Town Center in Columbia in Howard County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Dealings

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 25, 2025

1. The Dealings Marker

Inscription. A discussion about the development of Columbia between Columbia's visionary founder

James Rouse

and his brother Willard.

Rededication by the Columbia Association

Columbia's 35th Birthday
June 21, 2002

Sculpture by
William E. Duffy, 1986

Erected 2002 by Columbia Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 21, 1967.

Location. 39° 12.894′ N, 76° 51.337′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Maryland, in Howard County. It is in Town Center. It can be reached from Wincopin Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10275 Wincopin Cir, Columbia MD 21044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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

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8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Kindergarten Class in Columbia to Graduate from High School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bell Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Oakland Manor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kittamaqundi Community Church 50th Anniversary (approx. 0.6 miles away); James W. Rouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wilde Lake (approx. 0.7 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Adam the First (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Oakland Manor (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

The Dealings Marker - wide view with sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, July 25, 2025

2. The Dealings Marker - wide view with sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.