Court House Hill Marker

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Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Court House Hill

By Mike Stroud, October 20, 2012

1. Court House Hill Marker

Inscription. Site of second known court house of Somerset County on March 1, 1694, the court purchased land near Dividing Creek and erected a structure 50 feet by 20 feet, "with gable ends of brick." The court house functioned until 1742.

Erected by Maryland Historical Society.

Location. 38° 6.032′ N, 75° 33.165′ W. Marker is in Pocomoke City, Maryland, in Worcester County. Marker is at the intersection of Dividing Creek Road (Maryland Route 364) and Court House Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Dividing Creek Road. Click for map. Located 2.3 miles northeast of US 13 (Ocean Highway). Marker is in this post office area: Pocomoke City MD 21851, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Sturgis One Room School (approx. 2 miles away); Rehoboth (approx. 3.1 miles away); Boundary Line Maryland - Virginia (approx. 6.6 miles away); Maryland's Eastern Shore (approx. 6.7 miles away); Mark O. Pilchard (approx. 6.7 miles away); Coventry Parish Church (approx. 7.3 miles away); Rehoboth Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.4 miles away); National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark (approx. 8.5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Pocomoke City.

Court House Hill Marker, seen along Dividing Creek Road (Maryland Route 364) Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 20, 2012

2. Court House Hill Marker, seen along Dividing Creek Road (Maryland Route 364)

Marker at Court House Hill Road Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 20, 2012

3. Marker at Court House Hill Road

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.