Site of Charlestown Wharf Marker

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Charlestown in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Charlestown Wharf

By Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007

1. Site of Charlestown Wharf Marker

Inscription. Stone wharf and warehouse were built here by Decree of General Assembly in 1744. Remains of wharf can be seen. Officer’s chests left behind by two Companies of Royal American Regiment quartered in winter of 1756-1757 were auctioned by town commissioners circa 1759. During Revolutionary War this was major supply depot for American armies. In 1813 British troops destroyed earthworks built to guard wharf and town.

Erected by Colonial Charlestown Incorporated and Maryland Historical Society.

Location. 39° 34.226′ N, 75° 58.373′ W. Marker is in Charlestown, Maryland, in Cecil County. Marker is at the intersection of Conestoga Street and Water Street, on the right when traveling east on Conestoga Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown MD 21914, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Susquehanna Manor (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Michael Rudulph (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Col. Nathaniel Ramsay (approx. ¼ mile away); Charlestown (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Mary Anne’s Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); North East (approx. 2.5 miles away); The Principio Company (approx. 3.3 miles away); Overlook of General Howe’s Landing (approx. 4.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Charlestown.

Re-creation of Colonial Wharf Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007

2. Re-creation of Colonial Wharf

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,469 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.