Architectural History of the Maryland Agricultural College

The College Park Campus began on this hilltop. In 1856, Charles Benedict Calvert of Riversdale gave 420 acres for the founding of Maryland Agricultural College. The original College building was the Barracks, a beautiful six-story gothic structure completed in 1859 ...

The Minuteman of Concord 1775

By the Rude Bridge that

arched the flood,

their flag to April’s

breeze unfurled,

here once the embattled

farmers stood,

and fired the shot heard

round the world.

Back of Monument:

1775

Ninteenth

of

April

-----

1875

Marker is on Monument Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Prisoners on the Plains / Ride 'Em Cowboy

Prisoners on the Plains

During World War II, a seasonal Prisoner of War Camp was located in Ovid. Nearly 400 German prisoners worked in nearby potato and sugar beet fields. Housing was provided in 40 tents and two large downtown buildings.Ride ...

In Honor Of The Men from Harrison County

[Marker Front]:

In Honor of

The men from

Harrison County

killed or died of wounds at the

Battle of Tippecanoe

Nov. 7, 1811

and

War of 1812

[Marker's Left Side]:

Capt. Spier Spencer’s Co.

Mounted Rifleman

“Yellow Jackets”

Capt. Spier Spencer •

Lieut. Richard M. McMahan •

Pvt. William Davis •

Pvt. ...

The First Muster

On this common,

the East Regiment,

Massachusetts Militia, held

its first muster. This event

marked the beginning of

the National Guard of the U.S.

Salem

1637

Donated by

the Rotary Club of Salem

May 4, 2002

Marker can be reached from Washington Square West, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy ...

The Clay Community

The clay soil of the area, first cultivated by Creek Indians, gave this agricultural community it name in 1878 when a post office was established. Clay’s historical roots date to the early 1800s through two small communities, Ayres and Self’s ...

The First and Second Filipino Infantry Regiments U.S. Army

The first Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated July 13, 1942 at the Salinas California Rodeo Grounds. The Second Filipino Infantry Regiment was activated November 22, 1942 at Fort Ord. Personnel were Filipinos living in the United States then and American ...

"Storm of the Century"

Side A

At midnight on September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo, a category four storm, blew into Charleston County. Winds in excess of 140 mph, a massive 20 foot storm surge, and extraordinarily high tides ravaged the area. Hugo cut ...

Announcement of the Atomic Age

[Niels Bohr]

On this campus, January 26, 1939, Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr reported the splitting of the uranium nucleus with the release of two hundred million electron volts of energy, thus heralding the beginning of the atomic age. This announcement ...

The Burnham Mall

The Group Plan of 1903

In August 1903, architects Daniel H. Burnham, John M. Carrére, and Arnold W. Brunner presented Mayor Tom L. Johnson and the City of Cleveland a plan that epitomized the City Beautiful Movement in America. The ...