Frederick

Jefferson (vicinity), MD

Abraham Lakin 2nd Born Oct. 16, 1713 or 1722.

Adamstown, MD

Amelung Glass Works 3 1/2 miles First glass manufactory in Maryland.

Tuscarora, MD

On May 31, 1781, Gen. Anthony Wayne and around 1,100 Pennsylvania Continental troops, crossed the Potomac River at Noland's Ferry, losing...

Brunswick, MD

Founded in 1787, the C&O canal and B&O Railroad arrived in Berlin CA 1830.

Adamstown, MD

Carroll's Mill Stone structure nearby was flour mill built in 1812 by Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), wealthy landowner and...

Buckeystown, MD

"Carrollton" Patented for 10,000 acres to Charles and Daniel Carroll, Mary and Ellinor Carroll 1st April 1724.

Catoctin Furnace, MD

Catoctin Furnace An important iron furnace during the Revolution owned by Governor Thomas Johnson and his brothers.

Emmitsburg, MD

Emmitsburg Longrifles The Longrifle was a distinctly American weapon developed on the frontier for accuracy and distance.

Braddock Heights, MD

Beginning in 1896, an electric trolley line over Catoctin Mountain provided passenger and freight service between the city of Frederick...

Frederick, MD

General Edward Braddock In April 1755, accompanied by Gov. Horatio Sharpe of Maryland, traveled this road in a coach and six horses, on...

Frederick, MD

George Washington On August 5 and 6, 1785, and again June 30 and July 1, 1791, was the guest of Thomas Johnson at the latter's manorial...

New Midway, MD

George Washington on his way to Philadelphia Friday July 1, 1791 stopped in this building known as Cookerly's Tavern Erected by...

Urbana (vicinity), MD

George Washington stopped in a building two hundred yards west of here known as Peter's Tavern Thursday June 30, 1791 Erected by the...

Tuscarora, MD

George Washington on his way to Frederick Friday, August 5, 1785 dined in a building on this site known as the Dutchman's One mile south...

Emmitsburg, MD

Interstate and Defense Highways The first US Army transcontinental motor convoy departed Washington DC for San Francisco on July 7, 1919,...

Boonsboro, MD

John Collins Native of Frederick County, skilled hunter and a Superintendent of Provisions with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, John...

Frederick, MD

Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock (1695-1755) British Commander, French and Indian War By coach and six horses purchased from Gov. Horatio Sharpe...

Middletown, MD

Middletown in the Civil War September, 1862, soldiers wounded in the Battle of South Mountain were hospitalized in churches here.

Mountville, MD

The Mountville Community was established by formerly enslaved people after emancipation.

Middletown (vicinity), MD

Reno Monument Two miles to the southwest stands the monument to Major General Jesse L. Reno who was mortally wounded at the close of the...

Emmitsburg, MD

Site of St. Joseph's College On this site, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first U.S. native to be canonized, founded an academy for girls...

Emmitsburg, MD

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Founder of the Sisters of Charity Born Aug. 28, 1774, in New York, she came to Emmitsburg from Baltimore June 24,...

Knoxville, MD

Washington County The first county in the United States named for the father of his country.