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

Site of Charlestown Wharf

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007

1. Site of Charlestown Wharf Marker

Inscription. Stone wharf and warehouse were built here by Decree of General Assembly in 1744. Remains of wharf can be seen. Officers' chests left behind by two Companies of Royal American Regiment quartered in winter of 1756-1757 were auctioned by town commissioners c. 1759. During Revolutionary War this was major supply depot for American armies. In 1813 British troops destroyed earthworks built to guard wharf and town.

Erected by Colonial Charlestown Incorporated and Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1744.

Location. 39° 34.226′ N, 75° 58.373′ W. Marker is in Charlestown, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is at the intersection of Conestoga Street and Water Street, on the right when traveling east on Conestoga Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown MD 21914, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington,

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on the Eastern Shore,

and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shrewd Decision (here, next to this marker); Susquehanna Manor (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. Michael Rudulph (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Col. Nathaniel Ramsay (approx. ¼ mile away); Charlestown (approx. ¼ mile away); Charlestown's Civil War Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); Geo Washington Traveled This Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); 29th Infantry Division Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlestown.

Photographed by Adam Margolis

2. Site of Charlestown Wharf Marker

Re-creation of Colonial Wharf image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, July 14, 2007

3. Re-creation of Colonial Wharf

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,697 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on January 9, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on July 14, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.