Fort Meade in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Maj. Gen. Ralph H. Van Deman
Photographed by F. Robby, June 7, 2008
1. Maj. Gen. Ralph H. Van Deman Marker
On the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Corps of Intelligence Police - the U.S. Army's first counter intelligence organization - August 13, 1917.
Presented by the National Counter Intelligence Corps Association, August 13, 1967. "We pledge ourselves ever to hold high his ideals and to follow in his path."
Erected 1967 by National Counter Intelligence Corps Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Forts and Castles • Law Enforcement • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1811.
Location. 39° 5.894′ N, 76° 44.428′ W. Marker is in Fort Meade, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Cooper Road 0.3 miles south of Mapes Road, on the right. 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: 29th Infantry Division, United States Army (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hodges Hall (about 800 feet away); Dedicated to all American Ex-Prisoners of War (approx. 0.2 miles
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Photographed by F. Robby, June 7, 2008
2. Van Deman Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,646 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2009, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.
