Near Preston in Caroline County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonel William Richardson

Born 1735, died 1825

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007

1. Colonel William Richardson Marker

Inscription. Member Maryland Assembly 1773–76. Introduced bill forming Caroline County 1774 of which he was one of the Commissioners. Colonel of the “Flying Camp” of the Eastern Shore 1776. Fought at Harlem Heights. First Colonel 5th Maryland Regiment. Moved Continental Treasury from Philadelphia to Baltimore 1777. Helped suppress Tory rebellions in lower Eastern Shore. Presidential Elector 1789–1793. Lived and lies buried at Gilpin’s Point.

Erected 1939 by State Roads Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Military • Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 38° 47.611′ N, 75° 52.167′ W. Marker is near Preston, Maryland, in Caroline County. It is at the intersection of Harmony Road (Maryland Route 16) and Wilkins Branch Road, on the left when traveling north on Harmony Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Preston MD 21655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: “Sailing Away to Freedom” (approx. 1.8 miles away); William Richardson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Charles Dickenson (approx. 2.2 miles away); Webb Cabin (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Food Sources of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders (approx. 3.3 miles away); William Still: "Father of the Underground Railroad" (approx. 3.3 miles away); Peter Still: The Kidnapped and the Ransomed (approx. 3.3 miles away); Sydney Still: "Sydney's Choice" (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Preston.

Also see . . . Flying Camp Battalion. Article by John Allen Miller (Submitted on November 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 29, 2014

2. Colonel William Richardson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,865 times since then and 80 times this year. Last updated on September 1, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on November 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 1, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.