Port Deposit in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The River Town
Historic Port Deposit
The history of Port Deposit begins in the 17th Century, when the Lords Baltimore began granting land patents for the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay above its confluence with the great Susquehanna River. By around 1800, timber rafts called arks were regularly carrying cargo down her to wharves constructed for the transfer of goods to trading ships plying the Bay. The area was known by a number of names until 1813, when the State of Maryland, recognizing the town's importance to trade, officially gave it the name Port Deposit.
The town's history of prosperity accounts for the numerous high [unreadable] and architecturally significant buildings, many of which incorporate the famous Port Deposit granite in their construction. This granite first quarried about 1820, was used in the Miranda E. Bunch Memorial Fountain (right in front of the Cecil National Bank Building (1995), as well as for the [unreadable].
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 39° 36.289′ N, 76° 6.909′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Port Deposit, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on South Main Street (Route 222) just
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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 walking distance of this location: On Alert (within shouting distance of this marker); John A. J. Creswell (within shouting distance of this marker); Gerry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob Tome, Town Father (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Snows Battery (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Snow's Battery (about 300 feet away); Adams Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Deposit.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Snow's Battery (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Unfortunately the marker has significant weather damage
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 21, 2026
2. The River Town Marker
Unfortunately the marker is completely illegible.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,040 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 23, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on June 28, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 23, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
