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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19K_watkins-mill_Montgomery-Village-MD.html
A water-powered grist mill was located here on Seneca Creek as early as 1783 on property known as Grey's Neck owned by Adin Grey. In the mid-19th century, it was operated first by Levi Snyder, then by Remis Snyder as both a grist and saw mill and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17V_middlebrook-mills_Germantown-MD.html
Abraham Faw built a grist mill here on Seneca Creek about 1790. By 1795 the mill had four pairs of grinding stones. There was also a saw mill and a tavern on the site. The mills were bought in 1797 by James McCubbin Lingan who named the area Middl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZE_walt-penney-field_Takoma-Park-MD.html
In honor of Walt Penney who found enjoyment on Takoma Park's sports fields and returned it ten fold. The spirit of "Coach Walt" will be alive in the glee of children at play and the pride of cheering parents.May 14th, 2005.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTR_the-bingham-brewer-house_Rockville-MD.html
This two-story Federal structure is significant for its architecture and for its personal associations. The house is one of only two pre-1830 brick structures still intact in Rockville.
The front section is 24-feet high and 24-feet wide. It res…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTA_beall-dawson-house-and-park_Rockville-MD.html
The Beall-Dawson property originally extended from Montgomery Avenue west to Forest Avenue and north to Martins Lane. The house was built in 1815 by Upton Beall, Clerk of the Montgomery County Court. It is a 2 1/2 story brick Federal-style home di…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS2_garrett-park-waiting-room_Kensington-MD.html
In 1989, this passenger waiting room was taken down from its location in Landover, MD., and brought to this site and re-assembled by the Montgomery County Conservation Corps. On behalf of the citizens of Garrett Park, the Mayor and Town Council he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRV_garrett-park-md_Garrett-Park-MD.html
In 1887, the Metropolitan Investment and Building Company laid out the town, named after Robert W. Garrett, President of the B. & O. Railroad. It was to be primarily residential, a short commuter train ride to Washington, D.C. Now, over one hundre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQB_historic-poolesville_Poolesville-MD.html
Located on the doorstep of the Confederacy and possessing, what was then, a sizable population, the Town of Poolesville was a strategic military crossroads during the Civil War.
Union Soldiers were encamped in Poolesville throughout the Civil W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQA_the-civil-war-at-poolesville_Poolesville-MD.html
Famed commander, Lt. Col. E.V. ("Lige") White, of the 35th BN Va. Cavalry C.S.A., and many members of his command were natives of this area. This town became the headquarters of Union Brig. Gen. Charles P. Stone's 12,000-man corps of observation f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGP_poolesville_Poolesville-MD.html
During the Civil War, more soldiers passed through Poolesville than any other Montgomery County town. Union forces occupied this bustling village throughout most of the war, protecting the strategic road network, lines of communication and supplie…