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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2U_mattie-j-t-stepanek-peace-garden_Rockville-MD.html
Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peace Garden. . "Peace is possible ... it can begin simply, over a game of chess and a cup of tea." Mattie J.T. Stepanek July 17, 1990 - June 22, 2004. Mattie enjoyed public speaking and worked with Former President and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2T_springhouse_Olney-MD.html
Springhouse. Olney House. This springhouse was constructed as an outbuilding of the Olney House (circa 1800). This one was restored and preserved by the Buffingtons in 2003. Before the invention of electric refrigeration, springhouses were common …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2S_damascus_Damascus-MD.html
Damascus. . The "Town of Damascus" was founded in 1816. This marker stands on one of the original 14 lots laid out by the founder and first postmaster, Edward Hughes. The earliest part of the town was located in the southwestern corner of "the Ple…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2C_first-hose-company_Hagerstown-MD.html
First Hose Company. . The First Hagerstown Hose Company dates to 1815. Its hand pumper was originally housed in a shed located on the north side of St. John's Lutheran Church, one block to your left. . . In 1881, the First Hose Company purchas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E2B_the-first-building-for-the-bethesda-fire-department_Bethesda-MD.html
The first building for the Bethesda Fire Department, which is shown here, was located at 7620 Old Georgetown Road. It was built in 1926 and an addition was completed in 1931. The photograph was taken in the 1940's. var plainText…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E1P_st-patricks-chapel_MD.html
St. Patrick's Chapel. . Built in 1819 by Irish immigrants, who lived along the Susquehanna River, dug the canals, and piloted the canal barges. It is the second oldest Catholic Church in Cecil County. Since Catholics were not allowed, at that time…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E19_one-hundred-years-a-town_Chevy-Chase-MD.html
One Hundred Years a Town. The Town of Somerset. As the 19th century drew to a close, the trolley car made it possible to work in downtown Washington and live in Maryland. That inspired five government scientists to invest in Somerset Heights, each…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0S_the-bank-of-bethesda-building_Bethesda-MD.html
The Bank of Bethesda building, now Crestar Bank, as it is looked in the 1940's. The bank was established in 1919. This structure was built in 1926, with an addition in 1940, and is constructed of locally-quarried stone. var plai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DXM_mallows-bay_Nanjemoy-MD.html
Mallows Bay. Wildlife Refuge from world war one Shipwrecks. . Nearly 90 wooden skeletons of World War I cargo ships, discarded by the U.S. Shipping Board, sold for salvage, and then burned to their waterlines now host an amazing array of fishes, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DXF_efton-hills_Nanjemoy-MD.html
Efton Hills. . Birthplace of Admiral Raphael Semmes C.S.N. Appointed a midshipman U.S.N., 1826. He served in the Mexican War with distinction. Joining the Confederate Navy, 1861. He commanded the noted Confederate raider the "Alabama." …
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