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7-Mile Marker

 
 
7-Mile Marker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark P Brock-Cancellieri, April 20, 2024
1. 7-Mile Marker Marker
Inscription. This is the approximate location of the 7 mile marker of the Baltimore-Reisterstown Turnpike which was chartered by the Maryland General Assembly in 1805.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
 
Location. 39° 21.902′ N, 76° 42.829′ W. Marker is in Pikesville, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is on Reisterstown Rd., on the right when traveling north. On Reisterstown Rd., adjacent to the parking lot of 7 Mile Market grocery store. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville MD 21208, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sudbrook Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Old United States Arsenal (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Old Court Road (approx. one mile away); Quarry Lake at Greenspring (approx. 1.8 miles away); History of The Greenspring Quarry (approx. 1.8 miles away); Carroll Hunting Lodge (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Boy Scout Armory (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named First Boy Scout Armory (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pikesville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Garrison Fort (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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7-Mile Marker Marker & environs, including the referenced marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark P Brock-Cancellieri, April 20, 2024
2. 7-Mile Marker Marker & environs, including the referenced marker
Closeup of the actual 7-Mile Marker Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark P Brock-Cancellieri, April 20, 2024
3. Closeup of the actual 7-Mile Marker Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2024, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,082 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2024, by Mark P. Brock-Cancellieri of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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