Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chapultepec Avenue
Photographed by F. Robby, June 4, 2009
1. Chapultepec Avenue Marker
"Brave Rifles - Veterans" - Winfield Scott, General, U.S. Army
Placed here by the officers and men of the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1955
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, Mexican-American. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.
Location. 39° 5.86′ N, 76° 45.236′ W. Marker is in Fort Meade, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is at the intersection of Mapes Road and 6th Armored Cavalry Road, on the right when traveling east on Mapes Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort George G Meade MD 20755, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Maryland’s Baltimore Metro Region. 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: "Cav. Area" (here, next to this marker); Cavalry Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Tipton Army Airfield (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated to all American Ex-Prisoners of War (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Battle of the Bulge (approx. 0.6 miles away); 29th Infantry Division, United States Army (approx. 0.6 miles away); Maj. Gen. Ralph H. Van Deman (approx. 0.7 miles away); Major General George G. Meade (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Meade.
this page online
Photographed by F. Robby, June 4, 2009
2. Chapultepec Avenue Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,311 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.
