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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM680_a-crucial-connection_Havre-de-Grace-MD.html
Wetlands are a beautiful place to visit. Brightly colored flowers and a variety of birds are just some of the wonderful things to see in a wetland.water rushes off the land in a storm. When the water reaches the wetlands, plants help to slow the w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM67Z_birds-by-the-bay_Havre-de-Grace-MD.html
Herons, ducks, and geese gather along the shores and on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.A Great Blue Heron has caught a fish to eat.Who is this?Domesticated geese are not native to this area. They are from Europe and Asia. The geese probably esca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM67Y_lure-of-the-chesapeake_Havre-de-Grace-MD.html
Canvasback ducks float quietly on the water The hunter waitsFlocks of ducks appear in the sky, cup their wings and drop down to the waiting canvasbacksThe hunter's ploy has workedFor it was not real canvasbacks that lured the ducks but well crafte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM67X_luxury-on-the-bay_Havre-de-Grace-MD.html
Listen, and you can almost hear the jazz music and smell the roasting duck.Edward F. Piersol conceived the idea for the Bayou Hotel and was the first owner. The hotel, considered lavish for a small town was built with field stone from Harford Coun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM54R_americas-25th-earth-day_Havre-De-Grace-MD.html
On this sitePresident William J. ClintonandVice President Albert Gore, Jr.delivered addresses in celebration ofAmerica's 25th Earth DayApril 21, 1995
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM54N_john-o-neill_Havre-de-Grace-MD.html
This cannon of the War of 1812marks the site of the battery on Concord PointwhereJohn O'Neill1769-1838served the guns single handed during the British attack upon Havre de GraceMay 3, 1813 until disabled and captured.He was released from the Briti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3E1_harford-county-sheriffs-office_Jarrettsville-MD.html
Dedicated to those who serveCourage Honor and Integrity in the Pursuit of JusticeIn MemoriamFrank Bateman06-10-1899DFC William H. Beebe11-28-2006DFC Teresa Testerman11-29-2010CPL Charles B. Licato09-06-2012SGT Ian Loughran09-13-2012SR DEP Patrick …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM33D_eniac_Aberdeen-MD.html
The first large-scale, general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC (electronic numerical integrator and computer) was delivered to the U.S. Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL), Aberdeen Proving Ground, in 1947. Built by the Universit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KF_spesutia-island_Aberdeen-Proving-Ground-MD.html
The name is derived from the Latin for Utie's Hope, a 2,300-acre manorial grant in 1661 to Col. Nathaniel Utie, for whom this island was surveyed in 1658. Settling here from Virginia, Utie traded with the Indians, became a member of the Maryland G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM207_built-1898-liriodendron_Bel-Air-MD.html
A palladian-style summer home built for Dr. & Mrs. Howard A. Kelly. Now a multi-use historical cultural and educational center for Harford County.←