Rock Hall in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rock Hall Landing
Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007
1. Rock Hall Landing Marker
Site of Rock Hall Mansion for which the town was named. Landing of Annapolis - Rock Hall Packet used by George Washington on eight known trips through Kent County. A convenient route used by many prominent persons of Colonial and Revolutionary periods.
Erected 1932 by Citizens of Rock Hall.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 39° 8.029′ N, 76° 14.577′ W. Marker is in Rock Hall, Maryland, in Kent County. It is at the intersection of Hawthorne Street and Sharp Street, on the left when traveling east on Hawthorne Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rock Hall MD 21661, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bounty Below (approx. 0.3 miles away); Right Place, Right Time (approx. 0.3 miles away); Attracted By Bounty (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rock Hall, Maryland (approx. half a mile away); Captain Lambert Wickes (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Stanley B. Vansant Memorial (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007
2. Marina at Rock Hall Landing on Chesapeake Bay
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,070 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
