Frederick, Maryland
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County seat of Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick Town was founded in 1745 when Daniel Dulany the Elder carved out an eastern portion of his 7,000 acre parcel patented as "Tasker's Chance." The town was then laid out in an orderly grid with Patrick Street designated as the east-west thoroughfare and Market Street running north-south. Most agree that the first house in town was built at the northeast corner of Patrick Street and Maxwell Alley by schoolteacher John Thomas Schley in 1746. National Road mile stone 45 now stands in front of the Schley house site.
Frederick Town prospered from the start. It became the seat of government when Frederick County was established in 1748. By 1800 it had 2,600 residents in 450 houses. Soon after, the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, the first leg of the new National Road, arrived. During the next few decades, millions of travelers passed through Frederick which, by 1817, dropped the "Town" as it became a more respectable city.
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County seat of Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick Town was founded in 1745 when Daniel Dulany the Elder carved out an eastern portion of his 7,000 acre parcel patented as "Tasker's Chance." The town was then laid out in an orderly grid with Patrick Street designated as the east-west thoroughfare and Market Street running north-south. Most agree that the first house in town was built at the northeast corner of Patrick Street and Maxwell Alley by schoolteacher John Thomas Schley in 1746. National Road mile stone 45 now stands in front of the Schley house site.
Frederick Town prospered from the start. It became the seat of government when Frederick County was established in 1748. By 1800 it had 2,600 residents in 450 houses. Soon after, the Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike, the first leg of the new National Road, arrived. During the next few decades, millions of travelers passed through Frederick which, by 1817, dropped the "Town" as it became a more respectable city.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick,_Maryland
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°26'25"N 77°25'8"W
- Washington, D.C. 56 km
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 199 km
- Vineland, New Jersey 201 km
- Newport News, Virginia 256 km
- Suffolk, Virginia 281 km
- Chesapeake, Virginia 298 km
- Virginia Beach, Virginia 298 km
- New York City, New York 315 km
- Raleigh, North Carolina 405 km
- Wilmington, North Carolina 571 km
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- Amber Meadows 1.4 km
- Clover Hill, Maryland 1.9 km
- Worman's Mill 3.3 km
- Mill Island at Worman's Mill 3.6 km
- Waterside 3.8 km
- Frederick County, Maryland 4 km
- Discovery-Spring Garden, Maryland 4.2 km
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