It's been a little while since I've gone looking for this railroad. Not a lot of chatter about their operations out there. MCL1 returning south after a Mount Vernon Turn on a Friday morning. Dahlgren, IL
03-24-2024
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At the University of Mary Washington in Dahlgren, VA, Dr. Barbara Heath gave a presentation on 'Conflict, Migration, and Early Settlement of the Northern Neck' on February 11, 2024.
Lake Bluff Park
St. Joseph Michigan
1113-668-23
Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Most of the building materials came from the immediate area of the site, while a marble altar was imported from Italy.
The chapel was built for Sarah Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, daughter of Congressman Samuel Finley Vinton, who had married Admiral John A. Dahlgren, inventor of the Dahlgren gun, in 1865. Admiral Dahlgren died in 1870. Mrs. Dahlgren purchased a former tavern on South Mountain at Turner's Gap as a summer retreat, naming it Dahlgren Manor. The chapel was built across the National Road from the house. When Mrs. Dahlgren died in 1898, she was interred in the chapel's family crypt.
After a period under the ownership of the Sisters of the Holy Cross from 1922 to 1925 the chapel returned to the Dahlgren family. It was purchased in 1960 by Richard G. Griffin, who undertook a restoration. The property was acquired by the Central Maryland Heritage League in 1996. The chapel is included in the Turner's and Fox's Gaps Historic District, but as a non-contributing structure, owing to its post-Civil War construction, which places it outside the historic district's time of historic emphasis.
1113-677-23
Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Most of the building materials came from the immediate area of the site, while a marble altar was imported from Italy.
The chapel was built for Sarah Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, daughter of Congressman Samuel Finley Vinton, who had married Admiral John A. Dahlgren, inventor of the Dahlgren gun, in 1865. Admiral Dahlgren died in 1870. Mrs. Dahlgren purchased a former tavern on South Mountain at Turner's Gap as a summer retreat, naming it Dahlgren Manor. The chapel was built across the National Road from the house. When Mrs. Dahlgren died in 1898, she was interred in the chapel's family crypt.
After a period under the ownership of the Sisters of the Holy Cross from 1922 to 1925 the chapel returned to the Dahlgren family. It was purchased in 1960 by Richard G. Griffin, who undertook a restoration. The property was acquired by the Central Maryland Heritage League in 1996. The chapel is included in the Turner's and Fox's Gaps Historic District, but as a non-contributing structure, owing to its post-Civil War construction, which places it outside the historic district's time of historic emphasis.
0710-696-23
Dahlgren Boat Howitzers
First Battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861, 10:45 a.m.
As one of the first regiments to arrive in the nation's capital at the outbreak of war, the 71st New York State Militia received immediate orders from Gen. Winfield Scott to guard the Washington Navy Yard. Over the coming weeks, the militiamen joined several expeditions down the Potomac River and saw action against Confederate shore batteries near Aquia Creek. In recognition of their service, Capt. John Dahlgren, U.S.N., presented the regiment with a pair of 12-pounder boat howitzers.
The commander of the 71st NYSM assigned the guns to Company I, led by Capt. Augustus V.H. Ellis, who drilled the men incessantly in their use. The boat howitzers, designed by Dahlgren in 1849, offered versatility for amphibious operations. The smoothbore guns could be mounted in the bow of a landing craft and quickly transferred to a field carriage for service ashore.
As the Union army marched toward Manassas Junction, Company I wheeled the howitzers by hand approximately 30 miles from the Navy Yard. Each soldier of the company carried two rounds of ammunition- an extra 24 lbs. per man! The guns rendered effective service here on Matthews Hill alongside the Rhode Island battery. In the frenzied retreat that afternoon, the howitzers were abandoned and captured near Cub Run. In addition to the loss of their boat howitzers, the 71st NYSM suffered 62 causalities during the battle.
These two howitzers were donated to Manassas National Battlefield Park by Fairfax County, and their restoration was supported by the Manassas Battlefield Trust.
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Here's Evansville Western's MCL1 bisecting the burg of Dahlgren, IL on a typical winter Friday. The crew had work at Woodlawn, where I picked up a chirp on the EVWR road channel while driving by on Route 15. I continued on and waited in Mt. Vernon, picked the train up coming back east, and followed it to its eventual destination of McLeansboro.
Dahlgren, Illinois is a small town located in northwestern Hamilton County between Mount Vernon and McLeansboro.
Dahlgren, Illinois is a small town located in northwestern Hamilton County between Mount Vernon and McLeansboro.
This commercial structure features elements manufactured by the George L. Mesker Iron Works of Evansville.
Dahlgren, Illinois is a small town located in northwestern Hamilton County between Mount Vernon and McLeansboro.
Dahlgren, Illinois is a small town located in northwestern Hamilton County between Mount Vernon and McLeansboro.
This commercial structure features elements manufactured by the George L. Mesker Iron Works of Evansville.
Dahlgren, Illinois is a small town located in northwestern Hamilton County between Mount Vernon and McLeansboro.
Dahlgren, Illinois is a small town located in northwestern Hamilton County between Mount Vernon and McLeansboro.
This commercial structure features elements manufactured by the George L. Mesker Iron Works of Evansville.
Dahlgren, Illinois is a small town located in northwestern Hamilton County between Mount Vernon and McLeansboro.
FILM: NONE
NOTATIONS: G/W/P
LAB MARK(S): JUN 73
APPARENT LOCATION(S): Dahlgren, Virginia
Found in a vintage store in Smithfield, Virginia
December 2023
FILM: NONE
NOTATIONS: G/W/P
LAB MARK(S): JUN 73
APPARENT LOCATION(S): Dahlgren, Virginia
Found in a vintage store in Smithfield, Virginia
December 2023
FILM: EKTACHROME
NOTATIONS: NSWC/DL
LAB MARK(S): JUL 75
APPARENT LOCATION(S): Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Laboratory, Dahlgren, Virginia
Found in a vintage store in Smithfield, Virginia
December 2023
FILM: EKTACHROME
NOTATIONS: NSWC/DL
LAB MARK(S): JUL 75
APPARENT LOCATION(S): Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Laboratory, Dahlgren, Virginia
Found in a vintage store in Smithfield, Virginia
December 2023
FILM: EKTACHROME
NOTATIONS: NSWC/DL
LAB MARK(S): JUL 75
APPARENT LOCATION(S): Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Laboratory, Dahlgren, Virginia
Found in a vintage store in Smithfield, Virginia
December 2023
