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Easton in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The “Mannour of Ratcliffe”

 
 
The "Mannour of Ratcliffe" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, October 22, 2007
1. The "Mannour of Ratcliffe" Marker
Inscription. 800 acres patented January 17, 1659 to Robert Morris of London, mariner, “together with a Court Baron and all things thereunto belonging by the laws and customs of England.” One of the earliest grants on the Eastern Shore.
 
Erected by State Roads Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraScience & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is January 17, 1874.
 
Location. 38° 46.776′ N, 76° 5.645′ W. Marker is in Easton, Maryland, in Talbot County. Marker is at the intersection of Maryland Route 33 and Ratcliff Manor Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 33. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Easton MD 21601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. William Penn (approx. half a mile away); Bracing for an Attack (approx. 0.8 miles away); Frederick Douglass (approx. one mile away); Talbot County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); The Talbot Resolves (approx. one mile away); Birthplace of Tench Francis, Jr. (approx. one mile away); Vietnam War (approx. one mile away); The Gardens (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Easton.
 
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Thomas T. Waterman, Historic American Buildings Survey, November 1940
2. Ratcliffe
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,123 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 27, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   2. submitted on March 25, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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