Hilltop View
Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
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The observers here were probably tenant farmers. Mount Harmons widowed owner, Mary Louttit George, had moved to Wilmington before the war.
“For Sale: Mount Harmon, containing four hundred and seven acres
the neighborhood pleasant in its prospect of the river, and the high banks render the situation beautiful.”
-Poulsons American Daily Adventiser, June 29, 1815.
[Inscription below the map in the upper left]
Mount Harmon was called “World's End” when Emanuel Bowen created this map in 1752.
[further to right] Image / Maryland State Archives
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Armed barges could navigate rivers better than ships.
British rocket launcher, 1827
Image / Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection
Brown University Library
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Notable Neighbors
Mount Harmon was part of Cecil Countys agricultural economy, growing primarily wheat. Several neighbors participated in the war. Most notably, Brigadier General Thomas Marsh Forman, of neighboring Rose Hill, served at the Battle of Baltimore.
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Rose Hill
Image / Maryland Historical Trust
Erected 2015
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 6, 1813.
Location. 39° 22.885′ N, 75° 56.487′ W. Marker is near Earleville, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Mount Harmon Road. The marker is located on the property of Mount Harmon Plantation near the pond. Photo 6 is the view directly behind you as you face the marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Mount Harmon Road, 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
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: On the Wild Side (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); History Quest (about 500 feet away); Tobacco and Mount Harmon (approx. Ό mile away); Mount Harmon Plantation at World's End (approx. Ό mile away); The Sassafras River (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Mount Harmon Plantation at World's End (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Mount Harmon Plantation at Worlds End (approx. 0.3 miles away); Plantation Life in the Colonial Era (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Earleville.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2016. This page has been viewed 812 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on September 21, 2020. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on October 13, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 8, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
