Port Deposit in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

M-48 Tank Combat Medium

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 12, 2024

1. M-48 Tank Combat Medium Marker

Inscription. This tank donated to Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 8185 by Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1991 is dedicated to all service members who defended our country 1775 to present.

Dedicated 10 November 1991

[Additional Sign:]
M-48 Medium Tank
"Patton"
Main Gun 90mm
Top Speed 40 mph
Dedicated by Aberdeen Proving Ground
10 Nov 1991

Erected 1991.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 37.129′ N, 76° 8.046′ W. Memorial is in Port Deposit, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Maryland 222, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 520 MD-222, Port Deposit MD 21904, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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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: Smith’s Falls (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rock Run Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Explore Your Chesapeake (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tollhouse and Covered Bridge at Rock Run (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Rock Run Mill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Toll House & Tidewater Canal (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rock Run Landing (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Mouth of Deer Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Deposit.

M-48 Tank Combat Medium Additional Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 12, 2024

2. M-48 Tank Combat Medium Additional Sign

M-48 Tank Combat Medium Marker wide view with tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 12, 2024

3. M-48 Tank Combat Medium Marker wide view with tank

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 230 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.