Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Anne Catharine Green
Annapolis Charter 300 1708-2008
This image of Anne Catharine Green pays homage to her as the first woman printer/publisher in the country. Appointed by the Maryland Assembly as the Official Printer of the Province, she printed all public documents and currency of the colony. Green courageously expanded her husband's business, the Jonas Green Print Shop, after his death, serving as editor and publisher of the Maryland Gazette, which is still in circulation today. Prior to the Revolution, serving as a voice for the patriot cause. The Jonas Green Print Shop and home on Charles Street in the city, where she raised four of her fourteen children, continues to be occupied by her descendants and can be visited by appointment. Anne Catharine Green was a courageous and visionary Annapolis woman who contributed to our country's fight for freedom by acting as a force for change, dissension and economic independence.
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Erected 2008
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary • Women.
Location. 38° 58.58′ N, 76° 30.344′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on West Street (Maryland Route 450) west of Westgate Circle, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Westgate Circle, Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 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 walking distance of this marker: Annapolis National Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker);
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
