Bladensburg Monuments

At this crossroads in Bladensburg, communities have created memorials to residents who served and died in war and tragedy. Among them are the "Undaunted in Battle" Monument to those who served and died in the War of 1812 and the Battle of Bladensburg; the large Memorial Cross at the center of the crossroads, built between 1919 and 1925, dedicated to the "soldiers, sailors, and marines" who died in World War I and marking the beginning of the National Defense Highway between Bladensburg and Annapolis; a tablet installed in 1944 and updated in 1946 and 1953 honoring those who died in World War II; a fourth monument, begun in 1982, dedicated to those who served and died in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and inscribed "Duty, Honor, Country"; and, after the tragedies of September 11, 2001, a memorial dedicated by the town of Bladensburg to those who died in the attacks.

Bladensburg, Maryland · United States