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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55N_joshua-barneys-barge-and-the-chesapeake-flotilla_Bladensburg-MD.html
Joshua Barney's Barge is a 4/5 scale, authentic working replica of an American warship of the Chesapeake Flotilla from the War of 1812. This barge was built as a project of the Prince George's County tricentennial in 1996 by The Maryland-National …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55M_bladensburg-floods-1742-1954_Bladensburg-MD.html
Floods were practically a way of life in Bladensburg until the late 1950s, when an intensive flood control project was completed. Noted attorney and author William Wirt, who was born in Bladensburg in 1772, makes mention of the floods at Bladensbu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM54H_duels-and-the-bladensburg-dueling-grounds_Bladensburg-MD.html
The Bladensburg dueling grounds were the scene of at least 26 recorded duels during the nineteenth century. Although the location of these duels was considered part of the Bladensburg area when they were fought, today the dueling grounds lie withi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3JZ_the-first-telegraph-line-1844_Bladensburg-MD.html
In 1844, the first magnetic telegraph line was being constructed between Washington and Baltimore by its inventor, Samuel F. B. Morse. The line followed the railroad tracks from Washington, through Bladensburg, and on to Baltimore. Congress had ap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3JX_encampment-of-coxeys-army-1894_Bladensburg-MD.html
In the wake of the economic "Panic of 1893", social reformer Jacob Coxey and his "Army of the Commonwealth," consisting of approximately 500 unemployed workers, marched from Ohio to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate at the Capitol for unemployment …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3JV_the-battle-of-bladensburg-1814_Bladensburg-MD.html
On August 24, 1814, British forces broke camp at Melwood Park and moved northwest to Bladensburg. The Baltimore militia, under the command of General Tobias Sansbury, was positioned west of the Anacostia River along the Bladensburg-Washington Road…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2WS_world-war-ii-honor-roll_Bladensburg-MD.html
Honor Roll
In memory of the men and women of Prince George's County who made the supreme sacrifice that freedom might live.
Prince George's CountyWorld War II
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2WR_veterans-memorial_Bladensburg-MD.html
KoreaJune 1950 - July 1953
VietnamJuly 1959 - May 1975
DUTY - HONOR - COURAGE
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2WQ_peace-cross_Bladensburg-MD.html
1917-1918. This memorial cross dedicated to the heroes of Prince George's County, Maryland who lost their lives in the Great War for the liberty of the world.
Albert N. Baden, Henry H. Boswell, Herman E. Burgess, Clarence Butler, Vincent G. Coo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S8_george-washington-house_Bladensburg-MD.html
The George Washington House, often referred to as the Indian Queen Tavern, was built by tavern keeper Jacob Wirt. Prior to the Revolution, when Bladensburg was a thriving port town, this building was rented out to Cunningham and Company, a Scottis…