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First President of the First United States Government,
The United States in Congress Assembled,
Which Existed From 1781 until 1788.
"As the first elected president of our independent nation,
President Hanson began the task of unifying the…
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At the dedication of the Roger Brooke Taney Bust in Frederick on September 26, 1931, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes concluded that "it is unfortunate that the estimate of Chief Justice Taney's judicial labors should have been so largely i…
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William Tyler Page
Though born in marked house
One-half block south
Lived his boyhood days
in this house
Placed by
Frederick Chapter, N.S.D.A.R.
October 18, 1955
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On This Site (1773-1783) Lived
John Hanson
First President of United States
In Congress Assembled
(1781-1782)
Born Charles County, MD., April 13, 1715
Died Oxon Hill, MD., November 22, 1783
Placed by Historical Society of Frederick County
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April 14, 1715 — November 22, 1783
President of the United States in Congress Assembled
as called for by the Articles of Confederation
first system of government of the new nation
prior to the constitution
Served November 5, 1781 &mdash…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O5M_the-ross-home_Frederick-MD.html
In this home General Lafayette lodged as a guest of Colonel John McPherson Dec. 29-31, 1824. In 1840 Francis Scott Key author of the National Anthem was inspired here to write the poem that honors his cousin Mrs. Eleanor Pottsthen the owner of the…
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Since the war's onset John T. Best had grown accustomed to seeing Union and Confederate soldiers on his farm, but the morning of July 9, 1864, was different. Shots rang out on the farm and a battle ensued. Confederate artillery moved into the fiel…
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In the late 1700s, a large slave village was constructed just beyond the building in front of you. By 1800, as many as 90 enslaved laborers were housed there, an unusually large number of slaves for this area. The enslaved people were the property…
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On July 9, 1907, 43 years after the battle of Monocacy, 180 veterans of the 14th New Jersey Regiment returned to dedicate this monument in honor of their comrades and their sacrifices. Most of the men wore a memorial pin on their lapel, given to t…
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Come on, Georgians, follow me and we will show these (Confederate) cavalrymen how to fight.
Confederate General Clement Evans (As heard by Private N. Harris, 16th Virginia Cavalry)
After the failed cavalry attacks on Thomas Farm, Confederate G…