Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge near Rock Hall in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wickliffe

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

1. Wickliffe Marker

Inscription. Major Joseph Wickes, who settled on Eastern Neck Island c. 1658, was Chief Justice of Kent County. Before 1674 the Court met at Wickliffe, his home here (no longer standing). By 1680 he had acquired 864 acres, the southern half of the island, which he held until his death in 1692. His great-grandson Captain Lambert Wickes, who spent his early years here, served with distinction in the Continental Navy, was lost at sea with his Sloop-of-War Reprisal October 1, 1777.

Erected by Captain Lambert Wickes Foundation & Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea, and the Maryland Historical Trust series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1781.

Location. 39° 1.162′ N, 76° 13.386′ W. Marker is near Rock Hall, Maryland, in Kent County. It is in Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge. It is on Eastern Neck Island Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the end of the road in Eastern Neck National

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Wildlife Sanctuary. 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,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chesapeake Waterfowl Hunting / Hunting Skiff (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hunting Waterfowl in the Chesapeake (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of Bogles Wharf (approx. 1.1 miles away); Living Shorelines at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 1.1 miles away); In Recognition of Howard E. McIntyre (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tundra Swan Range (approx. 2.4 miles away); From Marsh to Working Waterway (approx. 3.3 miles away); Crossing the Narrows

Captain Lambert Wickes Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

2. Captain Lambert Wickes Monument

(approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Hall.

Other markers no longer nearby. Birds of Prey-Hunters in the Sky (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed); Long Distance Travelers (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been permanently removed); Clever Ruse (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Regarding Wickliffe. According to the Maryland Historical Trust Historic Sites Survey K-274, the house was demolished in 1935 to make space for a caretaker's residence for J. Edward Johnston.

Also see . . . Wickliffe on Eastern Neck Island. Website with additional photos and information about this marker and a related one in Rock Hall nearby. (Submitted on March 4, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Marker and Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

3. Marker and Monument

Photographed by Horace Loller, 1931

4. Wickliffe

From the collection of the Maryland Historical Trust.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,706 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 4, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.