Inscription
Marble from this quarry located about a mile to the south, was used to build the Washington Monument in Baltimore. Designed by architect Robert Mills and erected between 1815 and 1829, this was the first public monument erected to George Washington. The construction contract specified "The whole of the column is to be of the whitest and the best quality marble from Scott's Quarry." The quarry was operated from about 1810 to about 1855.
Details
| HM Number | HM1UD5 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 17th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 1992 |
| Placed By | Maryland Historical Trust, Daughters of the American Colonists |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 at 7:52pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| Directions Information | Tanyard Road (east side), 0.65 miles north of Western Run Road |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 43S E 645910 N 4378194 |
| Decimal Degrees | 39.54102778, -76.69800000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 32.4617', W 76° 41.88' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 32' 27.7000" N, 76° 41' 52.8000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410, 443 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 15135 Tanyard Rd, Sparks Glencoe MD 21152, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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