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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SY_centennial-of-the-united-states-navy-submarine-force_Annapolis-MD.html
100 YearsFrom the Depths - Sea Power1900 - 2000Dedicated to thosewho serve beneath the seas,families and support personnel[Back of marker}:In recognition of the generosityof the following donorsLockheed Martin Corporation · General Dynamics…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SX_new-york-state-monument_Keedysville-MD.html
(Front Face):ExcelsiorThe State of New Yorkin commemoration of the Servicesof its officers and soldiersin the Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862 (Rear Face):Record of New York State at Antietam67 Regiments of Infantry5 Regiments of Cavalry14 Ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SW_great-swamp-baptist-church_Ridgeland-SC.html
(Front side):This church, organized October 12, 1845, was the result of a clash in doctrines at nearby Sardis Baptist Church. Some in the congregation favored the primitive Baptist movement, but others, including Rev. John N. Youmans, favored a mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SV_aviation-history_Upper-Marlboro-MD.html
In 1941, aviation history was made when the first Black owned and operated airfield licensed in America opened on this site. Mr. John W. Greene, Jr., a pioneer in Black aviation, was instrumental in developing the airfield, originally called "Rive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SU_early-industries_Baltimore-MD.html
Industries have flourished here in the lower Gwynns Falls Valley since the early 1700s, when the Baltimore Iron Works Co. turned iron into nails and anchors and Dr. Charles Carroll's gristmills ground wheat into flour. The Wilkens Curled Hair Fact…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3ST_kunte-kinte-alex-haley-memorial_Annapolis-MD.html
The Memorial commemorates the arrival in Annapolis of Kunte Kinte, Alex Haley's ancestor, as told in his book, Roots. That arrival was not a voluntary one. Kunte Kinte was one among one hundred-forty Africans forced into the hold of the slave ship…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SS_carrollton-viaduct_Baltimore-MD.html
The Carrollton Viaduct carried the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over the Gwynns Falls, its first malor stream crossing as it headed west from its Pratt Street terminus Completed in 1829, the 300-foot stone span is named for Charles Carroll of Carroll…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SR_of-fords-felles-and-falls_Baltimore-MD.html
The Susquehannock and Algonquian Indians had long traveled through this area when Captain John Smith explored and mapped the Chesapeake Bay region in 1608 As the Susquehannocks went from Pennsylvania to the bay, they crossed the Gwynns Falls strea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SQ_robert-lee-frost_San-Francisco-CA.html
1874-1963. This great poet was born in San Francisco, March 26, 1874. First child of William Prescott Frost Jr. and Isabelle Moodie Frost. He lived in seven houses here all east of Van Ness Avenue and North of Market Street. Upon his father's d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3SP_restoring-water-quality_Baltimore-MD.html
After centuries of abuse, the Gwynns Falls is being restored as a healthy stream. Government, civic groups, and scientists monitor water quality here and work together to implement restoration projects. Volunteers pick up trash, plant trees and gr…