Lloyds near Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Adaline Wheatley House

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2022

1. The Adaline Wheatley House Marker

Inscription.
This colonial tenant house was built on the Spocott Farm around 1800 and was used by the Radcliffe family and those who worked for them.

Much more than an employee
This home's most well known residents were Columbus and Adaline Wheatley, who moved here until her death in 1929. A free black, Adaline was the cook, nurse, nanny, and house manager at Spocott for more than 60 years. But she was much more than that. Everyone was drawn to her for advice, counsel, and care, from community leaders to the Radcliffe children she helped raise.

A comfortable home
A typical middle-class dwelling of the 1800s, this 1.5-story house is made of white pine built around an oak frame. It had been located elsewhere on the farm and was moved here in 1975.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 38° 35.315′ N, 76° 10.887′ W. Marker is near Cambridge, Maryland, in Dorchester County. It is in Lloyds. It is on Hudson Road (Maryland Route 343) east of Castle Haven Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1609 Hudson Rd, Cambridge MD 21613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Spocott Windmill (a few steps from this marker); How a Post Windmill Works (a few steps from this marker); The Castle Haven School (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Spocott Windmill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gary’s Creek - Indian Path (approx. 0.2 miles away); “The Wilderness” (approx. 4.7 miles away); Annie Oakley House (approx. 5 miles away); Stanley Institute (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

The Wheatley House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2022

2. The Wheatley House

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.