Edgemere in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
North Point
September 12, 1814
Photographed by William Pfingsten, 08-19-2007
1. North Point September 12, 1814 Marker
Erected 1964 by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list.
Location. 39° 14.26′ N, 76° 26.583′ W. Marker is in Edgemere, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is at the intersection of North Point Road (Maryland Route 20) and Lodge Farm Road, on the left when traveling south on North Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sparrows Point MD 21219, 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: Dedicated to All Men and Women (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sparrows Point (approx. 0.8 miles away); Shaw Family Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); General Robert Ross (approx. 1.3 miles away); "O! say can you see " (approx. 1.4 miles away); Unexpected Resistance (approx. 1.4 miles away); War in the Chesapeake (approx. 1.4 miles away); Nature's Engineer (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edgemere.
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Photographed by William Pfingsten, 08-19-2007
2. Sparrows Point High School
Marker is on the school grounds.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,819 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
