Elkton in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Friendship
Erected by Town Council of Elkton Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
Location. 39° 36.701′ N, 75° 49.103′ W. Marker is in Elkton, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 269 E Main St, 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, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Hermitage (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Creswell Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Geo Washington Traveled This Road (approx. half a mile away); Mitchell House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elkton, Wedding Capital of the East (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michael Rudulph (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Elkton (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkton.
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