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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2VF_keysers-ridge_Grantsville-MD.html
"I saw the wind blow so hard on Keyser's Ridge, that it took six men to hold the hair on one man's head." In the early days of the National Road, this stretch was often "snowed up" with drifts up to twenty feet deep. Stagecoaches and freight wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2PQ_the-fuller-baker-house_Grantsville-MD.html
This humble log cabin is a rare survivor of a common dwelling built by early settlers on the Allegheny frontier. Built after 1813 as a two-story log building, its large size has led some to believe it was once used as a tavern, giving respite to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2M5_grantsville_Grantsville-MD.html
When the National Road came through here in 1815, this settlement was a half mile away along the old Braddock Road. This "New Grantsville" developed just west of the Casselman Bridge, completed a few years earlier. About a dozen buildings were mov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BY_stantons-mill_Grantsville-MD.html
In 1797, Thomas Stanton conveyed water rights to Jesse Tomlinson, and Tomlinson built the first grist mill on the site of Col. Dunbar's 1755 hospital encampment. The mill was prime reason for settlement in this area. In addition to being an imp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AG_leo-j-beachy_Grantsville-MD.html
"My camera lens does not lie. It took just what it saw, no more, no less." -Leo Beachy Leo J. Beachy (1874-1927) left us a special legacy. One of seven children raised on a farm named Mt. Nebo, he lived in these mountains all his life. He enjo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T4_little-meadows_Grantsville-MD.html
General Braddock's 4th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne June 17, 1755. Washington arrived here after Braddock's defeat July 15th, 1755. Washington also stopped here May 9th, 1754, July 7th or 8th, 1754, October 1st, 1770, November 26th, 1770 and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SU_early-inns_Grantsville-MD.html
The Casselman Inn. You are standing in front of the Casselman Inn, which was opened in 1842 by Solomon Sterner. This establishment has also been known as Sterner House, Drovers' Inn, Farmers' Hotel and Dorsey Hotel. There was a large outdoor corra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SJ_traveling-the-national-road_Grantsville-MD.html
Granstville's Main Street, designated today as Alt. Route 40, was once part of the National Road, the country's first federally funded highway. Visit our Town Park to learn more about the history of the National Road. Traffic on the National Ro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SA_the-little-crossings_Grantsville-MD.html
The "Little Crossings" of the Little Youghiogeny River, now called Castleman's River). So called by George Washington when he crossed on June 19, 1755, with General Edward Braddock on the ill-fated expedition to Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S3_general-braddocks-5th-camp_Grantsville-MD.html
On the march to Fort Duquesne June 19th, 1755. By Washington's advice, Braddock pushed forward from Little Meadows to this camp with 1200 chosen men and officers leaving the heavy artillery and baggage behind to follow by easy stages under Colonel…
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