Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Susquehanna Hotel
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 18, 2021
1. Susquehanna Hotel Marker
At the corner of Lapidum and Stafford Roads stood a three-story Victorian building known as the Susquehanna Hotel, built by Conrad Baker in 1868. It was constructed of stone and brick and had several large porches. Other buildings -- a church, a mill, a Masonic hall, a school, and numerous houses, stores, and warehouses as well as wharves -- were all a part of the town at one time or another.
Initially, Lapidum profited from the financial success of the ferry, the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal, and trade from the steamboat landing. By the turn of the 20th century, however, these sources of traffic ceased to function, causing the slow decline of the town. Ice gorges eventually destroyed the warehouses and wharves. The hotel continued as a fishing lodge and men's club until it was demolished in the late 1960s.
A three-story Victorian Era hotel, similar to what the Susquehanna Hotel would have looked like.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.
Location. 39° 35.871′ N, 76° 7.74′ W. Marker is in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in
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Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Susquehanna State Park (a few steps from this marker); River Crossing (within shouting distance of this marker); Canal Lock #9 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lapidum - "A Place of Stones" (about 300 feet away); Jacob Tome, Town Father (approx. 0.9 miles away); On Alert (approx. 0.9 miles away); John A. J. Creswell (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 9, 2023
2. Susquehanna Hotel Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Snow's Battery (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Lapidum Inn Site. Maryland Historical Trust Architectural Survey File PDF (Submitted on March 10, 2023, by Rich Pfingsten of Forest Hill, Maryland.)
Additional commentary.
1. Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form
This site was inventoried by the Maryland Historical Trust in 1976 and identified as the Lapidum Inn Site, a later name for the Susquehanna Hotel. Historic aerials on the Harford County WebGIS site show the hotel to be standing in 1964 and at least partially in 1967, but gone by 1971.
— Submitted March 10, 2023, by Rich Pfingsten of Forest Hill, Maryland.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 18, 2021
3. Susquehanna Hotel Marker
Two markers are visible to right of green street sign; they appear in a vertical column, with Susquehanna Hotel marker being the one closer to Stafford Road, which runs left-right. The other marker is the Susquehanna State Park marker. The other road is Lapidum Road.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 9, 2023
4. Susquehanna Hotel Marker
Marker is the closest to the camera in the image, two large rocks from the right of the stop sign.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 9, 2023
5. Susquehanna Hotel Marker
Marker is the rightmost of the 2 in the image.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on December 20, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on December 20, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 13, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on December 20, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on January 13, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
