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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4GR_a-canal-home_Bethesda-MD.html
"When I was 7, we moved [to the] lock, and we were very happy. My mother was so happy to have a home; she was just about wild. And we did love it here, as a locktender, you know?" —Lavenia Cross Waskey
The canal company supplied locktende…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4D9_springing-over-the-monocacy_Dickerson-MD.html
Springing Over the Monocacy. Captain William McNeill of the U.S. Topographical Engineers called this aqueduct "...a work which, while it is highly ornamental, unites...in its plan and execution, ?the true principles of economy, usefulness and dura…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3ZZ_rowsers-ford_Poolesville-MD.html
This crossing of the Potomac River was used by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on the night of June 27, 1863, to enter Maryland on his ride around the Union army during the Gettysburg Campaign.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3VR_court-house-square_Rockville-MD.html
Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and an estimated 5,000 cavalrymen arrived in Rockville, the Montgomery County seat, on June 28, 1863, to a boisterous reception. One soldier described "a spectacle which was truly pleasing . . . It was Sunday, and th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3T0_montgomery-county-court-house_Rockville-MD.html
There have been four court houses in Rockville since it was established as the County seat in 1776. Court was originally held at Hungerford Tavern. A frame court house existed in the late 18th century but was sufficiently outgrown by 1810 to neces…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3Q5_1803-plan-of-rockville-and-boundary-stone_Rockville-MD.html
Rockville began when Owen's Ordinary, an inn and tavern, was established in this area around 1750. It functioned as the seat of lower Frederick County and in 1776 became the seat of Montgomery County when it was created. In 1784, William P. Willia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3KQ_saint-marys-church_Rockville-MD.html
St. Mary's Church, built in 1817, is the oldest church still in use in Rockville. Rockville was chosen for the church location for its relatively large concentration of Catholics, it central location, and its prominence as the County seat. St. Mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3HW_rockville_Rockville-MD.html
County seat of Montgomery (formerly part of Frederick) County. Made the county seat in 1776. Created a town by act of assembly 1801. Site of Hungerford Tavern where in 1774 resolution of sympathy for Boston was adopted and severance of trade with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3FF_rockville_Rockville-MD.html
Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate Cavalry occupied Rockville June 28, 1863, and captured 150 U.S. wagons along the Washington Road. From here they marched to Gettysburg. In July, 1864, Gen. Jubal Early passed through Rockville on his way to and fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3BN_glen-echo-park-c-1930_Glen-Echo-MD.html
The entrance to Glen Echo Park has undergone many changes. The 1940 art deco design has been restored, but prior entrances included a stone entrance in the 1890's with the early trolley lines in front and the 1911 entrance, which featured numerous…