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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLHC_snowden-funeral-home_Rockville-MD.html
A hearse drawn by four white horses was a hallmark of the Snowden Funeral Home, the first African American-owned funeral home in Montgomery County.George Russell Snowden started the family business in 1918 in Howard County. In 1926, he brought it …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDSL_jeremiah-crabbe_Rockville-MD.html
Near this spot lived and lies buried Jeremiah Crabbe (1760-1800), Officer, 4th Battalion, Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Brigadier General of Maryland Militia, 1794; member of 4th United States Congress, 1795-96.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM609_rockville-academy_Rockville-MD.html
In 1805, the Maryland General Assembly appointed a commission to raise money for a school lot and a fire engine for Rockville. The Rockville Academy was chartered and authorized to hire teachers in 1809. In 1812 and 1813, a number of lots were pur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5XK_stonestreet-medical-museum_Rockville-MD.html
Of the four presidential candidates in 1860, Abraham Lincoln received only 50 of Montgomery County's 2429 votes. Some of Rockville's 365 residents surrendered government jobs in Washington, refusing to sign the Oath of Loyalty, rather than face th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5UT_out-of-robbs-window-montgomery-county-courthouse_Rockville-MD.html
Architect Benjamin Latrobe came to "Montgomery Court House" in 1811 hoping that the fresh air would help his ailing young son recover his health. He stayed at Adam Robb's tavern that may have been located on Lot 4 on Jefferson Street across from t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5S9_christ-episcopal-church_Rockville-MD.html
The first Episcopal church in or near Rockville was built in 1739 on a two-acre parcel of land, part of which is now the Rockville Cemetery. It was constructed of clapboards and logs and was called both the "Chapel of Ease" and Rock Creek Chapel. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5PM_john-c-brown-memorial-bridge_Rockville-MD.html
The John C. Brown (Corp'l U. S. Army) Memorial Bridge dedicated August 26, 1950, to the memory of the first Maryland soldier killed in action in KoreaJune 30, 1950.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52G_north-adams-street-and-middle-lane-residential-area_Rockville-MD.html
The area at North Adams Street and Middle Lane has four of the oldest surviving Rockville homes: 101, 106, and 5 North Adams, and the Beall-Dawson House. The 1793 portion of the house at 5 North Adams is probably the oldest structure in Rockvi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4ZW_higgins-house_Rockville-MD.html
Early Sunday morning, June 28, 1863, Confederate cavalrymen arrived at merchant John Higgins' house to arrest him, but he had already left for Christ Episcopal Church. Instead they captured Eblen, a 17 year-old Union soldier recuperating here. Whe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SN_glenview-mansion_Rockville-MD.html
( Upper Plaque )This Property has been placed on the National RegisterOf Historic PlacesBy the United StatesDepartment Of The Interior ( Lower Plaque ) City of Rockville18381926Historic Property
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