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historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-2b550_fort-frederick_Big-Pool-MD.html
Has been designated a NationalHistoric LandmarkThis site possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America1974National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T9T_three-eras-of-transportation-side-by-side-historical_Big-Pool-MD.html
Facing west, the C&O Canal is visible at the lower left. The coming of the railroad helped to end the usefulness of canals. To the right is the Interstate 70 bridge over the creek. The building of modern roads played a part in making the Western M…
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Throughout the 18th Century, the major colonial powers of France and Great Britain were vying for control of North America. By the 1750's the British extended their settlements westward over the Appalachian Mountains and the French moved south out…
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During the American War for Independence Fort Frederick was revitalized for military purposes. The Continental Congress turned the fort into a prison camp to house captured British soldiers. As a result the fort became extremely overcrowded, and w…
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During the American War for Independence Fort Frederick was revitalized for military purposes. The Continental Congress turned the fort into a prison camp to house captured British soldiers. As a result the fort became extremely overcrowded, and w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLTF_the-national-road_Big-Pool-MD.html
". . . so many happy people, restless in the midst of abundance." —Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840.
Americans are an adventurous people. Frompast to present, they have used feet, horses,wagons, stagecoaches, canals, railroads,bicycles, automo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLTD_gettysburg-campaign_Big-Pool-MD.html
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north throug…
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A Ghost in the Ground.Before you is the foundation of "The Governor's House," the building that served as the officers' quarters, ceremonial hall and storeroom for Fort Frederick. What did that building look like? We know the size and general layo…
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Built by the Maryland colony in 1756 during the French and Indian War, Fort Frederick's stone walls surrounded three large buildings. The colonists abandoned the frontier fort in 1759, when the threat of Indian raids subsided. During the Revolutio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM554_the-national-road_Big-Pool-MD.html
". . . so many happy people, restless in the midst of abundance." —Alexis de Tocqueville, 1840.
Americans are an adventurous people. Frompast to present, they have used feet, horses,wagons, stagecoaches, canals, railroads,bicycles, automo…