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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D01_bladensburg_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Bladensburg. . During the War of 18 12, the British threatened the city of Washington. American troops attempted to defend the Nation's Capital at the Battle of Bladensburg in Prince George's County. Unfortunately, the effort failed and British tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D00_clinton_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Clinton. . After assassinating Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth fled on horseback to Prince George's County. He was aided by Mary Surratt and stopped at her tavern in Surrattsville (now known as Clinton). Though many today believe she was innoce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZY_the-addisons-of-oxon-hill-manor_Forest-Heights-MD.html
The Addisons of Oxon Hill Manor. . . A Plantation Society . . Settlers to the New World came in search of gold, but what they found was a rugged landscape whose humbler natural resources would prove to be the greatest source of wealth. Timber,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZP_marylands-bounty_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
"Maryland's Bounty". . [Panel 1:] Stained glass, clam, crab, and oyster mosaic Installed March 2008 Original work commissioned and owned by National Waterfront LC Cheryl Foster, Artist Nicie Jones has been picking crabs at J.M. Clayton …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZO_the-first-people_Forest-Heights-MD.html
The First People. . . Europeans Make Contact . "...heaven and earth never agreed better to frame a place for man's habitation...here are mountains, hills, plains, valleys, rivers, and brookes, all running most pleasantly into a faire Bay compass…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZI_skipjacks_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Skipjacks. "Maryland Winners". Original work commissioned and owned by National Waterfront LC Installed March 2008 Brass, copper, aluminum. The skipjack is the Maryland State Boat and is a sailing dredge boat, it is the last of the working…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZH_triple-crown_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Triple Crown. "Maryland Winners". Original work commissioned and owned by National Waterfront LC Installed March 2008 Brass, copper, aluminum. This illustration pays tribute to the only father/son Triple Crown Winners, Gallant Fox (1930) a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZF_americas-team-protecting-your-freedom-a-war-memorial_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
America's Team Protecting Your Freedom. . America's Team Protecting Your Freedom ⭐ Duty ⭐ Honor ⭐ Country ⭐. [Plaque on side of stand:] As the senior service member of the United States military, the Army sculptu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM272A_original-federal-boundary-stone-se-9_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
Jurisdiction of the United StatesMiles 8291 P1792
Maryland
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WDR_a-farm-for-st-elizabeths-1891-1950-historical_Oxon-Hill-MD.html
St. Elizabeths Hospital should be "the grandest institution of its kind in the world." — Charles H. Nichols first Medical superintendent of St. Elizabeths
For nearly 70 years, the land around you was a hospital farm. St. Elizabeths H…