Near Chesapeake City in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
“Labadie Tract”
Comprising 3750 Acres
Photographed by William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007
1. “Labadie Tract” Marker
Augustine Herman
by the religious sect called Labadists. Here they led an austere form of communistic life but disintegrated about
1698.
Erected 1937 by State Roads Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1684.
Location. 39° 29.215′ N, 75° 50.635′ W. Marker is near Chesapeake City, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Cayots Corner Road (Maryland Route 310) 0.2 miles east of Augustine Herman Highway ( Route 213), on the left. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesapeake City MD 21915, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: “Bohemia Mannor” (approx. 1½ miles away); St. Augustine’s Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); St. Augustine Parish (approx. 1.9 miles away); St. Augustine School (approx. 2.4 miles away); Bohemia (approx. 3 miles away); Jennie Whiteoak House (approx. 3.1 miles away); McReynolds-Woods House
this page online
Also see . . . Labadists. Entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia. (Submitted on July 11, 2007.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,860 times since then and 65 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 6, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
