The Maryland 400

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”1736,1734,1733,1732,1731″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeIn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]Governor Martin O’Malley was the keynote speaker on Sunday, Aug., 25, at the Green-Wood Cemetery in New York at the 237th anniversary celebration of the American Revolution, the Battle of Brooklyn 1776.

The Governor visited significant locations in Brooklyn made famous by the “Maryland 400” who sacrificed themselves to save Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army from annihilation by superior British forces.

The first stop was at the reconstructed Old Stone House in Brooklyn, the site of much of the fighting for the “Maryland 400”. The house has a permanent exhibit that explains the battle. Then the Governor visited the American Legion Post 1636 a potential mass grave site of 256 of the heroic Soldiers from Maryland. After that, he saw the Maryland Monument in Prospect Park that commemorates the bravery of the Maryland 400.

The Governor also visited with Senate President Mike Miller, Commissioners Kelly and Robinson of Charles County, and representatives from the 29th Division Association and 175th Infantry Regiment Association who traveled to Brooklyn for the commemoration.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]