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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DX4_hagerstown-female-seminary_Hagerstown-MD.html
Hagerstown Female Seminary. . The Hagerstown Female seminary, a women's college founded by the Evangelical Lutheran Church, opened its doors in 1853. Its name was changed in the 1890s to Kee Mar College, and operated at this location until 1911 wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DX3_bald-eagle_Nanjemoy-MD.html
Bald Eagle. . . Following a dramatic decline caused by pesticides, our national bird, the bald eagle, has made a tremendous return in the region. In fact, Charles County has the second largest population of nesting eagle pairs in the State of Ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DX2_friendship-house-one-of-charles-countys-oldest_Nanjemoy-MD.html
Friendship House...one of Charles County's Oldest. . . Friendship House was built in the mid 1700s on a site overlooking Nanjemoy Creek in western Charles County by a member of the Dent family. The "Friendship" Dents were actually involved in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWJ_baltimore-ohio-railroad_Hagerstown-MD.html
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. . Hagerstown was bypassed in the great race westward between the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The City was left without a rail connection to the south or west. The "Washington Count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DW4_archeology-reveals-outbuildings_MD.html
Archeology Reveals Outbuildings. Archeological artifacts suggest the location of outbuildings behind the main house.. . Documents and Artifacts . In the 19th century, outbuildings would have stood before you, behind the main house to your left.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DW2_life-cycle-of-a-house_MD.html
Life Cycle of a House. Only brick remain from a house that was built, expanded, abandoned and dismantled over two centuries. . Expanding the House . The bricks straight ahead are the foundation of a two-story addition to the house. This expansio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DW1_memories-of-douglas-point_MD.html
Memories of Douglas Point. A lifelong resident recalls the history of this area from the Civil War to ghost stories.. . Farming and Fishing . Calvert Posey was born in this area in 1924 and has lived here his entire life. Growing up here and tra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DVZ_hagerstonians-in-the-civil-war_Hagerstown-MD.html
Hagerstonians in the Civil War. The Rebels MacGill. A local doctor and father of 11, Charles MacGill (1806-1881) was a co-founder of the Hagerstown Herald and was a major general in the Maryland Militia. . . On September 30, 1861, Union troops …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DVV_maj-gen-edward-braddock_Frederick-MD.html
Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock. (1695-1755) . British Commander, French and Indian War. By coach and six horses purchased from Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland. Braddock traveled this route west in April, 1755. After 10-day meeting in Frederick with Ben…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DVQ_ministers-house-family-farm_MD.html
Minister's House, Family Farm. These chimneys once stood over a 19th-century farm owned by a minister and his family.. . Open Fields and a Wooden House . These chimneys remain from a house, called Mount Pleasant, which was built in 1798. Though…