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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SY_stuarts-ride-around-pope_Amissville-VA.html
Stuart, starting here with his cavalry on August 22, 1862, rode around Pope's army to Catlett's Station. He destroyed supplies and army material and captured Pope's headquarters wagons.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SX_97-m-l-king-avenue_St-Augustine-FL.html
97 Martin Luther King Avenue was built in the 1920s by Frederick E. Martin, a prominent Lincolnville businessman whose name is set in the tile inside the front door. It was a popular confectionery and sundries store under many owners, drawing some…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SW_structures-of-restriction_Baltimore-MD.html
Fences have played an integral part in Mount Vernon Place's history. The small interior fence was originally installed in 1935 to keep jackrabbits from eating the gardens during a Baltimore jackrabbit epidemic. The rabid rodents plagued this neigh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SV_a-place-of-invention_Baltimore-MD.html
This fountain was installed during the creation of Mount Vernon Place so that those wealthy enough to own wooden teeth could rinse and wash them in the park. These teeth cleaners were common all over America in the 1800s. At the time, it was thoug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SU_a-monumental-mistake_Baltimore-MD.html
These four sculptures were donated by art collector Henry Walters for the interior of the park facing the Washington Monument. The statuaries, made by French sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye, depict a man and a boy accompanied by various animals. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4ST_the-axe-and-the-cherry-tree_Baltimore-MD.html
The landscape design of Mt. Vernon Place has changed quite a bit since its creation in 1828. Originally, the area was known as Howard's woods but when Col. John Eager Howard donated part of his property for Mt. Vernon Place, the tree were cleared …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SS_romance-of-a-romantic_Baltimore-MD.html
This bench was the famed make out spot of F Scott Fitzgerald, one of Mt. Vernon's most famous residents. The American author and playboy was known for bringing his dates here for a romantic rendezvous. Of course, this all happened after his wife, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SR_freedom-equality-for-all_Baltimore-MD.html
After a Republican victory in the Presidential Election of 1860, the South park of Mt. Vernon Place seceded from the union... of the parks. The South park and the residents around it were infuriated that the North Park was a free park open to citi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SQ_a-monumental-honor_Baltimore-MD.html
The Washington Monument is the first major public monument to George Washington. Originally, the Washington Monument was built so George Washington himself could stand on top of the column and look over one of America's great cities, and also keep…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SP_old-bennett-school_Manassas-VA.html
In 1908 the General Assembly authorized ten agricultural high schools, one in each congressional district. The first such school was built in Manassas in 1908-1909 and named for Dr. Maitland C. Bennett, who donated the land. During construction, w…