Chester in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Esther "Peb" Foster
Kent Island Garden Club
1977
Erected by Kent Island Garden Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.
Location. 38° 57.57′ N, 76° 16.562′ W. Marker is in Chester, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It can be reached from Dominion Road (Maryland Route 552) north of Newtown Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 641 Dominion Rd, Chester MD 21619, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The James E. Kirwan Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Massey's Tale (approx. 1.1 miles away); Site of Chester Station (approx. 1.2 miles away); Eminent Domain (approx. 1½ miles away); Coxes Neck Path (approx. 1.6 miles away); Byway Destinations (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Byway Destinations (approx. 1.8 miles away); Chesapeake Country National Scenic Byway (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.
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