Harford

Aberdeen, MD

Aberdeen Proving Ground Four miles Military reservation of 55000 acres of land and water.

Bel Air, MD

Bel Air County Seat of Harford County Established 1783 Court house erected 1791.

Darlington (vicinity), MD

A hamlet settled in the late eighteenth century by free blacks and whites.

Blackhorse, MD

Black Horse Tavern George Washington stayed here the night of June 5, 1773 on his way back to Mt. Vernon from Columbia College, New York,...

Churchville (vicinity), MD

Calvary United Methodist Church Established in 1821 by Richard Webster and in continuous use, the Calvary United Methodist Church is a...

Churchville (vicinity), MD

Capt. Angus Greme One of two officers in Lafayette's army who, according to tradition, were so struck with the view from here that they...

Churchville, MD

Churchville Formerly called "Lower Cross Roads" Council of Safety met here 5 April 1775 Considered as site for county seat 1781 George...

Aberdeen (vicinity), MD

Colony of Maryland 1634-1776 Maryland founded as a Proprietary Colony by Lord Baltimore, March 25, 1634.

Havre de Grace, MD

Built in 1827 of Port Deposit granite by local contractor John Donahoo, who built thirteen of the earliest lighthouses on the Chesapeake...

Conowingo, MD

Conowingo An Indian name meaning "at the falls.

Abingdon, MD

"Constant Friendship" Acquired 1761 by Colonel Thomas White (1704-1779) Largest colonial landowner in this part of Maryland.

Aberdeen, MD

ENIAC The first large-scale, general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was...

Aberdeen, MD

Hall's Cross Roads At intersection of Old Post Road (established 1666) and Bush Neck Road (1670) were a tavern and relay point for...

Bush, MD

Harford Town or Bush The French troops of Count de Rochambeau in five divisions camped here at the end of August 1782-the 22nd camp on...

Stockton, MD

Harry Gilmor's Raid On July 10, 1864, Major Harry Gilmor's Confederate Calvary camped in this building (an old stage coach headquarters)...

Havre de Grace, MD

Havre De Grave Racetrack In operation from 1912-1950 and nicknamed "The Graw.

Havre de Grace, MD

Havre De Grave War of 1812 Here on the morning of May 3, 1813, British forces under Admiral Cockburn landed, sacked, and burned the town.

Churchville (vicinity), MD

"Indian Spring" Count de Rochambeau's heavy artillery and baggage train camped near this point September 10, 1781.

Kingsville, MD

Constructed in 1865 to connect the mill towns of Jerusalem Mill and Franklinville, this timber burr arch through truss bridge is the last...

Jerusalem, MD

Jerusalem Mills Established 1772 by David Lee a Quaker from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Joppatowne (vicinity), MD

County seat of Baltimore County from 1712 to 1768.

Darlington vicinity, MD

Lafayette at Col. Rigbie's House Had Lafayette failed in quelling the mutiny of his troops here on Friday, April 13, 1781, the Battle of...

Churchville, MD

Medical Hall Two miles north of this point Birthplace and home of Dr. John Archer, 1741-1810.

Abingdon, MD

Old Post Road Established 1666 Cokesbury College The first Methodist College in the world established at Abingdon June 5, 1785 by Bishops...

Havre de Grace, MD

Old Post Road Established 1666 Count Rochambeau's troops camped here September 9, 1781 after having crossed the Susquehanna River on...

Edgewood, MD

Old Post Road Established 1666 Gov. William Paca Signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Aberdeen, MD

Old Post Road established 1666 Spesutia P.E. Church Founded in 1671, first church erected at Gravelly near Michaelsville, the three...

Havre de Grace, MD

Old Post Road Established 1666 Susquehanna Lower Ferry Public Ferry ordered established by the Council of Maryland 1695 for travel...

Whiteford, MD

Peach Bottom Slate Region A ridge of high quality slate running from southeastern Pennsylvania into Harford County, Maryland, was...

Havre de Grace, MD

Rochambeau Plaza Named for the French General whose troops passed through here in 1781 en route to Yorktown.

Rock Run, MD

Rock Run Rock Run House, the home of Brigadier-General James J. Archer, who resigned from the United States Army to join the confederacy.

Havre de Grace (vicinity), MD

Rock Run Landing Part of "Land of Promise" tract.

Bel Air (vicinity), MD

Saint Ignatius Church Hickory, Maryland Oldest Roman Catholic Church in continuous use in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Jarrettsville, MD

A hot-blast charcoal iron furnace was established at the intersection of furnace and north furnace roads in 1841.

Site of "Old Baltimore" The first County Seat of Baltimore County 1659 to 1700 was located on Bush River.

Abingdon, MD

Site of "Old Baltimore" The first county seat of Baltimore County 1659 to 1700 was located on Bush River.

Belcamp, MD

Sophia's Dairy (Probably Sophia's Dowry) Left by Capt. Hall of Cranberry in 1737 to his daughter Sophia, who married Col. Thomas White,...

Perryman, MD

Spesutia Church St. George's Parish Episcopal Founded in 1671 at Gravelly, where original wooden structure no longer stands (about 2...

Aberdeen, MD

Spesutia Island The name is derived from the Latin for Utie's Hope.

Aberdeen (vicinity), MD

State of Maryland 1776-1964 General Washington resigned his commission at Annapolis, December 23, 1783.

Havre de Grace, MD

Beginning in 1838, the cars of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad were carried across the Susquehanna River by the first...

Bush, MD

"The Bush Declaration" Harford Town County seat of Harford County from its origin March, 1774, until March, 1783.

Aberdeen, MD

This is a section of "The General's Highway" Route of General Washington's triumphant journey, December 3-23, 1783, New York to...

Bel Air, MD

The Hays House Built 1788 One of the earliest buildings in Bel Air, enlarged in 1814 by Thomas A. Hays (1780-1861), an attorney,...

Havre de Grace, MD

The Lock House The lock house is located at the southern terminus of the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal, which operated from 1840-1897.

Bel Air (vicinity), MD

Tudor Hall The home of the noted actor Junius Brutus Booth, the elder.