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Locust Point Industrial Area in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

This Tree Dedicated to Commodore John Rogers

U.S.N.

 
 
This Tree Dedicated to Commodore John Rogers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2020
1. This Tree Dedicated to Commodore John Rogers Marker
Inscription. An energetic Marylander, who fired the first shot of the War of 1812 and later organized the general artillery defense of Baltimore.
 
Erected 1932 by Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Maryland, Fort McHenry series list.
 
Location. 39° 15.848′ N, 76° 34.955′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in the Locust Point Industrial Area. It can be reached from Constellation Plaza 0.1 miles east of Wallace Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2400 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore MD 21230, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, 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
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Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Colonel Benjamin Fowler (a few steps from this marker); This Tree Dedicated to Commodore Joshua Barney, U.S.N. (a few steps from this marker); This Tree Dedicated to Colonel Samuel Lane (a few steps from this marker); Lieutenant S. Rutter (a few steps from this marker); This Tree Dedicated to Charles Messenger (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Magazine (a few steps from this marker); This Tree Dedicated to Colonel William Steuart (within shouting distance of this marker); This Tree Dedicated to Captain William H. Addison (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
 
This Tree Dedicated to Commodore John Rogers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2020
2. This Tree Dedicated to Commodore John Rogers Marker
The tree is now gone.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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