Rock Hall in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rock Hall, Maryland

Rock Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

1. Rock Hall Marker

Inscription. Formerly known as Rock Hall Cross Roads. Main Street is part of first road cut in Kent County in 1675. George Washington passed here eight known times. Tench Tilghman used this route from Yorktown to Philadelphia in October 1781.

Erected 1932 by Citizens of Rock Hall.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1781.

Location. 39° 8.187′ N, 76° 14.096′ W. Marker is in Rock Hall, Maryland, in Kent County. It is at the intersection of Sharp Street and Main Street (Maryland Route 445), on the right when traveling east on Sharp Street. Marker is parallel to the road on Sharp Street near the intersection. 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

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American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Lambert Wickes (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Rock Hall Landing (approx. half a mile away); Bounty Below (approx. 0.7 miles away); Right Place, Right Time (approx. 0.7 miles away); Attracted By Bounty (approx. 0.7 miles away); A Diversion (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Hall.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stanley B. Vansant Memorial (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Shop at Main & Sharp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

2. Shop at Main & Sharp

Rock Hall United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

3. Rock Hall United Methodist Church

Marker is on the sidewalk on the right side of the church.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,122 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.