Denton in Caroline County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Semiquincentennial Monument
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We the people of Caroline County, MD, Do commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our Nation on this day.
July 4, 2026
Erected 2026 by Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 29, Denton, MD.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1776.
Location. 38° 53.207′ N, 75° 49.977′ W. Monument is in Denton, Maryland, in Caroline County. It is on Market Street west of North 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 100 Market St, Denton MD 21629, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Caroline Court House (a few steps from this marker); On this spot Sept. 5, 1938 stood Franklin Delano Roosevelt (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Carney (within shouting distance of this marker); President Roosevelt's Speech (within shouting distance of this marker); Emancipation's Close Call (within shouting distance of this marker); Caroline Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Wars of World Conflict (within shouting distance of this marker); War Along the Chesapeake (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denton.
Other markers no longer nearby. Revolution or Fraud? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); John Wilkes Booth (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Maryland's Eastern Shore (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 25, 2026
2. Semiquincentennial Monument to the right of the courthouse entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
