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

Maryland’s First Women Voters

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

1. Maryland's First Women Voters Marker

Inscription. In the village of Still Pond, twelve years before the 19th Amendment established women’s suffrage, Mary Jane Clark Howard, Anne Baker Maxwell and Lillie Deringer Kelley cast their ballots in the municipal election of 1908. That year, an act for incorporation of the town had provided the right to vote to any male or female resident taxpayer over age 21. Fourteen women were registered to vote, two of them African American.

Erected by Maryland Historical Trust & Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Notable Events • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 39° 19.647′ N, 76° 2.687′ W. Marker is in Still Pond, Maryland, in Kent County. Marker is at the intersection of Still Pond Road (Maryland Route 292) and Old Still Pond Road, on the left when traveling south on Still Pond Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Still Pond MD 21667, 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. Betterton (approx. 3.1 miles away); Mary Roe Walkup Pavilion (approx. 3.1 miles away); Crew’s Landing (approx. 3.2 miles away); Colonel Isaac Perkins

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Welcome to the Kent Museum (approx. 3.6 miles away); Charley's House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Corn Crib (approx. 3.6 miles away); Christ Episcopal IU Church and Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away).

Still Pond Post Office and General Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

2. Still Pond Post Office and General Store

Still Pond Boat Building Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

3. Still Pond Boat Building Shop

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,987 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.