Pottstown Brewing Co.

Historic Pottstown Walking Tour

In 1886, Joseph M. Selinger moved his brewery from a stone building about a mile from Pottstown at Glasgow to a three story brick building at High & Manatawny Sts. near the “Barn Houses” that were built ...

Bessie Smith

1894-1937

Born in Chattanooga to black parents, her great talent and determination earned her the title "Empress of the Blues." Death came in a tragic automobile accident in Clarksdale, Miss. In her memory, Columbia Records erected a tombstone with the epitaph

"The ...

The Bay Today

The Chesapeake Bay continues to be a generous provider of food, industry, and income. Millions of people are now drawn to the Bay in pursuit of leisure and tranquility.

Recreational uses have increased since Washington's time, when the watershed was a ...

Douglas - Lincoln Debates

Lincoln wrote Douglas on July 24, 1858, challenging him “to divide time and address the same audiences” during the campaign. The Senator suggested seven locations, adding, “I will confer with you at the earliest convenient opportunity in regard to the ...

The Birthplace of Charles Carroll, Barrister

The birthplace of Charles Carroll, Barrister, 1723 - 1783, colonial patriot and author of Maryland Bill of Rights. Built in 1722 by his father, Dr. Charles Carroll, Chirurgeon. Moved from its original location at Main and Conduit Streets through popular ...

Governor Sir Francis Nicholson and Bloomsbury Square

Bloomsbury Square was named after a square in London where the Lords Baltimore, proprietors (owners) of Maryland, lived and where prospective settlers went in 1633 to get information concerning the proposed new colony of Maryland. Bloomsbury Square was part of ...

General Albert M. Winn

This park is named in honor of

General Albert M. Winn

Founder of the Order of Native Sons of the Golden West

Born in Loudon County, Virginia, April 27th, 1810

Died in Sonoma, California, August 26th, 1883

Marker can be reached from the intersection of ...

Beall-Dawson House

Slavery in Rockville

Gettysburg Campaign

In April 1862, Congress abolished slavery in Washington, D.C. District slaveholders were eligible for monetary compensation when they manumitted (freed) their slaves. Because the Beall sisters held several slaves who worked in the District, they ...

Oakley Cabin

This log structure, acquired as part of Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park, was once part of Oakley Farm. Built before or just after emancipation, the cabin is representative of slave or tenant housing and is a rare surviving example. Reddy ...

Lakeholm Administration Building

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Lakeholm was built as the home of Columbus Delano while serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870 to 1875. Delano (1809-1896) came to Mount Vernon in 1817, attended public schools, studied ...