Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
How Beautiful is Death
The Aquila Randall Monument in Dundalk
This small monument was erected in 1817 by the comrades of Aquila Randall who at age 24 was killed defending Baltimore at the battle of North Point on September 12, 1814. It stands on North Point Road in Dundalk near Old Battle Grove Road.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
The Conojacular War

This 1924 memorial marks the location of Thomas Cresap's 1730 home "Pleasant Garden" on the Conojohela flats along the Susquehanna river near present day East Prospect, Pennsylvania.
Labels:
Boundaries,
Maryland,
Mason and Dixon,
Pennsylvania
Location:
Manor, PA, USA
Sunday, July 17, 2011
The Bladensburg Dueling Grounds

We find this 1955 historical marker on Bladensburg Road at the Maryland/D.C. line just east of the IHOP at 38th Street. It declaims the "Dark and Bloody Grounds" where 19th century Washington gentlemen came to shoot each other.
Labels:
Historical Markers,
Maryland,
War of 1812
Location:
Colmar Manor, MD, USA
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Smallest Church in 48 States
Our Lady of the Pines, Silver Lake, West Virginia
This tiny Catholic church is said to be the smallest in 48 states.
Labels:
Churches,
Roadside Attractions,
West Virginia
Location:
Silver Lake, WV, USA
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Belfort Meteorological Observatory
and the Baltimore Rescue Mission
Along East Baltimore Street, at the corner with Central Avenue, in the Jonestown neighborhood of Baltimore, we find this intriguing building. It identifies itself as Belfort.
Labels:
Achitecture,
Baltimore,
Historic Sites,
Maryland
Location:
Jonestown, Baltimore, MD, USA
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Fenwick Island Lighthouse
Eastern end of the Transpenisular Line
This stone at the base of the Fenwick Island lighthouse marks the eastern end of the Transpeninsular Line, the southern boundary of Delaware with Maryland.
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