Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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Smokehouse ⎯⎯⎯ Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb Garden
LaGrange Plantation
Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019
1. Smokehouse / Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb Garden Marker
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Smokehouse, also, Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb Garden. LaGrange Plantation.
Smokehouse / Strong House. This building was originally used as a Smokehouse, as indicated by its smoked and charred beams, and was gifted to the Historical Society in 1964. It originally stood at Belvoir Plantation on the Horn Point Road near Cambridge, and was owned by the Woolford family. The building was moved to Cambridge at the corner of Locust and High Streets sometime after 1856. Over the years, it was also used for secure, locked storage of household goods, hams, sugar and other valuables where they could be locked away, resulting in its other name, "Strong House.",
Helen C. Barber Herb Garden. This colonial-style herb garden demonstrates the many uses of herbs, both practical and aesthetic. It is divided into four sections: herbs for fragrance, herbs for beauty, herbs for medicine, and herbs for cooking. Planted in 1981 and maintained by the Dorchester Garden Club, the garden was renovated in 2004 thanks to a generous donation from Mrs. Elizabeth H. Robinson., This garden was certified in 2006 as a Bay Wise demonstration landscape promoting healthy Chesapeake Bay by the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service.
Smokehouse / Strong House
This building was originally used as a Smokehouse, as indicated by its smoked and charred beams, and was gifted to the Historical Society in 1964. It originally stood at Belvoir Plantation on the Horn Point Road near Cambridge, and was owned by the Woolford family. The building was moved to Cambridge at the corner of Locust and High Streets sometime after 1856. Over the years, it was also used for secure, locked storage of household goods, hams, sugar and other valuables where they could be locked away, resulting in its other name, "Strong House."
Helen C. Barber Herb Garden
This colonial-style herb garden demonstrates the many uses of herbs, both practical and aesthetic. It is divided into four sections: herbs for fragrance, herbs for beauty, herbs for medicine, and herbs for cooking. Planted in 1981 and maintained by the Dorchester Garden Club, the garden was renovated in 2004 thanks to a generous donation from Mrs. Elizabeth H. Robinson.
This garden was certified in 2006 as a Bay Wise demonstration landscape promoting healthy Chesapeake Bay by the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service.
Erected by Dorchester
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County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 34′ N, 76° 3.572′ W. Marker was in Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It was on Greenway Drive 0.1 miles east of Abacco Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1003 Greenway Drive, 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 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: Plantation Garden
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 24, 2019
2. Smokehouse / Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb Garden Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Neild Museum (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Meredith House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named 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).
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 308 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
