Rock Hall in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gratitude

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019

1. Gratitude Marker

Inscription. The village was named for the steamboat Gratitude, which from 1888 to 1914 made regular stops here and in Centreville from the Light Street Piers in Baltimore. Before the advent of motor transport, steamboats opened remote towns to commerce, carrying passengers and Bay produce to urban markets. Sold in 1914 to a Virginia company, Gratitude ran excursions until pressed into service as a support ship for the U.S. Navy during World War I. Sold to a Cuban owner in 1926. The 150-year era of bay steamers ended in 1962.

Erected 2016 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, World I • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 39° 8.445′ N, 76° 15.56′ W. Marker is in Rock Hall, Maryland, in Kent County. It is on Rock Hall Avenue just east of Beach Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5913 Lawton Avenue, Rock Hall MD 21661, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Red Nun #6 (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Diversion (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Attracted By Bounty (approx. 0.7 miles away); Right Place, Right Time (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bounty Below (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rock Hall Landing (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Captain Lambert Wickes (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Hall.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stanley B. Vansant Memorial (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019

2. Gratitude Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 658 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.