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Historic East Nottingham Tanyard

 
 
Historic East Nottingham Tanyard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 30, 2021
1. Historic East Nottingham Tanyard Marker
Inscription.
John Day . . . . 1739
George Day . . . . . 1775
Day & Churchman . 1739
John Megredy . . . 1739
Robert Lesue . . . . 1806
Peter Askew . . . . . 1812
Yard closed 1848
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1739.
 
Location. 39° 42.06′ N, 75° 58.637′ W. Marker is in North East, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Brick Meeting House Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 Brick Meeting House Road, North East MD 21901, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Calvert Village (approx. Ό mile away); Brick Meeting House (approx. Ό mile away); In Memory of the Unknown Soldiers (approx. Ό mile away); Brown's Water Corn and Grist Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Koi (approx. 1.4 miles away); American Bison (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sheep (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Nottingham Lots (approx. 3.2 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Blue Ball Tavern (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Regarding Historic East Nottingham Tanyard. Information received on site
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is that some dates are inaccurate, and that an older sign had better dates.
 
Historic East Nottingham Tanyard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., December 30, 2021
2. Historic East Nottingham Tanyard Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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