This Bell Marker

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Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This Bell

By F. Robby, November 4, 2007

1. This Bell Marker

Inscription. This bell originally hung in a monastery in Mexico. Brought to America during the Mexican War, 1846. Served as fire alarm in Cambridge until 1883.

Erected 1940 by Dorset Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 38° 34.344′ N, 76° 4.551′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. Marker is at the intersection of High Street and Court Lane, on the right when traveling north on High Street. Click for map. Marker is on the grounds of the Dorchester County Courthouse. Marker is in this post office area: Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Finding Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (approx. 0.2 miles away); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas Holliday Hicks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Maryland's Eastern Shore (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cambridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Landscape and Lifestyle Defined by Water (approx. 0.7 miles away); Choptank River's Natural History (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Cambridge.

By F. Robby, November 4, 2007

2. This Bell

On the lawn of the Dorchester County Courthouse.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,239 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.