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Richard Potts

Revolutionary War Patriot

 
 
Richard Potts - Revolutionary War Patriot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Frankie, August 19, 2017
1. Richard Potts - Revolutionary War Patriot Marker
Inscription.
Richard Potts
Member of the House of Delegates
Born 19 July 1753 in Upper Marlboro, MD
Died November 1808 in Frederick, MD

Eleanor Murdoch Potts
2nd wife of
Richard Potts
Revolutionary War Patriot-MD
Born 2 November 1774
Died 1 October 1842

 
Erected 2015 by Carrollton Manor Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 2015.
 
Location. 39° 24.275′ N, 77° 24.911′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Field Pointe. It can be reached from Stadium Drive south of South Market Street (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 South Market Street, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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: Elizabeth Hughes Potts (here, next to this marker); John Ross Key and Anne Charlton Key (here, next to this marker); Daniel Hughes (a few steps from this marker); Mount Olivet Cemetery
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick's Diarist (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Children's Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Sentinel (about 300 feet away); Confederate Row (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
 
Richard Potts - Revolutionary War Patriot Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jordan Butler, November 9, 2021
2. Richard Potts - Revolutionary War Patriot Marker
Richard Potts Grave image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Frankie, August 19, 2017
3. Richard Potts Grave
Richard Potts Grave image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Frankie, August 19, 2017
4. Richard Potts Grave
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2018. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on November 16, 2021. Photos:   1. submitted on July 17, 2018.   2. submitted on November 10, 2021, by Jordan Butler of New Windsor, Maryland, USA.   3, 4. submitted on July 17, 2018. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 8, 2026