Near Aberdeen in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Colony of Maryland
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Erected 1964 by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1862.
Location. 39° 29.815′ N, 76° 13.933′ W. Marker is near Aberdeen, Maryland, in Harford County. It can be reached from John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Interstate 95) north of Maryland Route 543, in the median. At the Maryland House highway rest stop in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aberdeen MD 21001, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "O! say can you see " (within shouting distance of this marker); State of Maryland (within shouting distance of this marker); Sophias Dairy (approx. 1.7 miles away);
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Other markers no longer nearby. Explore the Chesapeake (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Spesutia P. E. Church (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Colonial Maryland. (Submitted on January 14, 2006.)
2. The Planting of the Colony of Maryland. (1893), by Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899). (Submitted on January 14, 2006.)
3. Lord Baltimore. (Submitted on January 14, 2006.)
4. The Burning of the Peggy Stewart. (1896) by Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899) (Submitted on January 14, 2006.)
circa October 2005
2. Colony of Maryland Marker
September 18, 2005
5. State of Maryland and Colony Of Maryland Markers
The Colony of Maryland marker is in the distance, to the left of the flags, at the original Maryland House, now replaced.
6. Present Flag of the State of Maryland
The flag is quartered, with Cecil Calvert, second Baron Baltimores, paternal heraldic colors (black and gold) in two opposing quadrants, and his mothers (Alicia Crossland's) red and white coat of arms in the other two. Cecils father George (1580-1632) sought the charter for the Province of Maryland but died before it was sealed. His brother Leonard (1606-1647) was Marylands first colonial governor (1634-1647).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2005, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,798 times since then and 120 times this year. Last updated on March 21, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on November 10, 2005. 3. submitted on July 29, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on June 25, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on December 22, 2005. 6. submitted on March 20, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
