Potawatomi Trail of Death

Sangamon Crossing

Forcibly removed from northen Indiana to eastern Kansas, over 800 Potawatomi encamped here, cared for sick, and were allowed to hunt; 2 children and 1 woman died; 39 deaths occurred along the entire route.

Sponsors: Hanson Engineers, Springfield Meyer ...

Tomb of Dr. E.L. Hazelius

At this site is the grave of the Reverend Ernest L. Hazelius, 1777-1853, Lutheran clergyman, Doctor of Divinity, teacher, and author of several books on church history and theology. From 1834 to 1853, he was professor of theology in the ...

Potomac River Dory Boat

The Potomac River dory boat originated around the 1880s and was built almost exclusively within this area of St. Mary's County, Maryland. How the name dory boat came to be is unknown, but its unique design features a V-bottom, planked ...

Headquarters Second Corps Army of the Potomac

On and about the nearby Babylon Farm Major General Winfield Scott Hancock rested his corps June 29, 1863. On July 1, the corps marched through Taneytown to take part in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Marker is on Uniontown Road ½ mile ...

Army of the Potomac

July 1, 1863

First Corps marched from Marsh Run, Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg, Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg, Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the field of Gettysburg, Fifth Corps from Union Mills via ...

Army of the Potomac

June 30, 1863

Headquarters Army of the Potomac moved from Middleburg to Taneytown. First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Marsh Run, Third Corps from Taneytown to Bridgeport, Fifth Corps from Liberty via Johnsville Union Bridge and Union to Union Mills, Sixth ...

Toms Brook

Sunday, October 9th

Sunday, October 9th

During the evening of October 8, 1864, Gen. Lunsford L. Lomax reached this position with two brigades of Confederate cavalry commanded by Gen. Bradley T. Johnson and Col. William L. "Mudwall" Jackson. Gen. Wesley Merritt, in ...

The First Telephone Exchange South of the Potomac River

The first telephone exchange south

of the Potomac River opened

at this site April 1, 1879

1219 E. Main Street

Old Dominion Chapter

Telephone Pioneers of America

C.&P. Telephone Co. of Va.

1979

Marker is at the intersection of South 13th Street and East Main Street (U.S. 60), ...

The Old Potomac Path

The Old Potomac Path

Originally an Indian Trail and traversed by early settlers, it later became the first coach and post road between Northern and Southern Colonies, and was called

The King’s Highway

General Washington often stopped here to visit Col. Blackburn. Over ...

Claiborone Tomb

Gaines Tomb

Burial tomb (right) of second wife of Governor W.C.C. Claiborne, Clarisse Duralde, who died in 1809 at the age of 21.

Myra Clark Gaines (left) was the daughter of Daniel Clark (1769-1813), American consul when Spain ruled city ...