Charlestown in Cecil County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Geo Washington Traveled This Road
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 5, 2025
1. Geo Washington Traveled This Road Marker
Erected 1932 by George Washington Bicentennial Commission - Maryland Historical Trust.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series list.
Location. 39° 34.458′ N, 75° 58.707′ W. Marker is in Charlestown, Maryland, in Cecil County. It is on Market Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 343 Market St, Charlestown MD 21914, 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, 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 World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charlestown (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lt. Col. Nathaniel Ramsay (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charlestown's Civil War Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capt. Michael Rudulph (approx. 0.4 miles away); Susquehanna Manor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shrewd Decision (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Charlestown Wharf (approx. 0.4 miles away); 29th Infantry Division Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlestown.
More about this marker. Erected 1932. This marker qualifies because it is an official Maryland Historical Trust marker.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 5, 2025
2. Geo Washington Traveled This Road Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
