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Field Pointe in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Elizabeth Hughes Potts

 
 
Elizabeth Hughes Potts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Frankie, August 19, 2017
1. Elizabeth Hughes Potts Marker
Inscription.
1st wife of
Richard Potts
Revolutionary War
Patriot-MD
Born 1762
Died 28 October 1793

 
Erected 2015 by Carrollton Manor Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US RevolutionaryWomen. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 2015.
 
Location. 39° 24.276′ N, 77° 24.911′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Field Pointe. It can be reached from Stadium Drive south of South Market Street (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 S Market St, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. 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 walking distance of this marker: Richard Potts (here, next to this marker); John Ross Key and Anne Charlton Key (here, next to this marker); Daniel Hughes (a few steps from this marker); Mount Olivet Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick's Diarist (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Civil War Children's Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Sentinel (about 300 feet away); Confederate Row (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
 
Elizabeth Hughes Potts Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 7, 2023
2. Elizabeth Hughes Potts Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2023. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on July 17, 2018.   2. submitted on January 7, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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