Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Home of Refuge

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

— War of 1812 —

Home of Refuge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, January 16, 2015

1. Home of Refuge Marker

Inscription. As the British savagely burned the buildings in Havre de Grace during their morning attack May 3, 1813, the townspeople ran west for protection to a home that stood near this location. The home, known as Bloomsbury, was owned by Baltimore businessman Mark Pringle. His warehouses of flour, which lay close to the water’s edge, were lost; however, the British spared the home.

(Inscription next to the image of the Pringle Mansion)
Pringle Mansion known as Bloomsbury, was located on land that is now part of the railroad right-of-way. Illustration by Benson J. Lossing, Field Book of the War of 1812, 1868

(Inscription next to the map)
Be sure to visit all of the sites marked on the map to learn about the British attack on Havre de Grace during the War of 1812.

Erected by National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 3, 1813.

Location. 39° 32.688′ N, 76° 6.228′ W. Marker is in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on Lewis Lane. The marker is next to the building, Activity

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Center at Lewis Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Havre de Grace MD 21078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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 walking distance of this marker: Count Rochambeau’s Troops (approx. 0.2 miles away); Havre de Grace Colored High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dedicated in Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Geo Washington Traveled This Road (approx. 0.7 miles away); No Respect (approx. 0.7 miles away); Havre de Grace Racetrack (approx. 0.7 miles away); War in the Chesapeake (approx. ¾ mile away); Surprise Attack (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Havre de Grace.

Home of Refuge Marker next to the Activity Center at Lewis Lane image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, January 16, 2015

2. Home of Refuge Marker next to the Activity Center at Lewis Lane

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 678 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on February 6, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.