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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/HM3BP_decatur-dorsey_Ellicott-City-MD.html
Howard County native Decatur Dorsey was one of only sixteen African American soldiers to received the Medal of Honor for courage under fire during the Civil War. Sgt. Dorsey, of Company B, 39th United States Colored Troops, earned his medal at the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3BE_simpson-mount-gregory-united-methodist-churches_Mt-Airy-MD.html
Methodist churches were a source and inspiration for the budding African-American community as people movedwestward along the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, part of the National Road system. Both enslaved and free African-Americans worship…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3BD_new-lisbon_Woodbine-MD.html
"New Lisbon" was established by Quaker Caleb Pancoast in 1802, who saw both need and opportunity to service travelers along the length of the National Pike. He also welcomed all religious denominations into his home, and allowed it to be used as a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3BC_moving-goods-on-the-national-road_West-Friendship-MD.html
"Open a wide door, and make a smooth way for the produce of that Country to pass to our Markets." George Washington, 1784
America's founders looked west for the future success of the new country. The United States needed good roads and canals t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ZD_oakland-manor_Columbia-MD.html
Oakland was the family home of George R. Gaither, a successful Baltimore merchant who purchased the property in 1838. His son, George R. Gaither, Jr., served as captain of a local militia unit, the Howard Dragoons (mounted infrantrymen). Most of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2SA_poplar-springs_Mt-Airy-MD.html
In the early 1800s, as settlers spread west from the Chesapeake Bay, the farming community of Poplar Springs grew up around the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, part of the system of roads making up the National Road. An endless parade of dr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M9_waverly_Marriottsville-MD.html
The forested land was patented in 1726 by Daniel Carroll of Upper Marlboro, who called it "The Mistake". Earliest part of house was built c. 1760 by Nathan and Sophia Dorsey. In 1786 Edward Dorsey sold 650 acres, including "The Mistake" to Col. Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M8_waverly_Marriottsville-MD.html
The forested land was patented in 1726 by Daniel Carroll of Upper Marlboro, who called it "The Mistake". Earliest part of house was built c. 1760 by Nathan and Sophia Dorsey. In 1786 Edward Dorsey sold 650 acres, including "The Mistake" to Colonel…