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Historic Rodgers Tavern

 
 
Historic Rodgers Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2021
1. Historic Rodgers Tavern Marker
Inscription.
Birthplace of Commodore John Rodgers
Founder of the American Navy

 
Erected by Town of Perryville, Maryland.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 39° 33.431′ N, 76° 4.674′ W. Marker is in Perryville, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (Maryland Route 7) and Roundhouse Drive, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perryville MD 21903, 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 walking distance of this marker: Geo Washington Traveled This Road (a few steps from this marker); Rodgers Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Revered Son (within shouting distance of this marker); Perryville (within shouting distance of this marker); Lower Susquehanna Ferry • Rodgers’ Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Count de Rochambeau’s Troops (about 400 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.
 
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Historic Rodgers Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis
2. Historic Rodgers Tavern Marker
Rodgers Tavern image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2021
3. Rodgers Tavern
Nearby sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2021
4. Nearby sign
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on October 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.   3, 4. submitted on October 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 20, 2026