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

Old Post Road - Lower Susquehanna Ferry - Rodgers' Tavern

 
 
Lower Susquehanna Ferry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, June 29, 2006
1. Lower Susquehanna Ferry Marker
Inscription.
Old Post Road
Established 1666
Lower Susquehanna Ferry
established 1695
Rodgers’ Tavern
where
George Washington
frequently stopped
between
1781–1798

 
Erected 1932 by The Captain Jeremiah Baker Chapter, D.A.R , Perryville - Cecil County - Maryland.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraWaterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1666.
 
Location. 39° 33.419′ N, 76° 4.697′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Maryland, in Cecil County. Marker is on Broad Street, 0.1 miles west of River Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perryville MD 21903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rodgers Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Historic Rodgers Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Perryville (within shouting distance of this marker); Revered Son (within shouting distance of this marker); Count de Rochambeau’s Troops
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Railroad History (about 700 feet away); The War Effort at Home: Perry Point Ammonium Nitrate Plant (approx. 0.3 miles away); A New Town along the Susquehanna (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Rodgers' Tavern. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 6, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Rodgers' Tavern Museum. Museum website hompage (Submitted on October 6, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Rodgers' Tavern/Stevenson's Tavern image. Click for full size.
via NPS, unknown
2. Rodgers' Tavern/Stevenson's Tavern
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
(NPGallery Digital Asset Management System)
Historic Rogers Tavern Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, April 27, 2013
3. Historic Rogers Tavern Sign
George Washington Travelled This Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, April 27, 2003
4. George Washington Travelled This Road
Old Post Road - Lower Susquehanna Ferry - Rodgers' Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis
5. Old Post Road - Lower Susquehanna Ferry - Rodgers' Tavern Marker
Old Post Road: Lower Susquehanna Ferry Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 8, 2013
6. Old Post Road: Lower Susquehanna Ferry Marker
at Rodgers Tavern
Old Post Road - Lower Susquehanna Ferry - Rodgers' Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Adam Margolis
7. Old Post Road - Lower Susquehanna Ferry - Rodgers' Tavern Marker
Rodgers' Tavern image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Pfingsten, June 29, 2006
8. Rodgers' Tavern
1732 - 1932 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 8, 2013
9. 1732 - 1932
1732 was the year of George Washington's birth; 1932, his bi-centennial year saw a rising interest in commemoration of all things related to Washington, especially by patriotic women's groups like the DAR.
George Washington Traveling the Old Post Road image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, October 8, 2013
10. George Washington Traveling the Old Post Road
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,999 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on June 30, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   2. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2013, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland.   5. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   6. submitted on October 9, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.   7. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   8. submitted on June 30, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.   9, 10. submitted on October 9, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.

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