Stevensville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kent Island
The Isle of Kent
Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 28, 2025
1. Kent Island Marker
The sign seems to have been repaired sometime in the last few years.
Erected 1934 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1631.
Location. 38° 58.57′ N, 76° 19.38′ W. Marker is in Stevensville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is at the intersection of Maryland Route 8 and Marina Club Road, on the right when traveling south on Maryland Route 8. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stevensville MD 21666, 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: British Takeover (approx. 0.4 miles away); Broad Creek Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stevensville Train Depot (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grollman's Store (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Christ Church
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Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 28, 2025
2. Kent Island Marker - wide view
Internet Archive
3. William Claiborne
From John Esten Cooke, Clayborne, the Rebel in The Magazine of American History, Vol. X, No. 2, August 1883.
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007
4. Kent Island Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,735 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2019, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. 3. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on October 24, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
