Near Earleville in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rose Hill

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007

1. Rose Hill Marker

Inscription. Home of General Thomas Marsh Forman (1758–1845), Aide to General William Alexander, known as Lord Stirling, and a representative in the General Assembly, 1790 and 1800. He served with Major George Armistead, Fort McHenry, 1814. A later owner, William Ward, represented Cecil County in the General Assembly, 1875, and married Charlotte Ringgold Knight of Essex Lodge.

Not open to the public

Erected 1969 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 39° 24.034′ N, 75° 57.434′ W. Marker is near Earleville, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Grove Neck Road 1.3 miles west of Pond Neck Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Grove Neck Rd, Earleville MD 21919, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore,

and in Greater Philadelphia.

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: Mount Harmon Plantation (approx. one mile away); Woodlawn (approx. 1.3 miles away); On the Wild Side (approx. 1½ miles away); Hilltop View

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); History Quest (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mount Harmon Plantation at World's End (approx. 1.7 miles away); Plantation Life in the Colonial Era (approx. 1.7 miles away); Tobacco and Mount Harmon (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Earleville.

Rose Hill is 1 mile off the road and not visible from Grove Neck Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007

2. Rose Hill is 1 mile off the road and not visible from Grove Neck Road

Most of the Colonial homes in Southern Cecil County are located near the rivers. Water was the main form of transportation and the estates shipped their products by boat.

Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), October 1978

3. Rose Hill

Many more photographs of Rose Hill, including the interior, are available from the Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,853 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on January 8, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on March 4, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.