Perryville in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Susquehanna Manor

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 4, 2019

1. Susquehanna Manor Marker

Inscription. Known also as New Connaught Manor, or New Ireland, this manor of 32,000 acres was one of the largest in Maryland. It was granted 1680, to George Talbot (a cousin of Charles Calvert, Third Lord of Baltimore) of Castle Rooney, Ireland, in return for his promise to bring 640 colonists of Irish and British descent to Maryland.

Erected 1969 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 39° 34.038′ N, 76° 3.36′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Principio Furnace Road (Maryland Route 7). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perryville MD 21903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore,

and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Perryville Mule School (approx. 1.2 miles away); A New Town along the Susquehanna (approx. 1.2 miles away); Building the Company Town (approx. 1.2 miles away); Railroad History (approx. 1.3 miles away); Perryville (approx. 1.3 miles away); Revered Son (approx.

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1.3 miles away); Lower Susquehanna Ferry • Rodgers’ Tavern (approx. 1.3 miles away); The War Effort at Home: Perry Point Ammonium Nitrate Plant (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 4, 2019

2. Susquehanna Manor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,420 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.