Near Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Farm Content

Home & Burial Site of David Shriver, Sr.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 6, 2025

1. Farm Content Marker

Inscription. In 1760, David Shriver, Sr., son of German immigrants, settled here and built a grist mill and tannery. He rose to prominence as a Revolutionary War patriot, officer in the Maryland militia, framer of Maryland's 1776 constitution, and state legislator. The brick house, built ca. 1795, was the second home on the property.

Erected 2025 by Maryland Department of Transportation; Maryland Historical Trust.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1760.

Location. 39° 33.668′ N, 77° 2.421′ W. Marker is near Westminster, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is on Old New Windsor Road west of Long Valley Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1221 Old New Windsor Road, Westminster MD 21158, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Central Maryland.

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It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Strawbridge Shrine (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Poulson Farmstead (approx. 2 miles away); Poulson / Stone Chapel (approx. 2 miles away); Mulberry (approx. 2.3 miles away); Clod-Crushers / Harrows / Plows (approx. 2.4 miles away); Farm Equipment (approx. 2.4 miles away); Planting / Fertilizing (approx. 2.4 miles away); In Colonial America… (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Westminster.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 6, 2025

2. Farm Content Marker

The brick house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 6, 2025

3. The brick house

This photo was taken from the fence along the roadway.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.