Near Edesville in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Kent Meeting House

Photographed by Kevin Vincent

1. Kent Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Original Site
Kent Meeting House
1774
First Methodist Meeting
on the peninsula

Erected 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 39° 10.999′ N, 76° 11.419′ W. Marker is near Edesville, Maryland, in Kent County. It is on Ricauds Branch Road 0.3 miles east of Rock Hall Road (Route 20). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22505 Ricauds Branch Rd, Chestertown MD 21620, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Paul's Oak Tree

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Battle of Caulk’s Field (approx. 1.3 miles away); Royal Navy and Royal Marines Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Battle of Caulk's Field Bicentennial Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Caulk’s Field Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); Martin Wagner (approx. 2.4 miles away); Rude Awakening (approx. 3.3 miles away); Tolchester Beach Amusement Park (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edesville.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2024, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 27, 2024, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.