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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DCC_a-civil-rights-milestone_Catonsville-MD.html
A Civil Rights Milestone. . On September 10, 1935, Black students Lucille Scott and Margaret Williams were denied admittance to Catonsville High School. NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall filed suit. Although they lost the case, Maryland's Court of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DCB_hilton_Catonsville-MD.html
Hilton. . Hilton Circa 1825, 1917 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. [Additional plaques to the right of the doorway read:] Hilton Estate Final Landmark…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBS_the-stone-farmhouse_Catonsville-MD.html
You are standing on land that long ago was part of an area folks called "Stout". In 1737, when Benjamin Banneker was six years old, his father, Robert, purchased 100 acres from Richard Gist for 7,000 pounds of tobacco and put young Benjamin's name…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YBR_bannekers-orchard_Catonsville-MD.html
This orchard grows to remind us of the care and work Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) devoted to his land long ago. Cultivation of this orchard began in 2008 with a variety of fruit trees similar to what Banneker grew. He may have also collected wild…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KWU_old-salem-church-and-graveyard_Catonsville-MD.html
Salemsgemeinde, the German Evangelical Lutheran Salem Congregation, was founded September 30, 1849 by German immigrants, many from Bavaria. The congregation dedicated this Gothic Revival style church June 16, 1850. That year the congregation built…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HMP_robert-bannaky_Catonsville-MD.html
This plaque commemorates Robert Bannaky, the colonial African American father and farmer. He purchased this historic land in 1737, with the sale of 7,000 pounds of tobacco. Robert was from Guinea (present day Ghana/Nigeria region of Africa), where…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPT_baltimore-regional-trail_Catonsville-MD.html
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19C9_cistern-and-well_Baltimore-MD.html
Fort McHenry was surrounded by water, but none of it was fit to drink. In the early years, soldiers rowed into Baltimore to fill casks with fresh well water. They also collected rainwater from the barracks' roofs in a cistern located in this corne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19BK_benjamin-banneker_Baltimore-MD.html
1731-1806Scientist
Buried in an unmarked grave near here lies the remains of Benjamin Banneker, distinguished son of Maryland, who was born, lived, and died in this area.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQBC_6-mile-marker-on-the-national-road_Catonsville-MD.html
This 6-miles-to-Baltimore marker was welcomed by thousands on horseback, in stagecoaches and wagons, who traveled this Frederick Turnpike. Some headed west to settle in the Ohio Valley, along with merchants selling their wares, while millers with …