Category: Historical Markers
James Rumsey – Inventor of the Steam Boat
“James Rumsey The inventor of the steam boat was born 1743 two miles north of this point in ...
DetailsHistorical Marker: Captain Lambert Wickes
Inscription: ” Captain Lambert Wickes One of senior officers of Continental Navy in opening years of Revolutionary War. ...
DetailsWickliffe – On Eastern Neck Island
Located at the end of the road on Eastern Neck Island National Wildlife Refuge in Kent County, MD ...
DetailsCallister’s Ferry – Crossing the Chester River at Crumpton
Inscription: “Near this spot Henry Callister, Merchant, operated a rope and raft ferry across the Chester River during ...
DetailsHistorical Marker: Battle of Slippery Hill, Queen Anne’s County
Inscription: “Battle of Slippery Hill August 13, 1813 American Videttes skirmished with approximately 300 British troops under the ...
DetailsHistorical Marker: Maryland’s First women Voters — In the village of Still Pond
Inscription: “Maryland’s First Women Voters In the village of Still Pond, twelve years before the 19th amendment established ...
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