Inscription
Marble from this quarry, located nearby, 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 | HMOML |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 17th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 8:48am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| Directions Information | Western Run Road at Tanyard Road. |
|---|---|
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 353678 N 4377214 |
| Decimal Degrees | 39.53213333, -76.70256667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 31.928', W 76° 42.154' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 31' 55.6800" N, 76° 42' 9.2400" 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 West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1660-1698 Western Run 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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