant as an early 19th century vernacular log building that was modified in the ca. 1930's with the application of a simulated Flemish bond brick veneer facade. It reflects the development of . . . — — Map (db m5299) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) just east of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
As the Civil War approached, the citizens of Middletown read about the coming conflict in the town newspaper, The Valley Register. Some attended patriotic rallies, while others found it safer to conceal their allegiances. Soldiers from many . . . — — Map (db m143918) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40).
From 1790 to 1862, Philip Appleman (1755-1830) and his son John (1793-1862) operated a tannery and harness shop on the land that included this property and the four properties to your right, and extended back to South Street (now Washington . . . — — Map (db m5312) HM
Charles E. “Charlie” Keller Jr.
Sept. 12, 1916 -May 23, 1990 "
American League Player 1939-1952 … New York Yankee star 19391949, 1952… played with Detroit Tigers 1950 and 51. Career stats.…286 Ba… 189 HR…760 RBI Graduate of . . . — — Map (db m107470) HM
On South Church Street (Maryland Route 17) 0 miles south of Washington Street, on the left when traveling south.
Eight thousand Confederates under Gen. Lafayette McLaws marched by this church on September 10-11, 1862, heading south to Harper’s Ferry. Since no Federals were in the area, McLaws expected no encounters with the enemy. Unknown to him, however, . . . — — Map (db m166869) HM
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.
Civil War Hospital Site
The Henry Shoemaker House was used as a hospital site during the Maryland Campaign 1862.
Private Property courtesy of S.H.A.F — — Map (db m4953) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street / Old National Pike.
Presumably built by Philip Clovinger, 10 West Main began as a one-story log dwelling constructed in the early 1800's. In 1821 Thomas Powell, described as Middletown's first blacksmith, acquired the property and improved the building for commercial . . . — — Map (db m5300) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40) at North Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street / Old National Road.
In Commemoration of that period in Civil War history from September 14, 1862 through January, 1863 when this building was commandeered and used by the United States Federal Government as an army hospital to care for casualties resulting from the . . . — — Map (db m1869) HM
Near West Green Street just east of Summers Drive, on the left when traveling east.
On June 10, 1966, shortly after graduating from Middletown High School, James entered the U.S. Air Force. He received specialized training at the Flight Line Aircraft Mechanic School, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. On March 29, 1972, while . . . — — Map (db m145970) HM WM
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) west of Elm Street, on the right when traveling west.
This property (Lot 11-East Half) and one to the left were one lot when platted in 1768. They were separated in 1866.
During the battle of South Mountain in 1862, this site was used to triage casualties for care in the former Wesley Methodist . . . — — Map (db m68968) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) just west of Elm Street, on the left when traveling west.
This structure which replaced a smaller dwelling, was expanded in the early 1900s to house Dr. Austin Lamar's hospital where he practiced medicine from 1907 until his death in 1932. The hospital consisted of 21 rooms including a parlor, reception . . . — — Map (db m143921) HM
Near West Main Street / Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40).
This lot began as a log structure blacksmith shop owned by Thomas Powell in the early 1800's. In 1882, Calvin Coblentz and Millard Cook took, ownership, adding the Coblentz and Cook Meat Market to the existing structure. In 1899, the blacksmith shop . . . — — Map (db m107326) HM
On East Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) just east of North Church Street (Maryland Route 17), on the right when traveling east.
In 1919, a joint meeting of the Middletown Defense League and a group appointed by Governor Harrington, met to organize the community to build a permanent and suitable memorial honoring servicemen in World War I. The memorial was designed by Edward . . . — — Map (db m145969) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
Noted for the tall white spire of the Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown has been framed by its picturesque valley for over two centuries. German Protestants, fleeing persecution in Europe, founded the community before the American Revolution. . . . — — Map (db m415) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
Late in June 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it invaded the North for the second time. The Federal left flank under Gen. John F. Reynolds occupied the Middletown Valley, June 25–27, . . . — — Map (db m418) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
When Gen. Robert E. Lee and part of the Army of Northern Virginia passes through Middletown on September 10–11, 1862, they encountered a chilly reception. The inhabitants of this single-street hamlet on the National Road loved the Union, and . . . — — Map (db m21911) HM
Near North Church Street (Maryland Route 17) at West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south.
(preface)
In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early’s corps from Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter’s army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early invaded . . . — — Map (db m76668) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) just east of Elm Street, on the right when traveling east.
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m203059) HM
On West Main Street near South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
This candid view of downtown Middletown shows the street corner where you are now standing. At the time, this was the town square. The shuttered brick building (right) still stands directly behind you. The log building under construction (center) is . . . — — Map (db m219991) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) just east of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
This view of downtown Middletown was taken from the towering steeple of the Zion Lutheran Church across the street behind you. This remarkable image highlights the historic National Road—dirt at the time—running eastward toward Frederick, and (to . . . — — Map (db m219995) HM
On Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.
September, 1862, soldiers wounded in the Battle of South Mountain were hospitalized in churches here. July 1863, Gen. Meade established headquarters here as Union Forces pursued Confederates retreating from Gettysburg. July, 1864, Confederate Gen. . . . — — Map (db m414) HM
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) at South Jefferston Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Union soldiers marched through Middletown by the thousands in September 1862 to repel Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North. Middletown citizens turned out to cheer them on. The Union army Would face Confederate forces on nearby South Mountain . . . — — Map (db m107614) HM
On Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Bolivar Road, on the left when traveling west on Old National Pike.
Two miles to the southwest stands the monument to Major General Jesse L. Reno who was mortally wounded at the close of the fighting for Fox’s Gap in the Battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862. — — Map (db m5412) 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
On West Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) near South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling west.
This Federal brick house and store was built by Samuel Harbaugh ca. 1829. Stonebraker & Harbaugh Mercantile operated until the building was purchased by Peter Shafer in 1858. In 1862, the 2nd floor served as a hospital after the battles of South . . . — — Map (db m185945) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 40 A) at Church Street (Maryland Route 17), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
In the 1890's Mr. Ezra Minnick, a Well-known county magistrate, operated a little store at this location. In 1917 Mr. Ola E. Fink bought the property and built the present red brick structure where he owned and operated a general store. Sometime in . . . — — Map (db m71455) HM
On West Main Street / Old National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) at Church Street (State Highway 17), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street / Old National Pike.
Given its location, the Coblentz-Long Building has associations with the growth and development of the National Pike and with the Civil War. In 1768 Conrad Crone platted the lots of the entire block 2-14 West Main, known as Smithfield, which were . . . — — Map (db m5297) HM
Built in 1888, this Queen Anne building was constructed to house the Valley Saving Bank (VSB) until 1923, and then served as a U.S. Post Office until the 1960s. When the Post Office relocated, the building began functioning as a private residence. . . . — — Map (db m107653) HM
On East Main Street / Old National Road (Alternate U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west.
This is the entrance to the 133.45 acre John Routzahn farm, established in 1866, known as Woodmere and located on the north and south sides of the Old National Pike. The brick manor house at 400 East Main Street was the original farm house built by . . . — — Map (db m5311) HM
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862, to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. George . . . — — Map (db m5923) HM
On the West Welcome Center and Rest Area (Interstate 70) near Exit 42 (Maryland Route 17), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Fresh from victory at the Second Battle of Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia
crossed the Potomac River on September 4-6, 1862,
to bring the Civil War to Northern soil and to recruit
sympathetic Marylanders. Union Gen. . . . — — Map (db m167359) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70), on the right.
The 184-mile C&O Canal, where mule-drawn barges once lumbered alongside the Potomac River, provides a serene waterway for paddling and a towpath for hiking, biking and horseback riding. — — Map (db m116495) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 2 miles west of Maryland Route 17, on the right when traveling west.
The 184-mile C&O Canal, where mule-drawn barges once lumbered alongside the Potomac River, provides a serene waterway for paddling and a towpath for hiking, biking and horseback riding. — — Map (db m196242) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) south of Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.
Nearby is Camp David, a presidential retreat since Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, where leaders meet and make crucial decisions that shape our nation and world. — — Map (db m116494) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 2 miles north of Maryland Route 17, on the right when traveling west.
Nearby is Camp David, a presidential retreat since Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration where leaders meet and make crucial decisions that shape our nation and the world. — — Map (db m196222) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) south of Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.
Crisscrossed By Transportation Routes, Home To America's Earliest Industries, And Meeting Place For National Leaders, Maryland's Appalachian Region Has Been Pivotal In The Growth Of The Country
Throughout its history, the nation has . . . — — Map (db m116529) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 2 miles west of Maryland Route 17, on the right when traveling west.
Crisscrossed By Transportation Routes, Home To America's Earliest Industries, And Meeting Place For National Leaders, Maryland's Appalachian Region Has Been Pivotal In The Growth Of The Country
Throughout its history, the nation has . . . — — Map (db m196233) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) south of Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.
When The Civil War Broke Out In 1861 And Divided The Nation, Maryland Was On The Conflict's Pivotal Border Between North And South, And Braced Itself For War.
Battles fought on Maryland's soil were critical to the defense of the nation's . . . — — Map (db m116531) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 2 miles west of Maryland Route 17, on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged.
When The Civil War Broke Out In 1861 And Divided The Nation, Maryland Was On The Conflict's Pivotal Border Between North And South, And Braced Itself For War.
Battles fought on Maryland's soil were critical to the defense of the nation's . . . — — Map (db m196223) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) south of Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.
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
Many of the early settlers of Myersville were farmers of German and English descent who saw the area as a place to establish themselves and continue the farming traditions they brought with them.
From this fertile wilderness they carved out . . . — — Map (db m108049) HM
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m5922) HM
On the West Welcome Center and Rest Area (Interstate 70) west of Exit 42 (Maryland Route 17), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through . . . — — Map (db m167358) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 5.8 miles south of Mapleville Road (Maryland Route 66), on the right when traveling south.
Born into slavery in 1789, Josiah Henson was purchased as a child by Adam Robb and transferred here to the Riley plantation in 1795. The Rileys enslaved him for over 30 years until he escaped with his wife and children from Kentucky to . . . — — Map (db m199915) HM
Early settlers of Myersville brought with them more than
their families and belongings. They also brought their religious traditions.
The first church in the Myersville area was the Jerusalem Church north of town. Formed in the 1700s it . . . — — Map (db m107990) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Route 70) 5.9 miles east of Mapleville Road (Maryland Route 66), on the right when traveling east.
This rest area is named for
S.W. Baumiller,
first Landscape Engineer with the Maryland State Roads Commission. His dedication to roadside beauty has made Maryland a better place in which to live. — — Map (db m179018) HM
On Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) south of Baltimore National Pike.
The Battle of Antietam, fought fourteen miles from here on September 17, 1862, was a pivotal Union victory, encouraging President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. — — Map (db m116493) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 2 miles west of Maryland Route 17, on the right when traveling west.
The Battle of Antietam, fought fourteen miles from here on September 17, 1862, was a pivotal Union victory, encouraging President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. — — Map (db m196226) HM
On the West Welcome Center and Rest Area (Interstate 70) west of Exit 42 (Maryland Route 17). Reported permanently removed.
One half mile to the west of this plaque, the gap in South Mountain, the Appalachian Trail footbridge, and I-70 symbolically form the Bill Pate Portal to the Appalachian region—a region where a people and their governments joined in a national . . . — — Map (db m167360) HM
On the West Welcome Center and Rest Area (Interstate 70) west of Exit 42 (Maryland Route 17), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In August 1973, the U.S. Congress designated a cross-country stretch of Interstate as the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway,” in tribute to President Eisenhower’s early recognition of the need for a national network of highways to enhance the . . . — — Map (db m167306) HM
On Easterday Road, on the left when traveling south.
The First Churches of Western Maryland
Were built on or near this site
Dutch Congregation
1711-1786
Lutheran and Reformed
1786-1806
United Brethern
1806-1852
Erected in memory of those who established Churches of Christ . . . — — Map (db m106787) HM
On an autumn day in 1898, an electric railway car rolled into Myersville changing the way of life here and connecting the town with Middletown, Frederick and eventually Hagerstown.
The Myersville and Catoctin Railway was built and paid for by . . . — — Map (db m107931) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) south of Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.
The Historic National Road — "The Road that Built the Nation" — parallels Interstate 70, connecting western settlements across the Appalachian Mountains with eastern ports since 1806. — — Map (db m116490) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 2 miles west of Route 17, on the right when traveling west.
The Historic National Road — "The Road that Built the Nation" — parallels Interstate 70, connecting western settlements across the Appalachian Mountains with eastern ports since 1806. — — Map (db m196232) HM
This Building Served As The Last H & F
Trolley Station To Serve This Community
H & F Trolley Service To Myersville
Extended From 1898 To 1945. — — Map (db m107611) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) south of Baltimore National Pike (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.
Freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad crossed the Potomac River and traveled north through these mountains to reach freedom's border—the Mason and Dixon Line. — — Map (db m116491) HM
Near Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway (Interstate 70) 2 miles west of Maryland Route 17, on the right when traveling west.
Freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad crossed the Potomac River and traveled north through these mountains to reach freedom's border—the Mason and Dixon Line. — — Map (db m196229) HM
This house, built in the 'mid 1700's, is a typical pioneer log homestead house built in this area by early German settlers. the location of such early homes was very important as it helped to provide the many necessities for their existence. For . . . — — Map (db m106810) HM
Near Old National Pike (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west.
Looking more like an ancient tombstone, the stone marker at the bottom of the hill before you, tucked inside the guardrail, was once used to denote mileage to Baltimore along the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, also known as the old National . . . — — Map (db m5404) HM
On West Main Street (Maryland Route 144) at Strawberry Alley, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Late in June 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it invaded the North less than a year after the Antietam Campaign. On Monday, June 29, the Federal corps marched north toward Pennsylvania on . . . — — Map (db m129752) HM
On Main Street (Maryland Route 144) west of Prospect Street (Maryland Route 874), on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
As Fredericktown was born in 1745, German farmers were already hauling their grain to the port of Baltimore. By the 1780s, new communities were springing up along
busy wagon routes. Two speculators, Nicholas Hall and William Plummer, competed to . . . — — Map (db m167304) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 144), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Gettysburg Campaign Late in June 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it invaded the North less than a year after the Antietam Campaign. On Monday, June 29, the Federal corps marched north . . . — — Map (db m204237) HM
On Old National Pike (Maryland Route 144) just west of 8th Alley, on the left when traveling west.
As Fredericktown was born in 1745, German farmers were already hauling their grain to the port of Baltimore. By the 1780s, new communities were springing up along busy wagon routes. Two speculators, Nicholas Hall and William Plummer, competed to . . . — — Map (db m243567) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 144) at Strawberry Alley, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
This area was patrolled by Confederate troops under the command of Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee at the time of General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland in September 1862. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and his Confederate cavalry escaping from Union forces passed . . . — — Map (db m4016) HM
On Old National Road / West Main Street (State Highway 144) at Emory Alley, on the right when traveling west on Old National Road / West Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
This area was patrolled by Confederate troops under the command of Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee at the time of General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland in September 1862. — — Map (db m129754) HM
On West Main Street (Maryland Route 144) west of Strawberry Alley, on the right when traveling west.
The Town of New Market
Maryland
celebrated its bicentennial
June 5, 1793-1993
Placed on the National Register
December 6, 1975
Bicentennial Committee — — Map (db m129756) HM
The canal company supplied locktenders with a house next to the lock which enabled them to work the lock day and night. The house provided more than a roof over their heads; it was a stable home for their families. For children, used to the . . . — — Map (db m100777) HM
Lockkeepers were available anytime of the day or night to operate this lock. Tending lock was often a family venture and the canal company preferred family men. Lockkeepers were paid as much as $600 a year, and were provided a lockhouse with a . . . — — Map (db m100999) HM
On Canal Street, on the right when traveling west.
This [railroad] company was met by the most decided and inveterate opposition, on the part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Philip E. Thomas, President, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company The proximity of railroad tracks by the . . . — — Map (db m7661) HM
Completed in 1837, Lockhouse 28 stands where fierce competition between the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad brought both to a standstill. Both sides fought long and hard in the race to reach the Ohio River valley and control mid-Atlantic western . . . — — Map (db m100779) HM
On Clay Street (Maryland Route 28) east of Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15).
In mid-June 1863, with rumors of a pending reinvasion of Maryland by Confederate forces, most Baltimore and Ohio trains stopped running past here. As tension mounted, the New York Times reported that no trains were departing Baltimore, “except . . . — — Map (db m743) HM
On Clay Street (Maryland Route 28) east of Catoctin Mountain Road (U.S. 15).
The rail line immediately before you served as an important means of supply and communication during the Civil War (the station, and tracks to Washington, D.C., on the southern or right side of the station were built later). Here at Point of Rocks, . . . — — Map (db m744) HM
In 1832, Point of Rocks served as the western terminus for the C&O Canal and the B&O Railroad. This was not deliberate, but the result of competition as the transportation pioneers wrangled in court for rights to the narrow passage between the . . . — — Map (db m59743) HM
On Monroe Street at Clay Street (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south on Monroe Street.
The "Point of Rocks" has long served as a distinguishing landmark along the Potomac River. Native Americans, and later colonial settlers and traders, used the vicinity as a home and transportation corridor. River transportation and improvements . . . — — Map (db m168024) HM
On Clay Street (Maryland Route 28) east of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal was an ambitious project to provide access from the east coast into the rapidly developing western areas of the United States. Construction on the C&O Canal began July 4, 1828. It originated in Georgetown (Washington, . . . — — Map (db m168027) HM
On Clay Street (Maryland Route 28) just east of Commerce Street, on the right when traveling east.
The "Point of Rocks" has long served as a distinguishing natural feature for Native Americans residing and traveling through the region. Until the Treaty of Albany in 1722, including English state representatives and Iroquois Nations, the area . . . — — Map (db m168028) HM
On Commerce Street at Clay Street (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling north on Commerce Street.
The B&O rail line served as an important means of supply and communication during the Civil War (the station and tracks to Washington, D.C., on the southern or right side of the station were built later).
At Point of Rocks, the Baltimore & . . . — — Map (db m168030) HM
On Commerce Street, 0.1 miles east of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling east.
The arrival of the B&O Railroad in Point of Rocks would have a major impact on the future development of the town. The first train arrived on April 23, 1832, and Point of Rocks remained the terminus of the Old Main Line for three years. Continued . . . — — Map (db m168032) HM
On Monroe Street at Clay Street (Maryland Route 28), on the right when traveling south on Monroe Street.
Numerous floods have shaped the land and affected structures in the Point of Rocks area for centuries. Although the Potomac River has provided transportation, food, recreation, and beauty to Point of Rocks, portions of the town have also been . . . — — Map (db m182284) HM
On Old Frederick Road, on the right when traveling south.
Late in June 1863, the Union Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it invaded the North for the second time in as many years. On Sunday, June 28, Union Gen. Oliver O. Howard's XI Corps broke camp in the . . . — — Map (db m3487) HM
The first mills used hand powered pitsaws with the blade held in a frame pulled up and down by two men, one above and one below. About 1630, water was used to power the blade and the vertical “up and down” sawmill came into being.
A pre-Civil . . . — — Map (db m184822) HM
This exhibit has been built on the actual site where a vertical or "up and down" sawmill operated in the 1800s. Excavation work in the 1970s indicates that the sawmill straddled the pit, and water to turn the mill wheel flowed through the race to a . . . — — Map (db m184819) HM
