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

Cummings Tavern

Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007

1. Cummings Tavern Marker

Inscription. Count de Rochambeau’s heavy artillery and baggage train camped here September 9, 1781 before fording the Susquehanna at Bald Friar and proceeding to join the main army on the Philadelphia Road.

Erected 1937 by State Roads Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust, and the The Washington-Rochambeau Route series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1710.

Location. 39° 38.061′ N, 76° 4.575′ W. Marker is near Port Deposit, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is at the intersection of Jacob Tome Memorial Highway (Maryland Route 276) and Dr. Jack Road, on the right when traveling south on Jacob Tome Memorial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Deposit MD 21904, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Chapel-of-Ease (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Woodlawn Camp Meeting (approx. one mile away); Flight 605 (approx. 1.6 miles away); USNTC Bainbridge (approx. 2.4 miles away); This Tablet is in Commemoration (approx. 2.4 miles away);

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West Nottingham Academy (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named West Nottingham Academy (approx. 2½ miles away); The River Town (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Deposit.

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Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 17, 2007

2. Cummings Tavern

Building is still in use as an antique shop.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,163 times since then and 142 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.