Near Abingdon in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"The Bush Declaration"
Harford Town
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, June 23, 2007
1. “The Bush Declaration” Harford Town Marker
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.
Location. 39° 28.381′ N, 76° 15.957′ W. Marker is near Abingdon, Maryland, in Harford County. Marker is on Philadelphia Road (Maryland Route 7) 0.4 miles west 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. This Tablet (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); Sophia’s Dairy (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gov. William Paca (approx. 2.3 miles away); “Constant Friendship” (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abingdon.
Additional commentary.
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1. The Bush Declaration of 1775
The first Declaration of Independence in the Americas was signed by an elected committee of 34 citizens of Harford County, Maryland, in Harford Town, also known as Bush, on March 22, 1775. It read, “ We the Committee of Harford County, having most Seriously and maturely Considered the Resolves & Association of the Continental Congress, and the Resolves of the Provintial Convention, do most heartily approve of the closing, and as we Esteem ourselves in a more particular manner intrusted by our Constituents to see them Carried into Execution, we do most Solemnly pledge ourselves to Each Other & to our Country, and Engage ourselves by Every Thing held Sacred among Mankind to perform the Same at the Risque of our Lives and fortunes.” It was signed a few weeks before the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts which are considered the beginning of the American Revolution.
Harford Town was located on the Philadelphia Road between present-day Joppatowne and Aberdeen.
— Submitted June 23, 2007.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007
2. Bush Declaration Monument
Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey
3. The old Bush Inn, probably before the 1920s
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 6,503 times since then and 130 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2019, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 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.
