Near Baldwin in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
“Quinn”
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1704.
Location. 39° 30.742′ N, 76° 32.077′ W. Marker is near Baldwin, Maryland, in Baltimore County. Marker is on Sweet Air Road (Maryland Route 145) 0.1 miles east of Manor Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baldwin MD 21013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. St. John's Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Maj. Gen. Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, C.S.A. (approx. 2.3 miles away); My Lady's Manor (approx. 3.2 miles away); Glen Ellen (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named My Lady’s Manor (approx. 3˝ miles away); St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (approx. 3˝ miles away); “The Eagle’s Nest” (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gunpowder Manor (approx. 3.7 miles away).
More about this marker. This marker replaces an earlier version, erected by the State Roads Commission, in 1938. The earlier version read:
"Quinn"
500 Acres
Later called Sweet Air. Granted 1704 to Thomas Macnemara. Charles and Daniel Carroll, his kinsmen, acquired it under a mortgage and sold it to Roger Boyce 1751, who built the house. Purchased for Henry Hill Carroll 1785, who lived and died here in 1804. His son, Henry Carroll, sold it 1838.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,046 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on December 31, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.