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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7TN_the-riversdale-dependency_Riverdale-Park-MD.html
Large estates, such as Riversdale, had a number of outbuildings. These support structures, or dependencies, were essential to the operation of a large property. Historians and archaeologists have documented that a kitchen, servant quarters, wash h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6DI_laurel-railroad-depot_Laurel-MD.html
Built by The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1884, this "American Queen Anne" structure continues in daily use. The architect, Francis H. Baldwin, also designed the rear wing of the State House in Annapolis.The building was placed on the National R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6BZ_from-plantation-to-suburb-a-community-grows_Riverdale-Park-MD.html
Town of Riverdale Park. A key factor in the initial development of Riverdale Park in 1887 was its proximityto Washington, D.C. By the end of the19th century, transportation betweenRiverdale Park and Washington wasextremely convenient by either the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6A5_architectural-history-of-the-maryland-agricultural-college_College-Park-MD.html
The College Park Campus began on this hilltop. In 1856, Charles Benedict Calvert of Riversdale gave 420 acres for the founding of Maryland Agricultural College. The original College building was the Barracks, a beautiful six-story gothic structure…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM69I_riversdale_Riverdale-Park-MD.html
Site of the gates at the original entrance to Riversdale, or the Calvert Mansion. Built 1800-1803 by Baron Henri Joseph Stier of Belgium, as a wedding gift for his daughter Rosalie Eugenie who married George Calvert, June 11, 1799.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM61W_ebenezer-meeting-house_Beltsville-MD.html
In 1863, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church puchased one acre of land at this location from Evan Shaw, a Plantation Owner, at a cost of ten dollars. Ebenezer Meeting House was built on this location and was in use until about 1861. A …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM574_all-veterans-of-seat-pleasant_Seat-Pleasant-MD.html
In Honor ofAll Veteransof Seat PleasantWho ServedOur Country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM573_in-honor-of-the-men-and-women-of-fairmount-heights-who-served-in-world-war-ii_Fairmount-Heights-MD.html
[The four plaques containing the text of this marker are missing]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55Q_colonial-ropemaking_Bladensburg-MD.html
One of the maritime industries that was present in the colonial port of Bladensburg was the making of rope and various other types of cordage. In colonial and nineteenth century America, this activity took place in a manufacturing facility known a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55P_railroad-history-in-bladensburg_Bladensburg-MD.html
In its infancy in America, the railroad came to Bladensburg. In 1833, construction began in Baltimore on the 32-mile-long Washington line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It originally passed directly through Bladensburg, however, the main line…
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