BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Bladensburg -- Fort Lincoln Cemetery

MD -- Bladensburg -- Fort Lincoln Cemetery:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. FTLIN_060107_004.JPG: Little Church of Fort Lincoln: This church, considered a gem of design and construction, won the architectural award presented by the Washington Board of Trade in competition with over 400 other buildings in the Washington area the year it was built. It is laid out in the form of a cross with gorgeous stained glass windows portraying the seven ages of man as outlined in Shakespeare's play "As You Like It". Every year, this church is the scene of hundreds of ceremonies such as weddings, christenings, anniversaries, memorials and complete funeral services.
2. FTLIN_060107_042.JPG: Old Spring House. This venerable building dates back to the year 1683, when one of the early colonists built his home on the overlooking hillside. The spring still feeds cool water to the trough inside the Spring House. This was the only method available in those days for cooling milk, butter, and other dairy products. This land was part of the original grant from Lord Baltimore to George Conn, and remained in the Conn family for more than 200 years. This is one of the oldest buildings in the state of Maryland.
3. FTLIN_060107_053.JPG: The Old Oak Tree: According to qualified judgement, was more than 125 years old when the spring house was built. This venerable old tree has come to be known as "The Lincoln Oak" because of traditional conferences under its spreading limbs between President Lincoln and the commanding officers of the nearby fortifications., It is not a fanciful belief that upon such an occasion, the Civil War president drank of the cooling waters which spring from among its roots.
4. FTLIN_060107_085.JPG: Fort Lincoln. These earthworks are a portion of the original fortifications which made up Fort Lincoln. This fort was built during the summer of 1861 to serve as an outer defense of the city of Washington. It was named in honor of President Lincoln by General Order No. 18 A.G.O. September 30, 1861. The brigade of Major General Joseph Hooker was the first to occupy this area. In immediate command of the fort was Captain T.S. Paddock. The Civil War cannons have been placed here through the courtesy of the Department of Defense to commemorate this auspicious occasion.
5. FTLIN_060107_105.JPG: Wayside Shrine. This shrine is similar to the wayside shrines one finds along the public highways and pathways in Europe. In this garden, a crucifix has been placed in the structure below the bird house. In front of the feature is a prayer rail where passers-by may kneel in prayer.
6. FTLIN_060107_132.JPG: Garden of Meditation. In this garden, beneath the grass, are garden-mausoleum crypts affording clean, dry, protective burial. The central feature is surmounted by the ship of Christianity. On each of its four sides is a symbol of the evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Its base consists of four seats where visitors may rest, pray, or find solace in a silent moment of meditation.
7. FTLIN_060107_158.JPG: Abraham Lincoln. This statue of the Great Emancipator portrays in his last days the thin, tired war-worn president in thoughtful and deep meditation and is considered one of the finest bronze statues ever made of President Lincoln. It was created by one of America's foremost sculptors, Andrew O'Connor, who also did the statue of Lincoln which now stands in front of the state house in Springfield, Illinois. It was cast by Gorham Manufacturing Company of Providence, Rhode Island, in the most permanent medium that nature has given man -- enduring bronze.
8. FTLIN_060107_195.JPG: Fort Lincoln Mausoleum (in back). The finest community mausoleum in the world [can you tell this is typed verbatim from their signs?], embellished with Cathedral-type, art stained glass windows of breath-taking beauty. A great memorial dedicated and perpetually endowed for all those entombed within its marble halls. Its interior combines the many comfortable appointments of a home with the sacred qualities of a church. This mausoleum with its atmosphere of peaceful reverence, is a lasting tribute to the vision, bold determination and ability of the man responsible for its existence, L.O. Minear, President of Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
9. FTLIN_060107_291.JPG: The ceiling leakage in a place of "perpetual care" was disturbing
10. FTLIN_060107_343.JPG: Battle of Bladensburg. This is the site of the battle of Bladensburg, which took place in the War of 1812. Commodore Joshua Barney and his 500 Marines were greatly outnumbered by the British Expeditionary Force of 4,500 trained regulars. The battle raged for four hours but eventually the overpowering numerical odds won out for the British who went on to burn the Capitol and White House. On this location, Commodore Barney was wounded and taken prisoner. This memorial is in honor of Commodore Joshua Barney who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of his country and to his detachment of Marines for their distinguished display of valor and gallantry.
11. FTLIN_060107_353.JPG: This is the site of the Battle of Bladensburg. It was here that Commodore Barney and his Marines were defeated in the War of 1812. The British moved on to burn the Capitol and White House.
Description of Subject Matter: Ft. Lincoln Cemetery was named after Ft. Lincoln, one of the circle of forts which protected the Capital during the Civil War. The fort itself was located in DC but it included several protective batteries which ringed it. The ones located here were called Battery Jameson, the remains of which are still visible near the Old Spring house.
In 1792, a survey was made and the District of Columbia boundary marker NE No. 7 was placed here. Around here on August 24, 1814, the disastrous Battle of Bladensburg was fought here. The U.S. marines and flotillamen under the command of Commodore Joshua Barney failed to stop the advancing British and fled the scene, after which the British burned the capital city. In 1861, the property was seized by the United States Government for the location of Battery Jameson (named for Brig. Gen. Charles D. Jameson).
Fort Lincoln Cemetery was chartered in 1912 by an act of the Maryland General Assembly and presently contains 178 acres.
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