Bordley Corner Marker

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Chestertown in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bordley Corner

By Roger Dean Meyer, October 9, 2006

1. Bordley Corner Marker

Inscription. Building built in 1883 by Thomas S. Bordley as a two-story men’s haberdashery. Gutted by fire in 1910. Rebuilt in 1911. Owned and operated as a men’s store by Carl and Ruth Bordley 1922-1950. Now rented by the Bordley family.

Location. 39° 12.541′ N, 76° 4.003′ W. Marker is in Chestertown, Maryland, in Kent County. Marker is at the intersection of South Cross Street and High Street, on the right when traveling south on South Cross Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chestertown MD 21620, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Chestertown, Maryland (within shouting distance of this marker); From This Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); This Monument Honors the Area Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of More Than 400 Prominent United States Colored Troops from Kent County (within shouting distance of this marker); In This Church (within shouting distance of this marker); White & Black, Blue & Gray (within shouting distance of this marker); On This Site Stood the Courthouse (about 300 feet away, in a direct line). Click for a list of all markers in Chestertown.

More about this marker. Marker is located on the side of the Bordley Building.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 12, 2008, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia. This page has been viewed 287 times since then. Photo 1. Submitted on March 12, 2008, by Roger Dean Meyer of Alexandria, Virginia.

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