Taneytown in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Meades Headquarters
Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 14, 2007
1. Meade's Headquarters Marker
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1863.
Location. 39° 40.173′ N, 77° 9.773′ W. Marker is in Taneytown, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is on Francis Scott Key Highway (Maryland Route 194) one mile north of Taneytown Pike (Route 140), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taneytown MD 21787, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1st Lieutenant John E. Buffington (approx. 0.8 miles away); Zile's Ice Cream (approx. one mile away); The Heart of Our Town (approx. one mile away); Everything from Bags of Flour to the President's Shoes (approx. one mile away); Painting the Town Red (approx. one mile away); Adam Good Tavern (approx. one mile away); Army of the Potomac (approx. one mile away); Taneytown (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taneytown.
Also see . . . General Meade's Pipe Creek Circular. While at the Shunk Farm, Meade was operating along the "Pipe Creek Line," a defensive position that allowed the Army to defend both Washington and Baltimore, yet at the same time rapidly move forward to counter any movements by the Confederate army. (Submitted on June 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 28, 2008
2. Meades Headquarters Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,474 times since then and 152 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 15, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on June 29, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the Shunk Farm area. • Can you help?
