Perryville in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Rodgers Tavern

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: Military • War, 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,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

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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); Old Post Road (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Perryville (within shouting distance of this marker); Perryville Railroad Ferry & Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Count de Rochambeau’s Troops (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Perryville (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perryville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Perryville (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Historic Rogers Tavern Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, April 27, 2013

2. Historic Rogers Tavern Sign

This is a previous iteration of the marker.

Photographed by Adam Margolis

3. Historic Rodgers Tavern Marker

Rodgers Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2021

4. Rodgers Tavern

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2021

5. Nearby sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 29, 2013, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 3. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 4, 5. submitted on October 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.