Derwood in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jeremiah Crabbe
Near This Spot Lived and Lies Buried
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 29, 2025
1. Jeremiah Crabbe Marker
Officer, 4th Battalion, Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
Brigadier General of Maryland Militia, 1794; member of 4th United States Congress, 179596.
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. 39° 6.666′ N, 77° 9.648′ W. Marker is in Derwood, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Frederick Road (Maryland Route 355) south of Indianola Drive / Watkins Pond Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15555 Frederick Rd, Derwood MD 20855, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hay Drying Shed (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peace Garden (approx. one mile away); George Washington Carver Junior College (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rockville - Pinneberg (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bechtel (approx. 1.4 miles away); Haiti-Martin's Lane Community (approx. 1½ miles away); Needwood (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Human Sundial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Derwood.
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More about this marker. This marker has been turned to parallel the roadway, making it almost invisible when traveling northbound.
Also see . . .
1. Crabb, Jeremiah, Representative from Maryland. Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress website entry:
CRABB, Jeremiah, a Representative from Maryland; born in Montgomery County, Md., in 1760; served in the Revolutionary War as second lieutenant in the First Maryland Regiment; promoted to the rank of first lieutenant on December 15, 1777, and served as such until April 1, 1778, when he resigned because of ill health occasioned by the winter hardships endured at Valley Forge; was an extensive landowner in Montgomery County; served as general with Gen. Harry Lee in Pennsylvania during the Whisky Rebellion; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1795, until his resignation after June 1, 1796; returned to his home near Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., and died there in 1800; interment in the family burying ground near Derwood, Montgomery County, Md. (Submitted on July 19, 2009.)
2. Gen. Jeremiah Crabbe. Find A Grave website entry
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 18, 2009
2. Jeremiah Crabbe Marker
Additional keywords. Jeremiah Crabb
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 29, 2025
3. Jeremiah Crabbe Marker
The marker is now perpendicular to the road and easier to see.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 18, 2009
4. Jeremiah Crabbe Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 26, 2025
5. Jeremiah Crabbe's Tomb
The tomb is at the nearby Crabbe Cemetery.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 26, 2025
6. Crabbe Cemetery
The cemetery is at the corner of Derwood and Indianola Drives.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,484 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 31, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 19, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 31, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on July 19, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5, 6. submitted on May 26, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
