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'''Cooksville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|1988528|Cooksville (Populated Place)}}</ref> The town was founded by Thomas Cook in 1802.<ref>{{cite book|title=Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County|page=54}}</ref> The crossroads town was anchored by the Joshua Roberts Tavern, where [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|General Lafeyette]] visited in 1824. The inn was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and demolished a second time.<ref>{{cite book|title=Howard's Roads to the Past|page=42|author=Barbara Feaga}}</ref> Thomas Cook exchanged his stake in Cooksville with [[Thomas Beale Dorsey]] for the 231 acre [[Round About Hills]] slave plantation. A Post Office opened on the 4th of July 1851, the same year Howard County was formed from Anne Arundel County.<ref>{{cite web| title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices | publisher=[[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]] |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf | accessdate=17 May 2014}}</ref> [[Roberts Inn]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
'''Cooksville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Howard County, Maryland|Howard County]], [[Maryland]], [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|1988528|Cooksville (Populated Place)}}</ref> The town was founded by Thomas Cook in 1802.<ref>{{cite book|title=Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County|page=54}}</ref> The crossroads town was anchored by the Joshua Roberts Tavern, where [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette|General Lafeyette]] visited in 1824. The inn was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and demolished a second time.<ref>{{cite book|title=Howard's Roads to the Past|page=42|author=Barbara Feaga}}</ref> Thomas Cook exchanged his stake in Cooksville with [[Thomas Beale Dorsey]] for the 231 acre [[Round About Hills]] slave plantation. A Post Office opened on the 4th of July 1851, the same year Howard County was formed from Anne Arundel County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Checklist of Maryland Post Offices |publisher=[[Smithsonian National Postal Museum]] |url=http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |accessdate=17 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518050030/http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/statepostalhistory/Maryland_Post_Offices.pdf |archivedate=18 May 2014 |df= }}</ref> [[Roberts Inn]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>


On June 29, 1863, [[J. E. B. Stuart]] marched 5000 confederate soldiers through Cooksville en route to [[Westminster, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State|author1=Earl Arnett |author2=Robert J. Brugger |author3=Edward C. Papenfuse |page=426}}</ref>
On June 29, 1863, [[J. E. B. Stuart]] marched 5000 confederate soldiers through Cooksville en route to [[Westminster, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State|author1=Earl Arnett |author2=Robert J. Brugger |author3=Edward C. Papenfuse |page=426}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:42, 30 November 2016

Cooksville is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.[1] The town was founded by Thomas Cook in 1802.[2] The crossroads town was anchored by the Joshua Roberts Tavern, where General Lafeyette visited in 1824. The inn was destroyed by fire, rebuilt, and demolished a second time.[3] Thomas Cook exchanged his stake in Cooksville with Thomas Beale Dorsey for the 231 acre Round About Hills slave plantation. A Post Office opened on the 4th of July 1851, the same year Howard County was formed from Anne Arundel County.[4] Roberts Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[5]

On June 29, 1863, J. E. B. Stuart marched 5000 confederate soldiers through Cooksville en route to Westminster, Maryland.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooksville (Populated Place)
  2. ^ Seeking Freedom The History of the Underground Railroad in Howard County. p. 54.
  3. ^ Barbara Feaga. Howard's Roads to the Past. p. 42.
  4. ^ "Checklist of Maryland Post Offices" (PDF). Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  6. ^ Earl Arnett; Robert J. Brugger; Edward C. Papenfuse. Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State. p. 426.

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