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

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Bush Declaration Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 23, 2007

1. Bush Declaration Monument

Monument contains the names of those signing the declaration.

Inscription. This tablet marks the site of the building in which were held the Courts of Harford County from its organization in March 1774 until March 1783. In this house the Committee of Harford County held its meetings before and during the early years of the Revolution. Here, at a meeting held on the 22nd day of March 1775, the following members of the Committee passed and signed a formal Declaration pledging their lives and fortunes to the cause, which, a year later, resulted in the Declaration of Independence.

Aquila Hall • Jos. Carvil Hall • Geo. Patterson • Wm. Morgan • Frans. Holland • Saml. Calwell • Aq. Paca • James Lytle • Aquila Hall, Jun. • Robt. Morgan • Robt. Lemmon • Thos. Brice • Alexr. Rigdon • Edw. Ward • Abm. Whitaker • Charles Anderson • Wm. Fisher, Jun. • Rich. Dallam • John Durham • Jos. McComoss • Wm. Bradford, Sr. • Wm. Smithson • John Donohuy • John Patrick • Daniel Scott • Benj. Bradford Norris • James Harris • Edward Prall • Greenberry Dorsey • John Archer • W. Smith • Wm. Webb • John Taylor

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1774.

Location. 39° 28.381′ N, 76° 15.957′ W. Marker is near Abingdon, Maryland, in Harford

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County. It is on Philadelphia Road 0.4 miles east of Maryland 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 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "The Bush Declaration" (here, next to this marker); Harford Town (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cokesbury College (approx. one mile away); Captain John Smith (approx. 1.7 miles away); Site of “Old Baltimore” (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abingdon.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cokesbury College (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007

2. Bush Declaration Monument

The old Bush Inn, probably before the 1920s image. Click for full size.

Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey

3. The old Bush Inn, probably before the 1920s

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,830 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on July 17, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 1, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.