Near Abingdon in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harford Town

or Bush

Photographed by William Pfingsten, June 23, 2007

1. Harford Town Marker

Inscription. The French Troops of
Count de Rochambeau
in five divisions camped here at the end of August 1782—the 22nd camp on the return march from the Yorktown victory to the north.

Erected 1937 by State Roads Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust, and the The Washington-Rochambeau Route series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1782.

Location. 39° 28.301′ N, 76° 16.029′ W. Marker is near Abingdon, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on Philadelphia Road (Maryland Route 7) 0.8 miles south of Route 136, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Abingdon MD 21009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Tablet (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); "The Bush Declaration" (about 600 feet away); Cokesbury College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Captain John Smith (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of “Old Baltimore” (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sophia’s Dairy (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gov. William Paca

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); “Constant Friendship” (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abingdon.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cokesbury College (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,304 times since then and 127 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.