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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EBD_back-to-nature-in-the-patapsco-valley_Elkridge-MD.html
"[On] any weekend [you] will find from 20 to 25 of our faithful band of Gypsies enjoying nature to its fullest extent ... Enjoying watching the change in foliage from week to week, taking dips in the old Patapsco river in spite of frost, getting u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E2K_orange-grove-a-small-neighborly-community_Elkridge-MD.html
"Life was quite and serene. The difference between then and now much like the difference between the raucous blare of the Diesel horn and friendly warmth of the whistle on a distant locomotive." - Thomas Phillips, Orange Grove in 1900 Orange Gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5JS_supreme-sacrifice_Elkridge-MD.html
Erected in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice and in honor of those who served in the Armed Forces of our country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5JP_besley-demonstration-campsite_Elkridge-MD.html
Recreational camping on Maryland's public lands began near this spot about 1916. Maryland's first state forester, Fred W. Besley, encouraged the public to participate in outdoor recreation on state forest lands in an effort to foster an appreciati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3ES_elkridge-furnace-inn_Elkridge-MD.html
On May 5, 1861, U.S. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler occupied Relay, Maryland, with the 8th New York and 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments and Cook's Boston Battery of light artillery. Their mission was to prevent Confederate sympathizers from sabotagi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3EL_site-of-roadsend-gardens_Elkridge-MD.html
Home of Spencer Heath (1876-1963), inventory of variable pitch airplane propeller, noted engineer, lawyer, author, and horticulturist.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JK_trinity-white-oak_Elkridge-MD.html
(Seedling in 1768)Prayer of DedicationO glorious God, Whose perfect beautyThe wonderful design of all Thy work proclaimBless, we beseech Thee, this beautiful white oak,Which we now name "The Trinity Oak"And accept as Your gracious gift to this lan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JH_trinity-on-the-pike_Elkridge-MD.html
Consecrated by Bishop Whittingham March 26, 1857, as chapel of ease for Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish. Protestant Episcopal Convention approved separation from Christ Church in 1866. Trinity Parish admitted by Convention two years later. Be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JG_spurriers-tavern_Elkridge-MD.html
George Washington stopped here at least twenty five times between 1789 and 1798. On July 18, 1795, his diary says: "Dined and lodged at Spurrier's where my sick horse died."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JF_spurriers-tavern_Elkridge-MD.html
In 1771 William Spurrier opened a tavern at the intersection of the main routes linking Baltimore, Washington and Annapolis, now US 1 and MD 175. As traffic increased, it served as the first horse changing station for stages southbound from Baltim…
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