Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Holliday Hicks

(1798 - 1865)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 20, 2018

1. Thomas Holliday Hicks Marker

Inscription. 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 furtherance of his policy and resisting great pressure, he refused for five months to call the legislature in special session. During the war he supported the Union.

Erected 1868 by Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 33.981′ N, 76° 4.47′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It can be reached from Cemetery Avenue east of Academy Street, on the right when traveling east. This marker is in the Cambridge Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 Cemetery Avenue, Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Thomas Holliday Hicks (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Carillonic Bells (approx. 0.2 miles away); Preserving Our Architectural Heritage (approx. ¼ mile away); The Sparkling Blue Choptank (approx. ¼

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mile away); Tubman Connections (approx. ¼ mile away); Jazz on Pine Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Up Pine Street: Muir to Cedar Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Empowering the People (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 20, 2018

2. Thomas Holliday Hicks Marker

Thomas Holliday Hicks<br>Statue by H. D. A. Henning, 1867 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 20, 2018

3. Thomas Holliday Hicks
Statue by H. D. A. Henning, 1867

Thomas Holliday Hicks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 20, 2018

4. Thomas Holliday Hicks

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 20, 2018

5. Maryland

Governor Hicks leans on a rudder inscribed “Maryland.”

H.D.A. Henning,<br>Balto. MD<br>1867 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, January 20, 2018

6. H.D.A. Henning,
Balto. MD
1867

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 457 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 21, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.