Crownsville in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Henry Baldwin

Photographed by F. Robby, January 13, 2005

1. Henry Baldwin Marker

Inscription. Near this spot lies buried Henry Baldwin officer and engineer in the Revolutionary War 1777–1783. Charter member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Born Dec. 23, 1753 – Died Oct 15, 1793, at Rising Sun, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.

Erected 1938 by Ann Arundel Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1899.

Location. 39° 2.595′ N, 76° 36.472′ W. Marker is in Crownsville, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Generals Highway (Maryland Route 178) one mile south of Sunrise Beach Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crownsville MD 21032, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

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: Rising Sun Inn (approx. half a mile away); Count de Rochambeau’s Troops (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Rising Sun Inn (approx. half a mile away); St. Paul's Anglican Chapel (approx.

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1.3 miles away); Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); Crownsville Hospital and Civil Rights (approx. 1.4 miles away); A Challenged State Institution Evolves (approx. 1.4 miles away); Founding of the Crownsville State Hospital (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crownsville.

Photographed by F. Robby, January 13, 2005

2. Henry Baldwin Marker

Marker as it appears from the Generals Highway roadway.

Rising Sun Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by F. Robby, December 29, 2002

3. Rising Sun Tavern

Rising Sun Tavern is located approximately one-half mile north of the Henry Baldwin marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,206 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2007, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.