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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3QJ_burning-of-the-brig-peggy-stewart_Annapolis-MD.html
Near this spotwhich was then the shore of the bay,the Brig "Peggy Stewart" was burnedby her owner, "Anthony Stewart."October 19, 1774To pacify the indignation of thecitizens roused by the payment ofduties on seventeen boxes of teaimported in the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3QI_butler-in-annapolis_Annapolis-MD.html
The 8th Massachusetts Infantry reached Annapolis April 21, 1861, on the Railroad Ferry Maryland. Col. Benjamin F. Butler forwarded his and the 7th New York Infantry Regiments to Washington. Shortly he was directed to prevent the legislature from a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3QH_163-main-street_Annapolis-MD.html
The property at 163 Main Street was originally part of a section of land confiscated from British Loyalists. The lot contained the City Hotel which was a well known hostelry. After a fire destroyed the City Hotel, the lot was subdivided and in 190…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3QG_first-synagogue-in-annapolis_Annapolis-MD.html
Kneseth Israel (Assembly of Israel), chartered in 1906, purchased this home in 1910 for use as the first synagogue in Annapolis. The congregation used the building as a synagogueuntil 1912, when it moved to larger quarters onPrince George Stree…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3Q8_manns-tavern_Annapolis-MD.html
site of theAnnapolis ConventionSeptember 11-14, 1786Just north of this building, facing main street, stood Mann's Tavern where twelve delegates from five states met in 1786 to discuss commercial problems of the new nation. Their call for another c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3NK_valuable-wetlands_Galesville-MD.html
The wetlands here are man-made. In 1926, three gasoline storage tanks were built here on concrete slabs. In the 1940s, a brick wall was added which trapped water inside, creating the wetlands. Seasonal in nature, the wetlands here are only wet aft…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3NJ_native-plants_Galesville-MD.html
Native plants are essential to the health of our waterways. They thrive in local soils and need minimal fertilizer or pesticides, so fewer nutrients and chemicals reach our waters. They also help to reduce soil run-off and provide food and nesting…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3NI_steamboat-landing_Galesville-MD.html
One hundred years ago, Steamboat Landing was the hub of the community. The vessels that docked there linked Galesville to the world. Immigrants and vacationers arrived, while farm produce and seafood were shipped out to Baltimore and other ports. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3NH_where-land-meets-water_Galesville-MD.html
Since Colonial times, the Galesville peninsula has been defined by the West River and the Chesapeake Bay. But 18,000 years ago, these waters did not exist! The Susquehanna River once flowed east of here. As glaciers melted, the sea level rose, flo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3NG_welcome-to-galesville_Galesville-MD.html
The members of the Galesville Heritage Society invite you to explore their historic village. First settled in 1654 on the banks of West River, Galesville and its history are fundamentally linked to the Chesapeake Bay. Native Americans, English…
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