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Clickable Map of Dorchester County, Maryland and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Dorchester County, MD (148) Calvert County, MD (153) Caroline County, MD (86) Somerset County, MD (37) St. Mary s County, MD (297) Talbot County, MD (131) Wicomico County, MD (94) Sussex County, DE (463)  DorchesterCounty(148) Dorchester County (148)  CalvertCounty(153) Calvert County (153)  CarolineCounty(86) Caroline County (86)  SomersetCounty(37) Somerset County (37)  St.Mary'sCounty(297) St. Mary's County (297)  TalbotCounty(131) Talbot County (131)  WicomicoCounty(94) Wicomico County (94)  SussexCountyDelaware(463) Sussex County (463)
Cambridge is the county seat for Dorchester County
Cambridge is in Dorchester County
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1 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — "Stanley Institute"
Oldest community-owned one-room schoolhouse still intact in Dorchester County. First constructed c. 1865 near Church Creek. Moved here in 1867, it was used continuously until July 15, 1966, as Rock Elementary School for students in grades 1 through . . . Map (db m3968) HM
2 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — “Appleby”
The home of Governor Thomas Holliday Hicks. Born 1798. Died 1866. Governor of Maryland 1858-62. U.S. Senator 1862-65.Map (db m3961) HM
3 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 1739
Original home of Rev. Daniel Maynadier, who served as rector of the Great Choptank Parish from 1765-1772. Rebuilt in 1840 by Henry Page a distinguished lawyer and state senator.Map (db m114733) HM
4 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — A Landscape and Lifestyle Defined by WaterOf English Origin ...
A Landscape and Lifestyle Defined by Water Dorchester County consists of 688 square miles of which approximately 1/3 is water. The extensive waterways and marshland have played a significant role in the development of the county. Only 20 miles . . . Map (db m8349) HM
5 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Abolitionist, Scout, Spy, and Nurse
A year after her escape, Harriet made it her mission to, with the help of God, free her family from slavery. In December 1850, she secretly planned her first rescue. Harriet Tubman's niece, Kessiah Bowley, and her two children were to be . . . Map (db m204997) HM
6 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Agents on the Underground Railroad
When Harriet Tubman engaged with the Underground Railroad, she tapped into a secret network of people who firmly believed it was time to end slavery. There were always some enslaved people who seized opportunities to flee to freedom, but by the . . . Map (db m205003) HM
7 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Annie Oakley House30 Bellevue Avenue
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m138286) HM
8 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Annie Oakley Lived Down The Street
Annie "Little Sureshot" Oakley and her husband Frank Butler lived in Cambridge from 1913 to 1915. They first came to Cambridge in 1913 as part of the touring Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They fell in love with the area and built a home on . . . Map (db m205135) HM
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9 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Bethel Church
In the 1780s, African American Methodists in Philadelphia and Baltimore walked out of white-controlled Methodist churches to protest discriminatory treatment. In 1816, these independent black Methodists from Philadelphia, Baltimore and elsewhere . . . Map (db m138278) HM
10 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Born To Be FreeSlavery — 1820 — Reported permanently removed
Harriet Tubman, known as "Minty", was born to Rittia 'Rit' Green Ross, her mother, and Benjamin 'Ben' Ross, her father. Ben and Rit Ross were both enslaved (but to different owners) at the time of Harriet's birth. The number of Harriet Tubman's . . . Map (db m109922) HM
11 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Born To Be Free
"I was a stranger in a strange land; and my home, after all, was down in Maryland, because my father, my mother, my brothers, and sisters, and friends were there. But I was free, and they should be free." Harriet Tubman to . . . Map (db m205004) HM
12 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Cambridge
Originally part of the Choptank Indian Reservation laid out for them in 1669. Cambridge was made a port of entry by the Assembly in 1684. It is one of the few towns authorized at that early date that has survived.Map (db m3963) HM
13 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Cambridge House B&B112 High Street
This property Has been placed on the National Register Of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior c. 1847Map (db m114669) HM
14 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Choptank River BridgeOyster Wars...
The Choptank River Bridge Prior to the Governor Emerson C. Harrington Bridge which was built over the Great Choptank River in 1935 (the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Kent Island did not open until 1947) ferries were used to cross the river. . . . Map (db m12698) HM
15 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Choptank River's Natural HistoryMelting Glaciers created the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay was once the extended valley of the Susquehanna River, which flowed directly into the ocean near the mouth of the bay. The Bay and all its tributaries were once non-tidal freshwater rivers flowing through valleys in the last ice . . . Map (db m8348) HM
16 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Christ P. E. Church
The original church erected year 1693 was destroyed and restored year 1794 and again rebuilt in year 1863. The wall was erected year 1762. The grounds contain graves of Revolutionary and other war heroes. Also of men famous in state and country.Map (db m73052) HM
17 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Civil War: Abolitionist, Scout, Spy and NurseCivil War Era — 1858 - 1865 — Reported permanently removed
The Slavery Conflict Deepens During the 1850's the deep-rooted conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery Americans intensified. The 'abolitionists' were united around the common long-run goal of abolishing slavery. But they differed . . . Map (db m109916) HM
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18 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Discover: Dorchester
Boarded by two rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay, Dorchester County is graced with expansive marshes, fertile farmland, and scented pine forests. Here on the south shore of the Choptank River, the county seat of Cambridge boasts the only deep . . . Map (db m66638) HM
19 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Distinguished Service Cross
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20 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Eastern Shore Infantry"Glorious Achievements" Reported permanently removed
During the Civil War, U.S. Col. James Wallace, commander of the 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteers, used this building as his headquarters. The regiment which camped east of here, drew most of its members directly from the Eastern . . . Map (db m113141) HM
21 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Eastern Shore Infantry"Glorious Achievements"
During the Civil War, Union Co. James Wallace (1818-1887), 1st Regiment, Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteers, used this building as his headquarters. The unit, which camped east of here, enlisted most of its members from the Eastern Shore. It . . . Map (db m205006) HM
22 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Empowering the People
The Pine Street Elementary School built here about 1918, was the pride of the African American community in Cambridge. Located in the city's second ward, the segregated school was a one-story wooden building with a full basement. The entire . . . Map (db m138281) HM
23 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Enjoy Our Park
Take a stroll along our one mile waterfront trail. This boardwalk stretches from the Franklin Street boat ramp, near Governor’s Hall, to the end of the Choptank River fishing pier. A wide variety of native plants flourish all around the . . . Map (db m66640)
24 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Exploring Dorchester's Fragile Beauty
The landscapes here may look timeless—but they’re constantly changing. Since the Chesapeake Bay reached its present shape about 4,000 years ago, tides continue to tug at the shore, wind and storms, reshape the coastline, land settles, and the . . . Map (db m78735) HM
25 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Finding Freedom
The Call of Freedom Dorchester County occupies a central place in the story of the Underground Railroad, the secret network of "stations" and "conductors" that sheltered and shepherded hundreds of enslave African Americans to freedom in the . . . Map (db m3964) HM
26 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — GlasgowBuilt 1760
Birthplace of William Vans Murray. Appointed minister to the Hague by President George Washington March 2, 1787. He served until 1801. He was minister plenipotentiary to Paris as one of the negotiators of the treaty with France, signed in 1800, . . . Map (db m3966) HM
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27 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Goldsborough Housec. 1790
Has been paced on the National Register Of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior 1988 Cambridge Historic District Est. 1990 By the U.S. Dept Of the Interior Goldsborough House Inv. #85 Historic . . . Map (db m113431) HM
28 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Goldsborough StableLaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
Charles Goldsborough, governor of Maryland in 1818, lived in a manor house across Shoal Creek. The house was demolished in the early 1970s and this rare brick stable building is all that remains of the plantation. It was moved here in 1987 and . . . Map (db m138287) HM
29 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Gov. Charles Goldsborough
Governor Charles Goldsborough of Shoal Creek died December 13, 1834. He was the son of Charles and Anna Maria Tilghman Goldsborough. A Congressman from Maryland, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1790. He became a member of the . . . Map (db m205034) HM
30 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Gov. Emerson Columbus Harrington
Emerson Columbus Harrington was born March 26, 1864 in Madison, MD, the son of John Edward and Anne Aurelia Thompson Harrington. He married Gertrude Johnson. Emerson Harrington attended public schools and St. John's College in Annapolis . . . Map (db m205035) HM
31 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Gov. Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Phillips Lee Goldsborough was born in 1865 the son of Martin Worthington and Henrietta Maria Jones Goldsborough. He married Ellen Showell of Berlin, MD. Mr. Goldsborough was educated in Dorchester County, studied law with Daniel M. Henry, . . . Map (db m205036) HM
32 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Governor Henry Lloyd
Governor Henry Lloyd was the son of Daniel and Catherine (Kitty) Henry Lloyd. He was born on February 21, 1852. In 1886 he married Mary Elizabeth Stapleforte with whom he had one son Henry Lloyd, Jr. Henry Lloyd graduated from the Cambridge . . . Map (db m205038) HM
33 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Governor John Henry
Governor John Henry was born at Weston near Vienna November 1750. Upon graduation from Princeton College, he devoted himself to the study of law. He completed his law education at the Middle Temple in England. Upon his return to America in 1775, . . . Map (db m205024) HM
34 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 2 — Harriet Tubman Memorial GardenCelebrating an Icon — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
The local community, joined by others across the nation, honors its native daughter, Harriet Ross Tubman. Her memory endures through artistic expression in works of literature, music, sculpture, paint, photography, performance, and more. . . . Map (db m109915) HM
35 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 4 — High Street District & Bayly HouseThrough Blood and Tears — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
One of the oldest buildings in Cambridge, the Caile-Bayly house was built sometime in the mid-18th century. Based on archaeology and analysis by architectural historians, the one-room cabin behind the house appears to have initially functioned as . . . Map (db m205040) HM
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36 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Jazz on Pine Street
In the first half of the 20th century, Pine Street in Cambridge pulsed to the music of the world's greatest jazz and blues musicians. The neighborhood was then a stop on the "Chitlin' Circuit," the network of nightclubs and theaters traveled by . . . Map (db m138282) HM
37 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Joe Bailey Shakes the Lion's PawUnderground Railroad — 1849 - 1858 — Reported permanently removed
Harriet Tubman led many slaves from Dorchester County to Canada (via the suspension bridge at Niagara Falls). One trip with "fugitive slaves" occurred in November 1856, when Tubman conducted Josia (Joe) Bailey, William Bailey, Peter Pennington . . . Map (db m109913) HM
38 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — John BarthA literary pioneer from Cambridge
Rooted in Cambridge John Barth – called “one of the greatest novelists of our time” – was born in Cambridge on May 27, 1930 and grew up on Aurora Street. While living here, Barth frequented his father’s soda fountain, . . . Map (db m113436) HM
39 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — John F. Kennedy
Dedicated to the memory of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States who on this spot May 14, 1960, addressed the people of Dorchester County. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country."Map (db m73050) HM
40 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Living off the Land
Agriculture has been a mainstay of the local culture and economy for centuries. In the1700s, grain production was so widespread that the Eastern Shore was called the “breadbasket of the American Revolution.” The farming tradition . . . Map (db m78733) HM
41 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 5 — Long WharfThe River — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
As a deep-water tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the Choptank River was a commercial artery of the Eastern Shore since colonial times. Cargoes of timber, tobacco, and farm harvests were hoisted by dockworkers to waiting ships. During the . . . Map (db m78737) HM
42 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Maryland's Eastern ShoreHundreds of Enslaved and Free Black Men Enlisted Reported permanently removed
Although isolated from Maryland's largest population centers, the Eastern Shore was important to the state's role in the Civil War and exemplified the citizens' divided loyalties. In the years before the war, enslaved African-Americans here . . . Map (db m8331) HM
43 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Maryland's Eastern ShoreFaced with Decisions
Welcome to Dorchester County! When the Civil War intruded into quiet communities, residents here, as elsewhere on the Eastern Shore, faced difficult choices. Before the war, enslaved African Americans here began escaping bondage via the . . . Map (db m190251) HM
44 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Meredith Housec. 1760
Once a focal point of a large farm as LaGrange, Meredith House is is one of the few remaining Georgian houses in Cambridge. Purchased by the Dorchester County Historical Society in 1959, the house is furnished with antiques reflecting the heritage . . . Map (db m3967) HM
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45 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Meredith HouseLaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
This Georgian-style home was built about 1760. It contains furniture of the Federal and Victorian periods, portraits of people who once lived in Dorchester County, china, silver, handmade quilts, clothing, and toys. The Governor room displays . . . Map (db m138288) HM
46 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Neild MuseumLaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society — Reported damaged
The Neild Museum, opened in 1980, includes farm implements and equipment used by local Dorchester County farmers. It features a farm kitchen and barn, and displays the history of local agriculture.Map (db m138289) HM
47 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Col. Robert Harrison
Robert Harrison was the son of Christopher and Mary Caile Harrison. He married Milcah Gale. The inscription on his monument reads:
"In Memory of Co. Robert Harrison died 5/16/1802 at 62" (not legible - stone . . . Map (db m205033) HM
48 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot John Brohawn
John Brohawn was born in lower Dorchester County in April 1761. He married Mary Edmondson. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. When he died November 10, 1820, he was buried on his farm near Taylor's Island. His remains and tombstone . . . Map (db m205026) HM
49 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Lt. John Stewart McNamara
John Stewart McNamara died July 8, 1823 age 68 years. He was married to Lavina Lake. He was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. Lt. McNamara's remains were moved from the family graveyard in the Lakes District through the efforts of Dr. . . . Map (db m205028) HM
50 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Maj. Francis Turpin
Major Francis Turpin was the son of Beauchamp and Mary Cannon Turpin. He first married Ann Smith, second married Ann Chance and third married Nancy Dill.Map (db m205030) HM
51 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Nathan Griffin
Inscription: "Sacred to the memory of Nathan Griffin who departed this life June 18th 1837, in the 78th year of his life. At an early age he joined the Revolutionary Army and nobly went forward in defense of this country's invaded rights. He . . . Map (db m205029) HM
52 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Patriot Richard Pattison
Richard Pattison, the son of Jacob Pattison, was born on Taylors Island. He was married to Mary McKeel. During the Revolutionary war Richard Pattison was in the company of lower Dorchester County under Captain Charles . . . Map (db m205025) HM
53 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Preserving Our Architectural Heritage
On January 15, 2008 a major fire gutted this 1925 building and destroyed two antiques businesses. The historic structure was about to be demolished when community members rallied to save this facade so that it could remain a part of our streetscape . . . Map (db m205063) HM
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54 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Privy Station
This box-like structure on the outside of the lighthouse represents the outhouse for the lighthouse keepers. In the original lighthouse, the outhouse was an enclosed room that extended out from the wall and across the deck. The unheated privy was . . . Map (db m205053) HM
55 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Revolutionary Statesman Henry Steele
Henry Steele, the first member of the Steele family in Dorchester County Maryland, came from White Haven Cumberland County, England in 1740. He settled near Vienna and married Ann Billings, daughter of James and Ann Rider Billings. Henry . . . Map (db m205008) HM
56 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Revolutionary Statesman Robert Goldsborough
Robert Goldsborough, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Ennalls Goldsborough, was born on December 2, 1733. Robert studied law in the Temple in London in which city he remained for a number of years. He married Sarah Yerbury of London in 1755 and . . . Map (db m205007) HM
57 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Robbins Heritage CenterLaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
The David and Polly Robbins Heritage Center, opened in 2007, features exhibits on Native Americans, hunting and trapping, local Dorchester County industry, including both canning and seafood. The workshop of Ron Rue, a local and internationally . . . Map (db m138291) HM
58 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Shoal Creek
Shoal Creek was once a 378-acre plantation boasting a three-story, brick manor house whose owners included john Woolford and Gov. Charles Goldsborough. The 16-room dwelling survived until 1970, accumulating tales of hauntings, secrete passages, . . . Map (db m205108) HM
59 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Smokehouse / Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb GardenLaGrange Plantation — Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —
Smokehouse / Strong House This building was originally used as a Smokehouse, as indicated by its smoked and charred beams, and was gifted to the Historical Society in 1964. It originally stood at Belvoir Plantation on the Horn Point Road near . . . Map (db m138290) HM
60 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 7 — Stanley InstituteRacing to Freedom — Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway —
In October 1857, ten years before Stanley Institute was established two large groups of enslaved families successfully fled this area. Caroline and Daniel Stanley and their six children escaped with Nat and Lizzie Amby and six others. Two . . . Map (db m114843) HM
61 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Station Stops: The Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad — 1849 - 1858 — Reported permanently removed
William Still William Still (1821- 1902) was born in Burlington New Jersey. His parents had been enslaved on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. To escape slavery, William Still’s parents and their young daughter fled to New Jersey before . . . Map (db m117270) HM
62 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — 2 — The Bayly Historic Site
Perhaps one of the oldest buildings in Cambridge, the Bayly home was lived in by affluent and accomplished Maryland families. Although we know a fair amount about Dr. Alexander Hamilton Bayly, there is little known about the dozens of enslaved . . . Map (db m205047) HM
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63 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Carillonic Bells
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64 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Dorchester Waterman
The life of a traditional waterman may sound romantic, being out on the water, watching the sunrise, working with the tides. Then there's reality. It's grueling work to harvest crabs, oysters, and fish. A Disappearing Way of Life For . . . Map (db m204995) HM
65 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Launch Boat
Because the original Choptank River Lighthouse was located two miles off shore, keepers went to work by launch boat, pictured above. We've created a replica of that boat, designed according to blueprints filed with the U.S. National Archives and . . . Map (db m205052) HM
66 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Post War YearsTwilight Years — 1865 - 1913 — Reported permanently removed
Insult and Injury on the Train to New York The Civil War ended in April 1865. The irony of the situation added insult to injury. She had dedicated her life for three years, at great personal risk to the Union cause. Now a railroad . . . Map (db m109919) HM
67 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The River
As a deep water tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the Choptank River was a commercial artery of the Eastern Shore since colonial times. Cargoes of timber, tobacco, and farm harvests were hoisted by dockworkers to waiting ships. During the early . . . Map (db m144447) HM
68 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — The Sparkling Blue Choptank
In 1869, a visitor to Cambridge, was reported to have remarked, "My first view was of a sheet of sparkling blue water, the Choptank… The town across a bridged inlet, shone in the sunshine, and the rich foliage in which its houses were buried . . . Map (db m205061) HM
69 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — This Bell
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.Map (db m3970) HM
70 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Thomas Holliday Hicks1798-1865
In this cemetery is the grave of Thomas Holliday Hicks, Governor of Maryland 1858-1862 and United States Senator from Maryland 1862-1865. At the beginning of the Civil War during his tenure as governor, the position of Maryland was more important . . . Map (db m3971) HM
71 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Thomas Holliday Hicks(1798 - 1865)
This monument, erected by the state in 1868, honors Thomas Holliday Hicks, a native and life resident of Dorchester County. Late in 1860, and early 1861 as Maryland’s first Civil War governor, he opposed the doctrines of secession and coercion. In . . . Map (db m113146) HM
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72 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — To the memory of Franklin Delano RooseveltA Great American — 1954 —
President Roosevelt visited Cambridge on October 26, 1935, to participate in the dedication of the Emerson C. Harrington Bridge. This stack was removed from the U.S.S. Potomac, which carried him on numerous historic occasions. It enclosed the . . . Map (db m3965) HM
73 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Tubman ConnectionsHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
There are many nearby places associated with Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Much of the landscape retains a rural character, evocative of an earlier time. Why not take a ride and explore Harriet's world?
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74 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Turning Numbers into Names…Remembering the Unremembered
The Eastern Shore Hospital Center had its beginning in 1912 as a result of the General Assembly's decision to provide care for the mentally ill residents of the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland. The hospital was built on approximately 250 acres . . . Map (db m205105) HM
75 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Up Pine Street: Muir to Cedar Street
In the early 1900's businesses were numerous and prosperous from the south end of Pine to where it intersects with High Street. The neighborhood was filled with beauty salons, barber shops, funeral homes, and taxi cab stands, shoe repair . . . Map (db m138279) HM
76 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Welcome to the Richardson Maritime Museum
• Come in and explore the history of wooden boatbuilding in Dorchester County and the Chesapeake Bay. • Meet Captain James B. ("Mr. James") Richardson and the other innovative builders who created the wooden vessels that shaped the local . . . Map (db m138283) HM
77 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — World War I Memorial
Dedicated to the memory of those men of Dorchester County who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War.Map (db m66630) WM
78 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — World War II
In grateful memory of our veterans of World War II. Peace to the mighty dead, 1941-1945.Map (db m3973) HM
79 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge — Zion United Methodist Church
The first American Methodist Bishop, Frances Asbury appointed Freeborn Garrettson as pastor to five Methodist Societies in Dorchester County in 1779. The societies grew into congregations of Methodist Episcopal Churches; Zion Methodist Episcopal . . . Map (db m138285) HM
80 Maryland, Dorchester County, Cambridge, Lloyds — The Adaline Wheatley House
This colonial tenant house was built on the Spocott Farm around 1800 and was used by the Radcliffe family and those who worked for them. Much more than an employee This home's most well known residents were Columbus and Adaline . . . Map (db m205111) HM
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