Near Timonium in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

“The Valley of Jehosophat”

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, 08-12-2007

1. “The Valley of Jehosophat” Marker

Inscription. Patented to Richard Smith, Jr. 10th August 1684 for 2500 acres. Daniel Dulaney acquired 1250 acres of this tract 19th November 1724, after which it was called “Dulaney’s Valley.”

Erected by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 19, 1724.

Location. 39° 27.123′ N, 76° 35.553′ W. Marker is near Timonium, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Dulaney Valley Road 0.2 miles north of Surrey Road, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2240 Dulaney Valley Rd, Lutherville Timonium MD 21093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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: Northampton Furnace (approx. ¾ mile away); The American Gold Star Mothers (approx. 1.6 miles away); Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); “The Eagle’s Nest” (approx. 1.6 miles away); General James P. S. Devereux Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War II and Korean War Memorial

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); The Field of Honor (approx. 1.6 miles away); Memorial to Marylanders-Liberation of Kuwait (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Timonium.

More about this marker. This marker replaced another one with identical text, erected by the Maryland State Roads Commission, in 1937.

Daniel Dulaney, The Elder image. Click for full size.

Maryland State Archives

2. Daniel Dulaney, The Elder

Painting by Justus Engelhardt Kühn - 18th century

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,614 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.