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. 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed

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in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1841.

Location. 39° 36.49′ N, 75° 49.809′ W. Marker is in Elkton, Maryland, in Cecil County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, on the Eastern Shore,

and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Elkton (within shouting distance of this

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.

marker); "O! say can you see..." (within shouting distance of this marker); Fighting Back (within shouting distance of this marker); War in the Chesapeake (within shouting distance of this marker); Michael Rudulph (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); “Partridge Hill” (about 500 feet away); Elkton, Wedding Capital of the East (about 500 feet away); Mitchell House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkton.

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 259 times since then and 18 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.