Darlington in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Berkley Crossroads

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 8, 2014

1. Berkley Crossroads Marker

Inscription. A hamlet settled in the late eighteenth century by free blacks and whites. The Hosanna School, built in 1867, was Harford County's first public school for African Americans. Travelers, local farms, and industries such as milling, mining, quarrying, and canning were served by the Conowingo Toll Bridge (1818), the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal (1839), and the Berkley Road. Part of the principal route between Baltimore and Philadelphia until the opening of the Conowingo Dam and relocation of US 1 in 1928.

Erected 2014 by Maryland Historic Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Bridges & Viaducts • Entertainment • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 39° 39.677′ N, 76° 12.545′ W. Marker is in Darlington, Maryland, in Harford County. It is at the intersection of Castleton Road and Berkley Road on Castleton Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darlington MD 21034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lafayette at Colonel Rigbie’s House (approx. ¼ mile away); Conowingo

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(approx. 1.6 miles away); Keziah's Diary (approx. 2 miles away); Susquehanna River fishing (approx. 2.2 miles away); A Susquehannock Indian Fort (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bald Friar Ford & Ferry (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Proprietors of the Susquehanna Canal (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stafford Flint Furnace (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darlington.

Hosanna School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 8, 2014

2. Hosanna School

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 8, 2014

3. Berkley Crossroads Marker

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 8, 2014

4. Berkley Crossroads Marker

Hosanna AME Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 8, 2014

5. Hosanna AME Church

Hosanna AME Church AD 1880 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 8, 2014

6. Hosanna AME Church AD 1880

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,432 times since then and 86 times this year. Last updated on December 29, 2019, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 8, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.