Commodore Joshua Barney: many interesting facts connected with the life of Commodore Joshua Barney, hero of the United States navy, 1776-1812, also a compilation of genealogical material relating to Commodore Barney's ancestors and descendants, with valuable records for those in search of Barney family connections . 5 Ph W < en O o l-H CO en o i J Battle of Bladensburg, Maryland,August 25, 1814. fY .V-, .v.,r From anold drawing Battlefield of Bladensburg, Maryland Aug. 24, 1814 I BATTLE OF BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND August 24, 1814 About four or five miles northeast of Washington, onthe east bra
Commodore Joshua Barney: many interesting facts connected with the life of Commodore Joshua Barney, hero of the United States navy, 1776-1812, also a compilation of genealogical material relating to Commodore Barney's ancestors and descendants, with valuable records for those in search of Barney family connections . 5 Ph W < en O o l-H CO en o i J Battle of Bladensburg, Maryland,August 25, 1814. fY .V-, .v.,r From anold drawing Battlefield of Bladensburg, Maryland Aug. 24, 1814 I BATTLE OF BLADENSBURG, MARYLAND August 24, 1814 About four or five miles northeast of Washington, onthe east branch of the Potomac River in Prince GeorgeCounty, and not far over the line separating Marylandfrom the District of Columbia is Bladensburg, namedin honor of Thomas Bladen, one of the early governorsof Maryland. Before Washington was founded thiswas a promising village. In the early days, the routebetween the capital and Baltimore led through here,a stage coach making daily trips each way, and it wasthought to be a town with a bright future. Theshallow stream which now divides and flows on bothsides of the town was then a river of good size. One of the earliest postoffices in this country wasestablished here. Calvert Hall, once the residence of the descendant ofLord Baltimore, the founder of Maryland, is locatedhere. Within its walls Henry Clay drafted his famouscompromise bill in 1827; here
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