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Barbara Fritchie's House, Frederick, Maryland, circa 1935

Subjects
PatrioticResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Barbara Fritchie's House, Frederick, Maryland, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Barbara Fritchie's House, Frederick, Maryland, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A view of the gambrel-roofed, clapboard Barbara Fritchie House in Frederick, Maryland, with an American flag hanging from an upper window and a street lamp and fence in the foreground. According to local tradition, the elderly Barbara Fritchie (1766–1862) waved a Union flag from this house as Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson passed through Frederick in September 1862; the story was popularized by John Greenleaf Whittier's 1863 poem "Barbara Frietchie." The dwelling is preserved as a historic house museum.

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PublisherBarbara Fritchie Chocolate Shoppe
BARBARA FRITCHIE'S HOUSE IN 1862, FREDERICK, MD. --- The Original Home of Barbara Fritchie was situated on the banks of Carroll Creek and was literally driven out of the way by its shifting course. 130825 POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC ONE CENT FOREIGN TWO CENTS PUB. BY BARBARA FRITCHIE CHOCOLATE SHOPPE. FREDERICK, MD. TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS
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PublisherBarbara Fritchie Chocolate Shoppe
ConditionVery good
Place depictedFrederick, MD
Place mentionedCarroll Creek
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; caption printed in the top margin. No postmark. Divided back; white border; linen texture. Publisher imprint: Barbara Fritchie Chocolate Shoppe, Frederick, MD; Tichnor Quality Views. No damage visible.

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Barbara Fritchie's House, Frederick, Maryland, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/barbara-fritchies-house-frederick-maryland-circa-1935. Accessed October 25, 2026.