Chester in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Coxes Neck Path

Walking the Kent Island Railroad

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 12, 2025

1. Coxes Neck Path Marker

Inscription. The road in front of you that the railroad crossed is one of the oldest on Kent Island. If you look to the right, you can see it used to be part of Cox Neck Road before the construction of Route 50-301 in 1952.

Cox Neck Road travels south, passing Baker's Liquors and reaching the end of Turkey Point in the community of Southwind. In 1640, King Charles I gave William Coxe 1,000 acres of land called Coxes Neck, where Southwind is located.

Over the years, the route had different names, such as Coxes Neck Road and Coxes Creek Road. Over time, people shortened Coxes to Cox and started using the name Cox Neck Road. This is also the origin of the name Cox Creek.

In 1650, Thomas Ringgold and his two sons bought Coxes Neck, which remained in the family for 246 years! Around 1840, the Ringgolds built a farmhouse that appears on an 1866 map showing Cox Neck Road.

This path traveled north from the Ringgold house in Coxes Neck, passed by here and continued through present day Castle Marina and Four Seasons. Then it turned west, crossed over Cox Creek, and proceeded southwest on Benton Road, bordering Cloverfields. The route

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crossed Old Love Point Park and continued south on Old Love Point Road through downtown Stevensville to Broad Creek.

We're not sure when the road was first formed. However, based on the historical evidence, we can safely say it has been around since the early 1800s. Older maps show houses around Coxes Neck, suggesting the possibility of an even earlier date. One thing we know for sure... this road has seen many footsteps from the past.

(Captions):

1866 Map of Kent Island
Coxes Neck Path shown

Coxes Neck Path
Overlaid on 1937 aerial

Coxes Neck Path
Overlaid on 2022 aerial

Erected 2024 by Historic Kent Island.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 58.781′ N, 76° 17.372′ W. Marker is in Chester, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It is on Castle Marina Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Castle Marina Rd, Stevensville MD 21666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

Coxes Neck Path Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 12, 2025

2. Coxes Neck Path Marker - wide view

marker is on the Eastern Shore.

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 the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eminent Domain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lands of Cornelius Tanner (approx. 0.3 miles away); B&E Railroad Trestle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Chester Station (approx. half a mile away); Christ Church Glebe Farm (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Henry Massey's Tale (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kent Island (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

Also see . . . Historic Kent Island. The website of the local preservation organization that erected this marker. (Submitted on June 12, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 12, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.