Millersville in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Shipley’s Choice
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 8, 2025
1. Shipley’s Choice Marker
Adam Shipley came to Anne Arundel County in 1668.
On March 30, 1681, 200 acres were surveyed and patented in his name. This tract was the earliest patented in the Shipley name. Marker was dedicated during the development of the subdivision named in his honor.
Erected 1971 by Shipley's Choice Community Association, Inc. and Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 30, 1681.
Location. 39° 5.588′ N, 76° 37.025′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Benfield Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Veterans Highway, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 780 Oak Stump Dr, Millersville MD 21108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Maryland’s Baltimore Metro Region. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Governor William Stone (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Shipley’s Choice (approx. 0.9 miles away); Widow Ramsey’s Tavern (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Shipley's Choice (approx. one mile away); The Kinder Farmhouse
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Kinder Farmhouse Project (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Two similar Shipley’s Choice markers (but with slightly different text) are located on Veterans Highway about 1 mile south of Benfield Boulevard.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 8, 2025
2. Shipley’s Choice Marker - wide view
Photographed by F. Robby, December 30, 2003
3. Shipley's Choice Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,984 times since then and 220 times this year. Last updated on January 21, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 8, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. 3. submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
