Fashionable 16th Street

Village in the City

Today's 16th Street from the White House to Silver Spring, Maryland is one of the city's key gateways. But through the 1890s it jogged left where Mt. Pleasant Street runs today and then dead-ended at the ...

The C.C.C. Builds Our Park

The Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy

"There is much to be discovered way of beautiful scenery account of lack of trails and time this parkwill be one of the nicest in this part of the county." - Tell W. Inspector for the ...

Canal Winchester Veterans Memorial

Duty Honor Country

Courtesy hmdb.org

Canal Winchester Vietnam Veterans Memorial

In honor of those who served

1959 Vietnam 1975

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Baltimore County Water and Electric Company

The basin in front of you and the house beside you are remnants of the Baltimore County Water and Electric Company that operated here from 1910 to 1922. the company, founded by Victor G. Bloede, supplied pressurized water to parts ...

Fairfield Sons Memorial

In Grateful Loving Memory

Of All

Fairfield Sons

Who Have Laid Down Their Lives

For Our Country

World War I

World War II

Korea

Vietnam

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1988

Southport, Conn.

Marker is at the intersection of Pequot Avenue and Old Post Road, on the left when traveling north on ...

Drinking Water for the Public

Demands for cleaner drinking water in Baltimore City and County compelled Catonsville banker and philanthropist Victor G. Bloede to organize and Baltimore County Water & Electric Company in 1909.

In 1910, Bloede's company purchased the abandoned Avalon Iron & Nail ...

Forging Freedom and Nails

Dorsey's Forge (1761-1815):

"At that time there were two Negroes belonging to Edward H. Dorsey, a Negro man called Prince, who was a forgeman, and a Negro man called Sam who was a striker in a Blacksmith shop." - Maryland ...

Powering the Patapso Valley's Industries

This inconspicuous ditch is a remnant of the Avalon millrace. Originally dug in the 1700s, it supplied water from the Patapsco River to Dorsey's Forge. The millrace later served the Avalon Iron & Nail Works and the Baltimore County Water ...

Drewry's Bluff

(left panel)

Visiting Richmond National Battlefield Park

The concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the battlefield landscapes, to hear the stories of the ...