Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robbins Heritage Center
LaGrange Plantation
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The David and Polly Robbins Heritage Center, opened in 2007, features exhibits on Native Americans, hunting and trapping, local Dorchester County industry, including both canning and seafood. The workshop of Ron Rue, a local and internationally known decoy carver, shows how decoys are made. The work of other Dorchester County carvers is also on display. The Center also houses a Collection and Research Center and space for meetings and lectures.
Erected by Dorchester County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 2007.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 33.987′ N, 76° 3.546′ 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, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 Robbin's Heritage Center (here, next to this marker); The Stronghouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Plantation Garden (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Annie Oakley Lived Down The Street (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Smokehouse / Strong House; Helen C. Barber Herb Garden (was within shouting distance of this 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); a different marker also named Goldsborough Stable (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Meredith House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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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 623 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
