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1715-1790 |
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| 1729 | Wett Work tract patented by John Abbington |
| 1730 | Urbana and the surrounding area settled |
| 1740 | Locust Level tract patented by Daniel Dulaney |
| 1745 | Town of Frederick established |
| ca. 1748 | Middle Ford Ferry crossing established over the Monocacy River |
| ca. 1780 | James Marshall builds the main house on Wett Work (today's Thomas Farm) |
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1790-1860 |
The Post-Revolutionary War Era |
| ca. 1794 | Earliest portion of main house on L'Hermitage (today's Best Farm) constructed |
| 1805 | Georgetown Pike chartered by state of Maryland |
| 1827 | John Brien purchased L'Hermitage from the Vincendières |
| 1831 | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad completed to Monocacy Junction. |
| 1848 | The Georgetown Pike was macadamized. |
| ca. 1852 | Griffin Taylor builds the brick farmhouse on Clifton (today's Worthington Farm) |
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1860-1890 |
Civil War and Reconstruction |
| 1860 | John T. Worthington purchases Clifton farm |
| 1862-1863 | Two blockhouses built by the Union Army to guard the railroad and the turnpike bridge over the Monocacy River |
| 1864 | July 9, the Battle of Monocacy is fought |
| ca. 1872 | The Gambrills build the Edgewood mansion |
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1890-1934 |
Commemoration and Memorialization |
| 1907 | New Jersey Monument dedicated |
| 1908 | Pennsylvania Monument dedicated |
| 1914 | UDC Monument dedicated; the Geisbert family purchases the Baker Farm |
| 1915 | Vermont Monument dedicated |
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1934-Present |
Establishment and Development of the National Battlefield |
| 1934 | Monocacy National Military Park authorized by an act of Congress, but no funds are appropriated for land purchase |
| 1950-1952 | U.S. 240 (today's Interstate 270) constructed |
| 1964 | Maryland Monument constructed; centennial of battle commemorated. |
| 1973 | Battlefield designated as a National Historic Landmark |
| 1975 | Battlefield placed on the National Register of Historic Places |
| 1976 | Name changed to Monocacy National Battlefield; funds are appropriated for land acquisition |
| 1991 | Visitor center established at Gambrill Mill as park opens to the public on July 13 |
| 1981-2001 | National Park Service purchases six component properties that comprise the park |
| 2001-2010 | Archeological and historic research projects are conducted to investigate park resources |
| 2006 | Ground is broken for a new visitor center. |
| 2007 |
The new Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center opens on June 27, 2007. |
| 2010 | Slave Village Discovered at Best Farm |
A Selected Timeline of the Monocacy Area
Last updated: April 10, 2015