Elkton in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cecil Whig
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., September 14, 2023
1. Cecil Whig Marker
Inscription.
Cecil Whig. . The home of the Cecil Whig newspaper stood on this site for 82 years. It was first published by Palmer C. Ricketts in August 1841, in a log cabin built in "The Hollow," near the intersection of present-day Main and Bow streets. The cabin had been used as Whig Party headquarters during the 1840 election campaign of President William Henry Harrison. The newspaper was moved to a nearby site in 1852 and to North Street in 1855. It began publication on this site in 1878, as the stone in the center of this plaza testifies. The Whig Party dissolved in the 1850s, but the street on which this plaza stands was named Whig Street in recognition of the newspaper committed to recording life in Cecil County. In September 1960 it opened the first photo-offset printing plant in Maryland and one of the first in the United States at 601 Bridge Street, Elkton. Ironically, the Whig began publishing daily on August 7, 1989, 148 years to the day after it first appeared. The Whig is the oldest newspaper on the Eastern Shore still publishing under its original name.
The home of the Cecil Whig newspaper
stood on this site for 82 years. It was first
published by Palmer C. Ricketts in August
1841, in a log cabin built in "The Hollow,"
near the intersection of present-day Main
and Bow streets. The cabin had been used
as Whig Party headquarters during the
1840 election campaign of President
William Henry Harrison. The newspaper
was moved to a nearby site in 1852 and to
North Street in 1855. It began publication
on this site in 1878, as the stone in the
center of this plaza testifies. The Whig
Party dissolved in the 1850s, but the street
on which this plaza stands was named Whig
Street in recognition of the newspaper
committed to recording life in Cecil
County. In September 1960 it opened the
first photo-offset printing plant in
Maryland and one of the first in the
United States at 601 Bridge Street, Elkton.
Ironically, the Whig began publishing
daily on August 7, 1989, 148 years to the day
after it first appeared. The Whig is the
oldest newspaper on the Eastern Shore
still publishing under its original name.
39° 36.49′ N, 75° 49.809′ W. Marker is in Elkton, Maryland, in Cecil County. Marker is on North Street (Maryland Route 268), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 North Street, Elkton MD 21921, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., September 14, 2023
2. Cecil Whig Marker
North Street is off camera to left, its southbound direction going from foreground to background.
Photographed By Carl Gordon Moore Jr., September 14, 2023
3. Cecil Whig Marker
Move east from the Photo 2 viewpoint. The plaque is off camera to right, but North Street can now be seen.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 25, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 26, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 2, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
