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Inventory No.: PG:68-134
Date Listed: 2/3/2025
Location: For verbal boundary description, please see Prince George's County Survey Index binder in MHT Library., Bladensburg, Prince Georges County
Category: District
Period/Date of Construction: August 24, 1814 through August 31, 1814
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Description: Significance: The Bladensburg Battlefield is considered nationally significant under for its association with a seminal battle of the War of 1812. The Battlefield is also considered nationally significant for the role of Commodore Joshua Barney and for Charles Ball, an African American who escaped slavery to fight for his country. The period of significance is defined as August 24 through August 31, 1814, the date of the battle and the week following.

 

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