Susquehanna Manor Marker

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

Susquehanna Manor
(New Connaught Manor)

Susquehanna Manor Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007

1. Susquehanna Manor Marker

Inscription. 32000 acres granted to George Talbot with Right of Court Baron and Court Leet, June 11, 1680.

Erected 1987 by National Society of Descendants of Lords of the Maryland Manors.

Location. 39° 34.248′ N, 75° 58.41′ W. Marker is in Charlestown, Maryland, in Cecil County. Marker is at the intersection of Conestoga Street and Water Street, on the right 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. Captain Michael Rudulph (a few steps from this marker); Site of Charlestown Wharf (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Col. Nathaniel Ramsay (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charlestown (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Mary Anne’s Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); North East (approx. 2.5 miles away); The Principio Company (approx. 3.2 miles away); Overlook of General Howe’s Landing (approx. 4.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Charlestown.

Also see . . .
1. Cecil County Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes 11 October 2005. (Submitted on July 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Courts – Baron & Leet. (Submitted on July 19, 2007.)

Barnes Inheritance Photo, Click for full size

By William Pfingsten, July 16, 2007

2. Barnes Inheritance

This dwelling was built on a part of Susquehanna Manor. The home was built between 1793 and 1800. The property is now occupied as the clubhouse for the Principio Furnace Golf Club.

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,480 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on July 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.