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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55O_historic-bladensburg-waterfront-park-port-town-history_Bladensburg-MD.html
In 1742, the town of Bladensburg was created on the banks of the Anacostia River (also known as the Eastern Branch of the Potomac river) through an act of the Maryland General Assembly for the purpose of promoting trade and commerce. The act state…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55N_joshua-barneys-barge-and-the-chesapeake-flotilla_Bladensburg-MD.html
Joshua Barney's Barge is a 4/5 scale, authentic working replica of an American warship of the Chesapeake Flotilla from the War of 1812. This barge was built as a project of the Prince George's County tricentennial in 1996 by The Maryland-National …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55M_bladensburg-floods-1742-1954_Bladensburg-MD.html
Floods were practically a way of life in Bladensburg until the late 1950s, when an intensive flood control project was completed. Noted attorney and author William Wirt, who was born in Bladensburg in 1772, makes mention of the floods at Bladensbu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM54H_duels-and-the-bladensburg-dueling-grounds_Bladensburg-MD.html
The Bladensburg dueling grounds were the scene of at least 26 recorded duels during the nineteenth century. Although the location of these duels was considered part of the Bladensburg area when they were fought, today the dueling grounds lie withi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM521_the-mortar-battery_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Named Battery Meigs, these two pits contained eight large 12-inch mortars. Each huge mortar was capable of hurling a 700-pound projectile in a high arc. The simultaneous firing of all eight would insure a clustered group of shells falling on the d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51Z_firepower-on-the-potomac_Fort-Washington-MD.html
(Left Panel):Three pair of these large 10-inch caliber disappearing guns were the key feature of the 1890s river defense system. Each weapon could direct its 650-pound projectile at enemy ships within a seven-mile range. Battery Humphries is one o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51X_new-guns-for-an-old-fort_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Remnants of former gun emplacements are the reminders of the three generations of armaments that occupied this V-shaped Water Battery. Each generation reflects the latest technologies and precision in the manufacture of armaments.
1830 - The f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51U_the-water-battery_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Strategically placed, this permanent section of the fort was the lowest level of the three tiers of guns. The Water Battery was designed to deliver "water-skipping" cannonade directed at the hulls of enemy ships.
The simple V-shaped design has…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51S_caponiere_Fort-Washington-MD.html
During the 1840s improvements were made to this wall, defensively the weakest part of the fort. The parapet was raised and an outer work, called a caponiere, was added. The protected passageway on your left will lead you to the outerwork that moun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM51O_the-cisterns_Fort-Washington-MD.html
A reliable supply of drinking water for the garrison was a priority at Fort Washington. Three wells dug early in the fort's construction proved inadequate.
By 1823, four cisterns were installed to store rainwater. Located underground at each en…