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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5_thomas-stone_La-Plata-MD.html
Born 1744-Died 1787. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Member of Congress 1775-1784. One time its presiding officer. He lies buried at his home "Haber de Venture" one mile south.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4_point-lookout-state-park_Lexington-Park-MD.html
Hammond General Hospital, openedat Point Lookout, Maryland, inAugust 1862, was named for Surgeon General William A. Hammond. The massive structure, builtto accommodate 1,400 amen, was set on piles about two to three feetabove ground and covered ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3_a-memorial-to-eli-whitney_Augusta-GA.html
For the invention of theAmerican Cotton Gin
A contribution to the resourcesof civilization and to thematerial welfare ofThe United States
Erected byThe New England CottonManufactures Association,MDCCCCII
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2_john-wilkes-booth_Lexington-Park-MD.html
War on the Chesapeake Bay
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylanders' hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1_castlemans-river-bridge_Grantsville-MD.html
Erected 1813 by David Shriver, Jr., Sup't of the "Cumberland Road" (The National Road). This 80 foot span was the largest stone arch in America at the time. It was continuously used from 1813 to 1933.