Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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Meredith House

LaGrange Plantation

— Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society —

Meredith House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2022

1. Meredith House Marker

Inscription. This Georgian-style home was built about 1760. It contains furniture of the Federal and Victorian periods, portraits of people who once lived in Dorchester County, china, silver, handmade quilts, clothing, and toys. The Governor room displays pictures, furniture, and other objects of the seven governors of Maryland from Dorchester County.

Erected by Dorchester County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1760.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 34.006′ N, 76° 3.588′ W. Marker was in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It was on Smith Street just east of Crusader Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 905 Smith Street, Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on the Eastern Shore.

It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake

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Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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: A different marker also named The Meredith House (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Meredith House (a few steps from this marker); Plantation Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stronghouse (within shouting distance of this marker); LaGrange Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Goldsborough Stable (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Robbin's Heritage Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Turning Numbers into Names… (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Other markers no longer nearby. Smokehouse / Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb Garden (was within shouting distance of this

The Meredith House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2022

2. The Meredith House

marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Neild Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Goldsborough Stable (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Annie Oakley Lived Down The Street (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Robbins Heritage Center (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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

3. Meredith House Marker

This is a photo of the marker in its previous location when it was kept closer to the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 943 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.