Greensboro in Caroline County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Goldsborough House
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007
1. Goldsborough House Marker
Judge Laird Goldsborough lived here 1897-1970. As onetime Adjutant General of the Philippines he authored the Islands' first constitution. Part of the house is of pre-revolutionary construction.
Among other members of this Caroline County family distinguished for public service: W. E. Goldsborough, U. S. Consul, Amoy, China; T. Alan Goldsborough, longtime U. S. Congressman and Federal Judge; Dr. G. Winder Goldsborough, General Practitioner and State Legislator; and Elwell Goldsborough nationally famous electrical engineer.
Erected 1973 by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 38° 58.464′ N, 75° 48.414′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, Maryland, in Caroline County. It is on West Sunset Avenue just east of Church Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 W Sunset Ave, Greensboro MD 21639, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Letter to Lincoln (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Greensboro Veterans Memorial Park (about 700 feet away); Peter Harrington (approx. 0.2 miles away); Choptank River Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Greensboro (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saulsbury House - Fifer Hospital - Ridgely House (approx. 4½ miles away); Town of Ridgely Flag (approx. 4½ miles away); The Drinking Fountain (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Greensboro (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007
2. Goldsborough House
Now a fine dining restaurant.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010
3. Goldsborough House Marker, seen looking east along West Sunset Ave
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, November 3, 2007
4. Log Cabin adjacent to Goldsborough House
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 9, 2010
5. Goldsborough House Marker, seen at far right
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,009 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on July 6, 2025, by Ronald D. (Ron) Trigueiro of Fresno, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on November 7, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 5. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
