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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCMV_the-sykesville-bypass-bridge_Sykesville-MD.html
An Aluminum Bridge This bridge is one of only six aluminum girder bridges in the United States, and the only one in Maryland. Despite its ordinary appearance, the bridge is a remarkable feat of engineering with worldwide significance. The Sy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6AV_bollman-iron-truss-bridge_Laurel-MD.html
Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving example of the bridging system invented, 1850, by Wendel Bollman, Baltimore engineer. It was the first system, entirely of iron, used by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the first in Amer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5ZO_cooksville-high-school_Cooksville-MD.html
Site of the first public high school for African Americans in Howard County. Original site of Warfield Academy, became Mount Gregory School in 1867 for African Americans and was the genesis of Mount Gregory Church. Was a public elementary school b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5ZF_cooksville_Cooksville-MD.html
Gettysburg Campaign When Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led his cavalry division north across the Potomac River into Maryland in June 1863, about 400 Federals and civilians were captured and then paroled in Brookeville. At the same time, Confeder…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5Z7_cooksville_Cooksville-MD.html
Site of a skirmish between confederate cavalry commanded by General J.E.B. Stuart, and Maryland militia on June 29, 1863. The Confederates easily defeated their opposition and continued northwardly towards Hood's Mill and Westminster.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5YY_gettysburg-campaign_Cooksville-MD.html
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north throug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5JS_supreme-sacrifice_Elkridge-MD.html
Erected in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice and in honor of those who served in the Armed Forces of our country.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5JP_besley-demonstration-campsite_Elkridge-MD.html
Recreational camping on Maryland's public lands began near this spot about 1916. Maryland's first state forester, Fred W. Besley, encouraged the public to participate in outdoor recreation on state forest lands in an effort to foster an appreciati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM52S_taylors-row_Ellicott-City-MD.html
This row of 19th century utilitarian structures has been the architectural orphan of Ellicott City. Referred to on early maps as barns or sheds, these buildings were built between 1830 and 1870 to serve the livery trade. Because of their relative …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4EQ_road-versus-rails_Ellicott-City-MD.html
Ellicott City's Main Street is the NationalPike, part of the road system that movedAmericans west. Only two decades after theroad was constructed, a new transportationrival appeared. In 1831, America's firstrailroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, introduc…
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