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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3R1_campsite_Oakland-MD.html
In August 1918, and again in July 1921, Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison, Harvey Firestone, John Burroughs and company encamped here by Muddy Creek Falls.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3CU_deep-creek-lake-garrett-county_Oakland-MD.html
Property of the Youghiogheny Hydro Electric Corporation of the Associated Gas and Electric System. Lake under the supervision of the Conservation Department of Maryland. The following streams flow into the lake: Deep and Cherry Creeks, North and G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM32S_deer-park-hotel_Oakland-MD.html
Built by the B&O Railroad, opened July 4, 1873 and operated until 1929. Razed 1942. This was one of the most exclusive mountain resorts in the east. Many nationally prominent people, including four United States Presidents, were guests here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2OU_a-bit-of-history-the-fireside_Oakland-MD.html
The large stone fireplace that now stands like a sentinel along the railroad tracks is a solitary reminder of Oakland's colorful hey-day. In the late 1800's the area from here to the B&O station was a virtual beehive of activity. With twelve passe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2OK_garrett-county-courthouse_Oakland-MD.html
The domed building on the hill to your right is the Garrett County Courthouse. Built in 1907 in a classical Greek style and designed by Architect J. Riley Gordon, this is the second building in Oakland to be called the Garrett County Courthouse. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2OA_marylandscapes_Oakland-MD.html
The Bay is part of a vast interconnected ecosystem. Everything done on land affects the Bay and the plants and animals that live there.
Who is affected by the health of the Chesapeake Bay? The 48 major rivers, 100 smaller rivers, and thousands …
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On Sunday, April 26, 1863, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill's partisan rangers under Col. A. W. Harman attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad facilities here in Oakland. They were part of Confederate Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2NS_gettysburg-campaign_Oakland-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/HM2N5_fort-alice_Oakland-MD.html
On April 26, 1863, during the Confederate occupation of Oakland, a detachment of Confederate Capt. John H. McNeill's partisan rangers attacked the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge here over the Youghiogheny River. They were part of a larger grou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2MW_you-were-gone-before-we-knew-it_Oakland-MD.html
No long farewell embraces,No time to say goodbye,You were gone before we knew it.And no matter how we try,Our tears can't build a stairway,Nor our memories a lane,That reaches up to Heaven,To bring you home again.So with each day's sunrise,Eac…